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COVID-19: Japanese woman tests positive for second time

12:07 | 27/02/2020

A woman working as a tour-bus guide in Japan tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time, Osaka's prefectural government said on Wednesday (Feb 26), the first person in the country amid growing concerns about the spread of the infection.

Five best recycling practices from around the world

11:32 | 27/02/2020

Several countries have managed to increase their recycling rates in recent years by investing in technology, and awareness campaigns and introducing policies aimed at encouraging citizens and businesses to recycle more and better. These are some examples.

COVID-19 spreads to Brazil, Greece as cases rise in Italy and other countries

00:28 | 27/02/2020

Italy saw a fresh jump in the number of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Feb 26), with 12 dead and 374 infections. Meanwhile, Greece and Brazil have confirmed its first coronavirus cases.

Tokyo Olympics up in the air due to escalating concerns over coronavirus

21:40 | 26/02/2020

Canadian official Dick Pound, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee says that if the coronavirus proves too dangerous to handle at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this summer, organisers are more likely to cancel it all together rather than postponing it or moving it to another year.

Japan medical university issues coronavirus prevention handbook

17:58 | 26/02/2020

A Japanese medical university has published an online handbook that explains how people can protect themselves from the new coronavirus, public broadcaster NHK reported.

RBW & Kakao M's Vietnamese boy band to debut Feb 27

16:49 | 26/02/2020

D1Verse, a Vietnamese boy band launched by Korean music companies RBW and Kakao M, is scheduled to make is official debut on Thursday (Feb 27), The Korea Times reported.

COVID-19 travel bans trap South Koreans abroad

15:32 | 26/02/2020

The honeymoons of 34 South Korean newly-weds on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius turned into a holiday from hell after they were rounded up and held in isolation by authorities due to fears over the coronavirus, according to Seoul officials.

South Korea to test more than 200,000 church members for coronavirus

11:31 | 26/02/2020

South Korean health officials are seeking to test more than 200,000 members of a popular church for signs of a novel form of coronavirus after a surge of cases in the country.

South Korea confirms 169 new coronavirus cases, total count at 1146

11:31 | 26/02/2020

According to the latest data published by the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the number of coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 1146, with 169 more cases confirmed.

World first hand transplant from living donor performed by Vietnamese surgeon

11:13 | 26/02/2020

The world's first hand wrist transplant operation from a living donor was successfully carried out by military surgeons at Hospital No. 108 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Coronavirus updates: First cases in Austria, Croatia and Switzerland

23:09 | 25/02/2020

Europe's biggest outbreak is in Italy with some 283 infections - from just three before Friday - and seven dead while Croatia, Austria and Switzerland all reported cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday (Feb 25).

S.Korean government vows all-out quarantine for Daegu as 144 new COVID-19 cases confirmed

17:11 | 25/02/2020

The South Korea's government designated Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province as special management areas for infectious disease Tuesday (Feb 25), vowing to use all possible quarantine measures to stop the COVID-19 virus from spreading outside these areas.