Closure of schools in Hong Kong have been extended until March 16, as authorities try to reduce the risk of the Covid-19 spreading.
They've also told overseas students studying in the city that there was no rush to return, with many schools already switching to online classes.
Meanwhile, public sector workers have also been allowed to work from home until February 23.
The news comes as Hubei reported a record rise in the death toll, with the flu-like virus killing 242 people on Wednesday.
Climate crisis is 'outrunning us', UN chief warns COP31
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP31 summit in Turkey on Wednesday that the slow international response to climate change so far had placed the world on a path to destruction.
US House blocks bid to impeach Defence Secretary Hegseth
Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarising Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again.
Threats sent to UK and Irish schools dismissed as hoax
Authorities in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland said a threatening email which was sent to a large number of schools on Wednesday was a hoax originating from outside the United Kingdom.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan back in jail after medical treatment, sources say
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to hospital in Islamabad late on Tuesday for medical treatment and returned to prison, sources said.
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