March 24, 2020 Newt Gingrich: Italian government didn't realize how dangerous coronavirus outbreak was going to be Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is currently in Italy with his wife, told the "ӣƵ Rundown" podcast Tuesday that flight connections between Wuhan and Milan may be the source of the early coronavirus outbreak in the European country.
March 23, 2020 South Korea sees lowest coronavirus case increase to date, tightens border over fears of imported infections South Korea reported its lowest daily total of new coronavirus cases Monday as the nation ramped up quarantine restrictions for travelers over fears of a new wave of infections from hard-hit regions overseas.
March 20, 2020 Businesses banning banknotes, asking customers to use credit, debit cards Show us the money - unless its cash! That's the sentiment a growing number of businesses around the world have adopted as fear grows over the spread of COVID-19.
March 20, 2020 Here’s how South Korea is handling elections during the coronavirus outbreak South Korea is requiring voters to don masks and wear disposable gloves at ballot boxes next month as the country is pushing ahead with parliamentary elections in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
March 19, 2020 Asian countries face new wave of coronavirus cases imported from overseas As the coronavirus pandemic’s global epicenter in China reported no new local cases for the first time since the outbreak began, several Asian countries are now facing a second wave infections through imported cases.
March 18, 2020 Kim Jong Un orders workers to build new hospital as North Korea continues to claim no coronavirus cases North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is calling on his country to hastily build a “modern general hospital” to “better protect the precious health and safety of our people” amid growing suspicions that the Hermit Kingdom isn’t being honest about the coronavirus.
March 17, 2020 South Korea threatens to shut down churches not complying with coronavirus measures Churches in South Korea could be shut down for failing to implement preventative measures amid the spread of the coronavirus in the country's most populous metropolitan region.
March 17, 2020 North Korea claims it has conquered coronavirus – but does anyone believe them? North Korea has triumphantly declared that it has zero cases of COVID-19, a virus that's turned into a global pandemic and put entire nations on lockdown to slow its speed. However, the problem with Kim Jong Un's chest-thumping proclamations are that no one believes him.
March 16, 2020 Malaysia orders coronavirus lockdown following sharp spike in cases, other Asian countries deepen measures Malaysia has ordered a two-week lockdown that will see its borders largely shut down and mass gatherings banned after a sharp spike in the number of coronavirus cases, while other Asian countries deepened measures to fight against the spreading global pandemic.
March 16, 2020 Coronavirus cluster in South Korea emerges at church after salt water spray infects dozens: health official A new cluster of coronavirus has emerged at a church in South Korea after members used a saltwater spray to prevent the spread of the virus but used the same spray bottle without properly disinfecting the nozzle, health officials acknowledged Monday.