Kiribati becomes the latest country in the Pacific to block Chinese travelers by placing all visa applications from China on hold and ordering all those coming from countries with confirmed cases of the virus to self-quarantine. (Radio NZ International)
Apple Inc. announces it will close all of its stores and offices in China until February 9 due to the pandemic. (Gizmodo)
A court in Egypt sentences a former special forces officer and 36 others to the death penalty after being convicted on charges of terrorism, court officials say. (Reuters)