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'Draconian' travel curbs needed to halt spread of virus: scientists
Jan 27, 2020 (AFP)
Scientists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) presented a briefing warning that the spread of the deadly SARS-like virus that first emerged in the Chinese cit...
China virus sends shockwaves through Asia tourist industry
Jan 27, 2020 (AFP)
At least 81 people have died since the new strain of coronavirus emerged in China's Wuhan, and millions are now under an effective quarantine, with all flights ...
Anger mounts over government response at epidemic epicentre
Jan 27, 2020 (AFP)
Many Chinese netizens were incensed by what they perceived as a series of errors at a televised press conference Sunday by three local officials at the heart of...
Global alarm grows as China's capital reports first virus death
Jan 27, 2020 (AFP)
The fatality in Beijing raises the death toll from the new virus to 82, with more than 2,700 people infected across the nation. Cases have been identified in mo...
SARS lessons crucial for mounting coronavirus test
Jan 27, 2020 (AFP)
- Mortality - "From what we see now, this disease is indeed...not as powerful as SARS," said Gao Fu, head of China's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
China stiffens its defences against epidemic as death toll hits 56
Jan 26, 2020 (AFP)
China has locked down the hard-hit province of Hubei in the country's centre in an unprecedented operation affecting tens of millions of people to slow the spre...
China fortifies virus defences as deaths hit 56
Jan 26, 2020 (AFP)
China has locked down the worst-hit province of Hubei in the country's centre in a massive quarantine affecting tens of millions of people to slow the spread of...
China bans wild animal trade until viral outbreak eases
Jan 26, 2020 (AFP)
Raising, transporting or selling all wild animal species is forbidden "from the date of the announcement until the national epidemic situation is over", said a ...
China orders public holiday extended; Death toll spikes to 80
Jan 26, 2020 (AFP)
A working group chaired by Premier Li Keqiang to tackle the outbreak decided on Sunday "to reduce population flows" by extending the Spring Festival holiday whi...
WHO chief heads to China for virus talks
Jan 26, 2020 (AFP)
"I am on my way to Beijing, to meet with the government and health experts supporting the #coronavirus response," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on T...
China virus death toll rises to 56, total cases near 2,000
Jan 26, 2020 (AFP)
Fifteen more people have died and at least 688 new cases of the coronavirus have now been confirmed, according to the National Health Commission. Among the new ...
Anxious foreigners await rescue from China virus epicentre
Jan 26, 2020 (AFP)
Authorities have barred travel to and from Hubei province and its capital Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected before it spread across China and to a...
New China virus 'not as powerful as SARS': health official
Jan 26, 2020 (AFP)
The new virus has sparked alarm amid a rising death toll and the discovery that it comes from the same family of coronaviruses as SARS, which killed nearly 650 ...
China's animal trade to spawn more viral outbreaks: experts
Jan 26, 2020 (AFP)
Like SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), which was traced to bats and civets, the virus that has killed dozens in China and infected almost 2,000 people i...
Xi warns of 'grave' situation as China rushes to build virus hospitals
Jan 25, 2020 (AFP)
The world's most populous country scrambled to contain the disease that has already infected nearly 1,300 people, building a second field hospital to relieve ov...
'Nobody can leave': trapped Wuhan residents stock up
Jan 25, 2020 (AFP)
Authorities have prevented anyone from leaving Wuhan, the city of 11 million people at the heart of the viral outbreak which has so far infected nearly 1,300 pe...
Hong Kong declares Wuhan virus outbreak an 'emergency'
Jan 25, 2020 (AFP)
The announcement came as city leader Carrie Lam faced criticism in some quarters over her administration's response to the crisis. Of the five people who have t...
As China virus spreads, fear spreads faster
Jan 24, 2020 (AFP)
AFP spoke to health specialists to find out why this is the case, and what can be done to limit the spread of worry. - Why so scary? - "There is an innate sense...
China rushes to build new hospital for virus within 10 days
Jan 24, 2020 (AFP)
The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected to be in use by February 3 to serve a rising number of patients infected by a coronavirus that has left at...
China seals off more cities as virus toll climbs
Jan 24, 2020 (AFP)
While the World Health Organization (WHO) held off on declaring a global emergency despite confirmed cases in half a dozen other countries, China expanded its l...
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