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China virus death toll reaches 1,110: govt

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of fatalities from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,110 nationwide on Wednesday after…

WHO names deadly virus from China as ‘COVID-19’

by Dario THUBURN GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN health agency on Tuesday announced that "COVID-19" will be the official…

WHO head sees chance to stop virus which poses ‘grave’ threat

by Laurent Thomet and Jing Xuan Teng BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Countries have a chance of stopping the global spread…

Persons under investigation for nCoV in PHL climb to 382, with 68 new PUIs; but confirmed cases still at 3

  (Eagle News) – The total number of persons under investigation (PUIs) for the novel coronavirus-2019 has jumped to 382…

Taiwan seeks lifting of PHL travel ban, says it is “wrong” for Taiwan to be confused with China

  (Eagle News) -- Taiwan on Tuesday, Feb. 11,  said that it would continue to communicate with the Philippine government…

UK team tests novel coronavirus vaccine on mice

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A team of British scientists believe they have become the first to start animal testing…

Eight days in Wuhan, cut off from the world: AFP situationer in ground zero of virus epidemic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVXAYMG-gSs     Photos by Hector Retamal and video by Leo Ramirez.  by Sébastien RICCI Agence France Presse WUHAN, China…

China removes two Hubei leaders as virus crisis deepens

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The two most senior health officials at the epicenter of China's deadly virus outbreak has been…

From Singapore to UK via the Alps: how one man spread coronavirus

  by Marie WOLFROM Agence France Presse A British man managed to pass on the coronavirus to at least 11…

JUST IN: China virus cases exceed 42,600 nationwide: health commission

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of confirmed infections in China's coronavirus outbreak has reached 42,638 nationwide with nearly 2,500…

Global stocks mixed on coronavirus but S&P 500, Nasdaq hit records

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Major US stock indices finished at fresh records Monday, shrugging off worries about the…

Japan cruise ship now has 135 coronavirus infections: government

by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 65 people aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship moored off Japan…

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