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China virus deaths rise to 490 as more countries confirm local transmission

by Laurent THOMET BEIJING, China (AFP) --The number of people infected in China by the coronavirus outbreak jumped on Wednesday…

US working with pharmaceutical firm on new type of coronavirus treatment

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is working with a pharmaceutical company to develop a treatment for the…

World has ‘window of opportunity’ to halt virus spread: WHO chief

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The dramatic measures taken by China to rein in the deadly new coronavirus…

Hong Kong sees first virus death as more countries confirm local transmission

by Laurent THOMET BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Three more Asian countries confirmed coronavirus infections on Tuesday among citizens who had…

Persons recovering from nCov-2019 increase; more than 700 recoveries exceed 427 virus deaths as of Feb. 4

Data based on John Hopkins University live dashboard on nCoV-2019 global cases as of Feb. 4, 2020 Screenshot of live…

Traveller from Thailand confirmed as S.Korea’s new virus case

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean woman who recently visited Thailand was confirmed Tuesday as having the deadly…

S.Africa says rhino poaching down 23 percent last year

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa recorded a 23 percent drop in the number of rhinos killed by poachers…

Death toll due to 2019-nCoV hits 427; confirmed cases now at 20,613 mostly in China

  (Eagle News) – The death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen to 427, almost all in China, except…

Hong Kong confirms death of patient with coronavirus; becomes 2nd place outside China to report nCoV death

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong on Tuesday become the second place outside of the Chinese mainland to…

China opens virus hospital built from scratch in under two weeks

    BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Coronavirus patients arrived Tuesday at a Chinese field hospital built from scratch in under…

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