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by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — A Chinese doctor who was punished after raising the alarm about China’s new coronavirus died from the pathogen on Friday, sparking an outpouring of grief and anger over a worsening crisis that has now killed more than 630 people. At least 31,000 people have now been infected by a virus that ophthalmologist Li Wenliang and colleagues first brought to light in late December. The […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump expressed his “confidence” in China’s ability to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic during talks with his Beijing counterpart Xi Jinping, the White House said. Trump “expressed confidence in China’s strength and resilience in confronting the challenge of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak,” the White House said in a statement. “The two leaders agreed to continue extensive communication and cooperation between both sides,” it said, following reports […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets fell Friday after a week-long rally as investors take profits and assess developments in China’s deadly coronavirus crisis. Strong US data, Chinese financial support and a broadly healthy earnings season have provided a much-needed boost to equities after last week’s sell-off, while there is a sense that the economic impact of the outbreak globally could be limited. China’s decision Thursday to halve tariffs on $75 billion of US […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on Friday with US President Donald Trump on the novel coronavirus outbreak, emphasizing that Beijing has “spared no effort in fighting the epidemic”, state media reported. Xi told Trump on the phone that China was “fully confident and capable of defeating the epidemic”, and that “the long-term trend of China’s economic development for the better will not change”, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The viral outbreak, […]
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) — Another 41 people on a cruise ship quarantined off Japan have the new coronavirus, the country’s health minister said Friday, confirming more on board will now be tested for the illness. The newly diagnosed infections mean at least 61 people from the ship have contracted the virus, which has killed hundreds of people, most of them in China, and infected more than 30,000 on the mainland. Japanese authorities have so far […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The number of total confirmed infections in China from the coronavirus epidemic has climbed to 31,161, the government said on Friday. The number grew after 3,143 new infections were reported, the National Health Commission said in its daily update. © Agence France-Presse
by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet BEIJING, China (AFP) — A Chinese doctor, among the first to raise the alert about China’s new coronavirus, himself died from the pathogen on Friday, emphasizing the depth of a worsening crisis that has killed more than 560 people. Global panic also spread, with thousands trapped on quarantined cruise ships. Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang died at 2:58 am, Wuhan Central Hospital said in a post on its verified account on […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) –The official Chinese death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose on Friday to 636, with the government saying total infections had climbed past 30,000. The toll was raised by 73 new deaths from the epidemic, the National Health Commission said in its daily update. Another 3,143 new cases of infection were confirmed, bringing total infections in the country thus far to 31,161, it said. The central province of Hubei where the virus […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A Chinese doctor who was among the first to raise a public alarm about the deadly new coronavirus outbreak died of the infection early on Friday, his hospital announced. Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang passed away from the infection at 2:58 am, Wuhan Central Hospital said in a post on its verified account on Chinese social media platform Weibo. © Agence France-Presse
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The Kremlin said Thursday it has begun checking the body temperature of officials and reporters attending events involving President Vladimir Putin due to coronavirus fears. “This is a precautionary measure,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state news agency RIA Novosti after journalists underwent checks at the Kremlin on Thursday afternoon. Peskov said that all participants of meetings involving the 67-year-old Russian leader would be checked. “There is a new screening […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Workers making iPhones at tech giant Foxconn’s plant in central China will be quarantined for up to two weeks, the company said Thursday, as cities on the mainland tighten their defences against the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Also known by its official name Hon Hai Precision Industry, Foxconn is the world’s biggest contract electronics maker and assembles Apple’s iPhones as well as gadgets for other international brands. Foxconn’s vast network of […]
(Eagle News) – The New Clark City in Tarlac will be the new quarantine area for all repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), according to the Department of Health in a press briefing on Thursday, Feb. 6. Health Secretary Francisco Duque bared this as he detailed what will happen from the time of the boarding of the chartered plane by OFWs from China to the time that they arrive here at the Clark International Airport. […]
