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AirAsia shares fell as much as 11% to 1.27 ringgit - their lowest since May 2016 - while those of AirAsia X tanked 12% to their all-time low of 11.5 Malaysian sen.

The fatality is a 44-year-old Chinese man from the city of Wuhan, where the virus was first detected, and appears to have been infected before arriving in the Philippines.

Police said listening devices in the area that detect the sound of gunshots counted 13 rounds fired.

The move is a new step in ending the international isolation that the Indian Ocean holiday destination suffered under strongman president Abdulla Yameen's rule from 2013 to 2018.

The former Hollywood tycoon trapped the woman in a New York hotel room in March 2013, and angrily ordered her to undress as he loomed over her, and then raped her, she told jurors on Friday.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had a telephone conversation with China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and conveyed his condolences on the loss of lives.

Television footage showed heavy flames and smoke billowing from one floor and a helicopter hoisting some of the residents from the rooftop to safety.

Gun violence is extremely uncommon in Vietnam, where it is illegal for citizens to own firearms and the black market for weapons is limited.

The shipment, which was sent from Denmark, has arrived in Shanghai for onward movement to Wuhan, the city in central China at the epicenter of the outbreak, the United Nations Children's Fund said.

Seven children died on the spot. Five others, including a woman were critically wounded in the tragedy.

The coronavirus outbreak, which started in the central city of Wuhan late last year, has killed 132 people, with nearly 6,000 infected in China.

Sindh Minister for Minorities Affairs, Hari Ram Kishori, on Tuesday took cognisance of the incident, which took place last week in Hala town of Matiari district in Sindh province, and asked for a police report.

The flight is expected to arrive in Japan early on Wednesday, with health officials on board monitoring the condition of passengers but no apparent plans so far to quarantine those arriving from Wuhan.

Pompeo said in a statement on Saturday the reporter had lied in setting up the interview and in agreeing to conduct the post-interview conversation off the record.

Last week, WHO held off on declaring the virus a global health emergency.

The magnitude 6.8 quake caused 37 deaths in Elazig province, about 550 km (340 miles) east of Ankara, and four in neighbouring Malatya.