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At least 10 on Japan cruise ship have new coronavirus: minister
Feb 05, 2020 (AFP)
Japan has quarantined the vessel carrying 3,711 people and was testing those onboard for the virus after a former passenger was diagnosed with the illness in Ho...
Coronavirus infects at least 10 on Japan cruise ship
Feb 05, 2020 (AFP)
Passengers on board the Diamond Princess are being confined to their cabins for as long as 14 days and many expressed concern about medication running out. Test...
Vietnam setting up field hospitals for possible virus influx
Feb 05, 2020 (AFP)
Vietnam shares a long porous border with China and the communist neighbours have close trade and tourism ties. So far Vietnam has 10 confirmed cases of coronavi...
Europe could consider US-style coronavirus travel ban: ministers
Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)
"Indeed, there is the question of possible travel restrictions or at least increased examination (of travellers) at the border," Germany's Jens Spahn said at a ...
World has 'window of opportunity' to halt virus spread: WHO chief
Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)
But the UN health agency's chief also called for greater solidarity, accusing some governments of wealthy countries of being "well behind" in sharing data on vi...
US working with drug firm on new coronavirus treatment
Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)
The partnership between the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Regeneron will develop monoclonal antibodies to fight the infection, a different l...
HIV drugs touted as weapon in war on coronavirus
Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)
But the science is inconclusive on whether they are actually effective, and experts say a specific treatment could take years to develop. Here is what we know -...
Hong Kong sees first virus death as more countries confirm local transmission
Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)
The toll in mainland China soared to 425 after 64 more people died, the biggest single-day tally since the first fatalities emerged last month. More than 20 cou...
Chinese city lockdown approaches Shanghai
Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)
Around 12 million people are affected by the new restrictions, adding to the tens of millions of people already quarantined in and around Wuhan, ground zero for...
China virus deaths rise to 490 as more countries confirm local transmission
Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)
The confirmed toll in mainland China rose to 490 after hardest-hit Hubei province reported 65 more people had died -- the biggest single-day tally since the fir...
Singapore aviation conference pulled over virus scare
Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)
Organisers, however, said the main event, Asia's biggest airshow, will proceed as scheduled from February 11-16 despite the pullout of several exhibitors, many ...
Macau to close casinos for two weeks over virus
Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)
The move came as the former Portuguese colony confirmed its tenth confirmed case of the virus, which has killed more than 400 people in China, infected tens of ...
Hong Kong reports first death of coronavirus patient
Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)
The death of the 39-year-old man in Hong Kong came as the semi-autonomous city closed all but two land crossings with the Chinese mainland to slow the spread of...
China hunts for travellers from virus epicentre
Feb 03, 2020 (AFP)
They're searching for anyone coming from Wuhan, the central city at the epicentre of a deadly virus epidemic that has sparked fear -- even panic -- in China and...
Rapid weather swings increase flu risk
Feb 03, 2020 (SPX)
Zhaohua Wu, an associate professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science and scientist with the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Stud...
China virus death toll rises to 425: govt
Feb 03, 2020 (AFP)
In its daily update, figures from the health commission in Hubei, which has been hit hardest by the virus, also showed a sharp increase in confirmed infections ...
China admits 'shortcomings' in virus response
Feb 03, 2020 (AFP)
Fifty-seven new deaths were confirmed on Monday -- the single-biggest daily increase since the virus was detected late last year in the central city of Wuhan. T...
Thailand sees apparent success treating virus with drug cocktail
Feb 02, 2020 (AFP)
The 71-year-old patient tested negative for the virus 48 hours after Thai doctors administered the combination, doctor Kriengsak Attipornwanich said during the ...
New Chinese city locked down as first death abroad as toll passes 300
Feb 02, 2020 (AFP)
The events added to deepening concern about the potential for the virus to spread, as governments around the world closed their borders to people from China. St...
China's isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259
Feb 01, 2020 (AFP)
With Britain, Russia and Sweden among the countries confirming their first infections, the virus has now spread to more than two dozen nations, sending governme...
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