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By Panu Wongcha-um and Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s leader said on Tuesday he would invoke sweeping emergency powers in the face of surging coronavirus infections, and in a … Read More

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As several more U.S. states moved to impose stay-at-home orders to limit the spread of the coronavirus, industries from steelmakers to auto dealerships were … Read More

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 107 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily increase to date in the Southeast Asian country, bringing the total number of cases to 686, … Read More

(Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization said, with more than 377,000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country. DEATHS, INFECTIONS ** More … Read More

By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The coronavirus is spreading deeper into Latin America, a region home to about 8.5% of the world’s population that many expects believe … Read More

By Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy rose by 602 on Monday, the smallest increase for four days, … Read More

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan accused the World Heath Organization of ignoring its questions at the start of the coronavirus outbreak, part of what it has long described as a pattern … Read More

By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Police in India’s capital broke up the longest-running protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s citizenship law on Tuesday, citing a ban on public … Read More

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Infectious disease experts guiding the Japanese government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak sounded the alarm on Tuesday that people are not taking the threat … Read More

HANOI (Reuters) – Restaurants in Vietnam’s business hub, Ho Chi Minh City, must close until March 31 to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, the city’s ruling body said … Read More