Qantas seeks to redeploy staff at Woolworths as coronavirus bites
SYDNEY – Australia‘s Qantas Airways Ltd is in talks with grocer Woolworths Group Ltd about redeploying some of its workers as coronavirus-hit financial markets brace for expected intervention by the…
Vietnam jails two Hmong men for life on charge of trying to overthrow state
HANOI – A court in Vietnam has jailed two men from the Hmong ethnic minority for life after finding them guilty of attempting to overthrow the state and set up…
Vietnam reports new case of coronavirus linked to Malaysia mosque event
HANOI – Vietnam has confirmed an additional case of coronavirus linked to a mosque event in Malaysia, its health ministry said, bringing its total number of cases to 67. The…
Australia declares emergency, invokes new powers to fight coronavirus
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared a “human biosecurity emergency” and said the country’s citizens should abandon all overseas travel because of the coronavirus epidemic. The formal…
Australia restricts travel to remote indigenous areas to slow coronavirus
SYDNEY – Australia has urged people to avoid travelling to remote indigenous areas to curtail the spread of the coronavirus epidemic in communities that suffer disproportionately low rates of healthcare and…
Virgin Australia to suspend all international flying as coronavirus sinks demand
SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) – Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday it would suspend all international flying from March 30 to June 14 and cut its domestic capacity in…
Vietnam to quarantine visitors in coronavirus battle
HANOI – Vietnam will stop issuing new visas for foreign visitors and will quarantine visitors from countries including the United States in the fight against the coronavirus, state media and…
Vietnam to halt issue of all visas in coronavirus battle
HANOI – Vietnam will suspend the issue of new visas for all foreign nationals to curb the spread of coronavirus in the Southeast Asian nation, state media said. Weeks after declaring the…
Australian researchers map immune response to coronavirus
SYDNEY – Australian researchers say they have mapped the immune responses from one of country’s first coronavirus patients, findings that the health minister said were an important step in developing…
Australia considers tougher movement restrictions to combat coronavirus
SYDNEY – Australia is considering tougher restrictions on public gatherings to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the Sydney Opera House closed its doors, national airline Qantas slashed its…
