A woman has been detained in China for "deliberately concealing" that she was in touch with someone from a coronavirus-stricken area.
Officials said her decision had jeopardised efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Xinhua news agency said the 36-year-old, identified by her surname Liu, is under "administrative detention" without detailing when she would be released.
The death toll in China has touched 425 with more than 20,000 cases of infection reported.
Bangladesh to hold first vote since uprising, president to quit
Bangladesh will hold parliamentary elections on February 12, its first national vote since a deadly student-led uprising forced then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India last year.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado vows to bring award back to Venezuela
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado said she planned to take her award back to Venezuela, but declined to say on Thursday when she would return to her home country after leaving in great secrecy to receive the honour.
1 dead as rain floods Gaza tents, medics say
Torrential rain swept across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, flooding hundreds of tents sheltering families displaced by two years of war, and leading to the death of a baby due to exposure, local health officials said.
US seizes sanctioned oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says
The US has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas.
Australian leader defends social media ban as teens flaunt workarounds
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday took aim at young people parading themselves on social media a day after a world-first ban on under-16s went live, saying the rollout was always going to be bumpy but would ultimately save lives.
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