Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 107km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines
Indiana State Fairgrounds suspends all events until further notice
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 26km NNW of Nanao, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 126km ENE of Luring, China
11 month agoTaliban claimed defection in Ghor
11 month agoTaliban claim IED blast targeting pro-govt forces in Trinkot, Uruzgan, also claiming multiple casualties
President Duterte placed the country's capital region on lockdown from March 15 to April 14, 2020 due to COVID19. Land, domestic air and domestic sea travel are prohibited to and from NCR
11 month agoPrincess Cruises "will voluntarily pause global operations of its 18 cruise ships for two months (60 days), impacting voyages departing March 12 to May 10" amid global coronavirus outbreak.
Duterte: Community quarantine is imposed in the entire Metro Manila
11 month agoPresident Duterte addresses the nation amid COVID19 threat
Chinese official: Corona virus expected to end by next June
11 month agoUnder-secretary for food and health Dr Chui Tak-yi said HK will considered stepping up border control, quarantine or travel alerts, after WHO declared Covid19 a pandemic. He urged citizens to postpone all unnecessary travels
11 month agoSouth Korea added 114 new COVID19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 7869. There are also 6 new deaths, raising the total number of that to 45. 333 patients have recovered so far
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 99km S of Wonosari, Indonesia
11 month agoThailand added 11 new COVID19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 70
Kazakh President cancels military parade in Nur Sultan on the 75th anniversary of the Victory due to the threat of coronavirus - spokesman
All mayors of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela City (CAMANAVA) will self-quarantine as a precautionary measure against the COVID19.
Chinese Health Ministry: The country has passed the most dangerous stage in fighting the Coronavirus epidemic
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 41km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
Chhattisgarh: A Dist Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan was found dead in Dornapal police station limits of Argatta village in Sukma dist last night after he was picked up from there by naxals. He had gone to his home in Argatta village after Holi on March 11 when the incident took place
Tokyo's Nikkei index falls more than 5.5% amid growing concerns over coronavirus
11 month agoPentagon issues 60-day travel ban "to, from, or through" Level 3 countries (South Korea, China, Italy, Iran) for all DOD personnel and families, following Trump ban on all flights from Europe. Families also banned from Level 2 countries, including UK, Japan, Singapore
The epicenter of COVID19 epidemic Hubei province added 8 new cases and 10 new deaths. The rest of China added only 7 new cases and 1 new death. These numbers are yet again another new low for China since the start of the coronavirus outbreak
"WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction" - @DrTedros
"We have therefore made the assessment that COVID19 can be characterized as a pandemic" - WHO @DrTedros
"In the past two weeks, the number of cases of COVID19 outside China has increased 13-fold & the number of affected countries has tripled. There are more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, & 4,291 people have lost their lives" - @DrTedros
11 month agoMalaysia added 20 new COVID19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 149. 26 patients have recovered
11 month agoJapan has 1304 COVID19 cases in total. 608 of those cases are domestic and 696 of those are from Diamond Princess cruise. There are 19 deaths, 12 domestic cases and 7 from the cruise. 427 patients have recovered
Unfortunately, number of coronavirus cases has increased, the exact number will be released by health ministry: President Ghani's spokesman
A Foreign Office spokesperson says it is supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Indonesia and are in contact with local authorities
Pakistan Air Force confirmed that Wing Commander Nauman Akram, OC 9 Squadron, was killed in today's crash in Islamabad
The authorities in Beijing announce that all arrivals on international flights will be quarantined for 14 days
Six new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, cumulative 126
11 month agoPakistan Air Force F-16 crashes in capital city of Islamabad
A Pakistan Air Force F-16 has crashed in the capital Islamabad
Work in key industries and public transportation will resume in parts of Hubei province, Chinese government says
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 120km WSW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
