(Reuters photo)BEIJING: Shanghai has shut down all cinemas while the coffee chain Starbucks has closed all shops and suspended delivery services in Hubei province for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, which runs until Jan 30. Starbucks said the move is out of “health concerns” for its customers and employees, according to a post on Weibo. Australia: Australia on Saturday confirmed its first case, a man who arrived in Melbourne from China a week ago. United States: On Tuesday US health officials announced the country’s first case, a man in his 30s living near Seattle. An infected man from Wuhan travelled to Ho Chi Minh City earlier this month and passed the virus on to his son.

Source: Bangkok Post January 25, 2020 07:20 UTC