Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that Ugandans living in China shouldn’t be evacuated because of the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus that is ravaging the city of Wuhan in China’s central Hubei Province. According to the latest figures, the deadly virus has killed …
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Wuhan, China | AFP | Pregnant, newly wed and now trapped at the Chinese epicentre of a global health crisis, Thai national Aphinya is among thousands of foreigners desperate to escape — and watching helplessly as the US and Japan fly their citizens home. Hundreds were flown to safety this week …
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Wuhan, China | AFP | The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned all governments to “take action” over the SARS-like virus spreading from China that has killed 132 people and infected around 6,000 others. The WHO called an urgent meeting for Thursday over whether the viral epidemic should be declared …
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Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organization on Wednesday called a new emergency meeting on a deadly virus outbreak following cases of onward transmission outside China, warning that all governments should “take action”. The meeting of the WHO’s Emergency Committee on Thursday will decide whether to declare an …
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China shuts down Beijing, China | AFP | China has enacted extraordinary measures to contain the spread of a new coronavirus that has killed more than 130 people, infected thousands and reached some 15 countries. Here is a rundown of the steps taken so far in an unprecedented effort: – …
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📌 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE DEATHS 🇨🇳 China 81 CONFIRMED CASES 🇨🇳 China 2700 🇺🇸 US 5 🇦🇺Australia 5 🇫🇷 France 3 🇳🇵Nepal 1 🇯🇵 Japan 4 🇸🇬 Singapore 4 🇰🇷 South Korea 4 🇹🇼 Taiwan 5 🇹🇭 Thailand 8 🇻🇳 Vietnam 2 🇲🇾Malaysia 4 🇰🇭 Cambodia 1 Beijing, China | AFP …
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#WuhanPneumonia cases outside China – Thailand: 4 – Japan: 2 – South Korea: 3 – US: 2 – Vietnam: 2 – Singapore: 3 – Malaysia: 3 – Nepal: 1 – France: 3 – Australia: 1 Wuhan, China | AFP | China on Sunday expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain a …
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China says virus situation ‘grave’ as Lunar New Year curtailed Wuhan, China | AFP | President Xi Jinping warned Saturday that China faced a “grave situation” as authorities raced to contain a virus that has killed 41 people and caused a drastic scale-back of Lunar New Year celebrations. The world’s most …
Read More »China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs
Wuhan, China | AFP | Chinese authorities rapidly expanded a mammoth quarantine effort aimed at containing a deadly contagion on Friday to 13 cities and a staggering 41 million people, as nervous residents were checked for fevers and the death toll climbed to 26. While the World Health Organization (WHO) held …
Read More »WUHAN VIRUS: China rushes to build new hospital in 10 days
Beijing, China | AFP | China is rushing to build a new hospital in a staggering 10 days to treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak that has stricken hundreds of people, state media reported Friday. The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected …
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