Virus Outbreak Nepal Stranded Americans

Medics at Egypt's main cancer center test positive for virus

Egyptian officials say at least 17 medics in the country’s main cancer hospital have been quarantined after testing positive for the coronavirus, raising fears the pandemic could prey on health facilities in the Arab world’s most populous country

Virus Outbreak Mideast Iran

Metin Cakar, Hasan Tok

Hasan Tok, Metin Cakar

Iraq suspends, fines Reuters news agency over virus report

Iraq has suspended the work of the Reuters news agency for three months, following a report saying the country's government was under-reporting confirmed cases of the new coronavirus

Mosques stay open in Pakistan even as virus death toll rises

Mosques were allowed to remain open in Pakistan on Friday, when Muslims gather for weekly prayers, even as the coronavirus pandemic spread and much of the country had shut down

Virus Outbreak Turkey

'Desperate' tourists stranded by India lockdown told to wait

Tourists stranded in India after their vacations were abruptly ended by India’s coronavirus lockdown are running out of money and hoping their embassies can help them get home

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