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…
6 years ago
UPDATED: China virus death toll hits 636, more than 30,000 infections
BEIJING, China (AFP) --The official Chinese death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose on Friday to 636, with the government…
6 years ago
Doctor who first warned of China virus dies of it: hospital
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese doctor who was among the first to raise a public alarm about the deadly…
6 years ago
Kremlin starts temperature checks at Putin events over virus fears
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The Kremlin said Thursday it has begun checking the body temperature of officials and reporters…
6 years ago
Staff making iPhones in central China plant to be quarantined
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Workers making iPhones at tech giant Foxconn's plant in central China will be quarantined for…
6 years ago
New Clark City is quarantine site for repatriated OFWs from China; DOH, DFA detail quarantine, repatriation plan
(Eagle News) – The New Clark City in Tarlac will be the new quarantine area for all repatriated overseas…
6 years ago
Malaysian journalist charged over China virus posts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- A Malaysian journalist was charged Wednesday with causing public alarm with Facebook posts about the…
6 years ago
Virus highlights OPEC reliance on Chinese oil demand
by Benoît PELEGRIN LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Fears of an economic slowdown, fuelled by the coronavirus slashing output in…
6 years ago
Viral hysteria: Hong Kong panic buying sparks run on toilet paper
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Panic buyers in Hong Kong have descended on supermarkets to snap up toilet rolls as…
6 years ago
Thousands quarantined on Asian cruise ships in virus fight
by Harumi OZAWA YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Thousands of people were stranded aboard two cruise ships in Asia on Thursday,…
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China scrambles to find beds for virus patients
by Helen ROXBURGH BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China scrambled to find bed space for thousands of newly infected patients on…
6 years ago
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