UK govt tries to advance virus response with leader in ICU

Britain’s government is trying to keep a grip on the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as Prime Minister Boris Johnson spends a third day in the intensive care unit of a London hospital being treated for COVID-19

Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown; Emotional toll of virus surges

As the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopens, the economic, political and psychological toll of the coronavirus pandemic is becoming increasingly clear

Japan's state of emergency is no lockdown. What's in it?

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a monthlong state of emergency in Tokyo and six other hard-hit prefectures to step up the fight against the coronavirus outbreak

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Masked crowds fill streets, trains after Wuhan lockdown ends

Streets of Wuhan were clogged with traffic and long lines formed at transit stations as people left the central Chinese city for homes and jobs elsewhere

Tokyo Olympic flame taken off display; next stop unclear

The Tokyo Olympic flame has been taken off public display in Japan

Asian shares mostly lower, Japan gains on upbeat data

Japan's benchmark has advanced but other Asian markets are mostly lower after a downbeat session on Wall Street

Masked crowds fill streets and trains in post-lockdown Wuhan

Streets of Wuhan were clogged with traffic and long lines formed at transit stations as people left the central Chinese city for homes and jobs elsewhere

Japan's state of emergency is no lock down. What's in it?

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a month-long state of emergency in Tokyo and six other hard-hit prefectures to step up the fight against the coronavirus outbreak

China investigates party member critical of Xi over outbreak

A prominent Communist party member who criticized Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak is being investigated on suspicion of a “severe violation of discipline and law.”