UK calls new coronavirus ‘serious and imminent threat’
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government on Monday warned the outbreak of novel coronavirus was a "serious…
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WHO warns overseas virus spread may be ‘tip of the iceberg’
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The head of the World Health Organization has warned that confirmed cases of coronavirus being transmitted…
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China confirmed virus cases exceed 40,000 nationwide: govt
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of confirmed infections in China's coronavirus outbreak has reached 40,171 nationwide with more than…
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China virus deaths rise past 900, overtaking SARS toll
by Patrick BAERT / Helen ROXBURGH BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 900…
6 years ago
Thousands from cruise ship in Hong Kong freed after virus tests
by Xinqi SU HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Thousands of people stranded aboard a cruise ship in Hong Kong…
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China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll
by Patrick BAERT / Helen ROXBURGH Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the novel…
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Panic buying hits Singapore after virus alert raised
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Anxious Singapore shoppers formed long lines at grocery stores Saturday and cleared the shelves of essential…
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Hong Kong Airlines to lay off 400 staff as virus hits city
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong Airlines said Friday it has been forced to slash hundreds of…
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China’s Xi discusses coronavirus with Trump: state media
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on Friday with US President Donald Trump on the novel coronavirus…
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Coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship treble to 61
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Another 41 people on a cruise ship quarantined off Japan have the new coronavirus, the country's…
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JUST IN: Confirmed China coronavirus infections climb past 30,000
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of total confirmed infections in China from the coronavirus epidemic has climbed to 31,161,…
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Global panic deepens over China virus as whistleblower doctor dies
by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese doctor, among the first to raise the alert…
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