Japan saw more than 3,000 new infections of the novel coronavirus for the first time in one day on Saturday, public broadcaster NHK reported. This is as the number of cases continues to rise in the winter. A total of 3,041 people were newly infected, NHK said. Tokyo, Japan’s capital and largest city, on Saturday confirmed 621 new cases. While Japan has not seen anywhere near the kind of massive outbreaks that have hit the...

The Chinese Government on Tuesday suspended long-distance bus services linking Beijing with the rest of the country as part of efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak. The suspension was as a result of the discovery of new cases traced back to the city’s largest agricultural market. Health Ministry in China reported 40 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, of which 27 were in Beijing. Four new cases were also identified in Hebei province,...

Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan said they had tested almost 10 million people for COVID-19 over 19 days and found 300 asymptomatic infections, state media reported on Tuesday. The people found with asymptomatic infections were isolated, and 1,174 of their close contacts were put under observation, the state-run newspaper People’s Daily said. No confirmed coronavirus cases were found during the testing period, which ended on Monday, the paper said. Chinese authorities categorise as...