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BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has ordered nationwide measures to identify and immediately isolate suspected cases of a deadly virus on trains, aeroplanes and buses, as the death toll and number of patients has skyrocketed. Inspection stations will be set up and passengers with suspected pneumonia must be “immediately transported” to a medical centre, the National Health Commission said in a statement. The isolation of suspected cases must be followed by disinfection of the […]
(Eagle News) — A case of a coronavirus patient cured of the disease on Friday in east China’s Zhejiang Province is bringing hope to thousands of patients afflicted with the deadly virus, and could serve as a guide for doctors treating patients infected with the virus. The case of a 46-year old patient who was only identified by his surname Yang is said to be the first coronavirus patient in the province to be […]
Liang Wudong, a doctor at Hubei Xinhua Hospital who had been at the front line of the #CoronavirusOutbreak battle in Wuhan, dies from the virus at age 62. pic.twitter.com/W6RmzLnioS — CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) January 25, 2020 (Eagle News) – A doctor who had been “at the frontline” treating patients with suspected coronavirus in Wuhan died from the virus, according to a tweet from the China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Saturday, Jan. 25. The doctor who […]
A woman in Chicago in her sixties was Friday confirmed as the second patient on US soil infected with a deadly new virus originating in China, health officials said, with 50 other suspected cases under investigation. The contagion has so far claimed 26 lives in China, sickened hundreds and has spread across several Asian countries as well as the US. “I’m pleased to report she is clinically doing well and is in stable condition,” […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Health authorities in Nepal on Friday confirmed that a student who returned from Wuhan, China tested positive for the new coronavirus, becoming the first South Asian country to report the deadly disease. The 32-year-old student arrived in Nepal on January 9, and entered the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Kathmandu four days later after running a fever and reporting trouble breathing, hospital spokesperson Anup Bastola told AFP. The […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Three cases of the coronavirus have been “confirmed” in France, the first in Europe, officials said Friday. The first case involved a patient in hospital in the southwestern city of Bordeaux while the other was in Paris, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told reporters. A third person, who is a close relative of one of the other two, has also been confirmed to have the virus, the health ministry said […]
WUHAN, China (AFP) — The number of confirmed deaths from a deadly viral outbreak in China has risen to 41, with authorities on Saturday reporting 15 new fatalities and more than 1,000 people now infected. All of the new deaths took place in the provincial capital of Wuhan, the city of 11 million where the deadly respiratory contagion first emerged, the Hubei Health Commission said. Wuhan and 13 other cities in the province have […]
(Eagle News) — The number of countries with confirmed coronavirus cases grew further on Saturday, Jan. 25, as more confirmed cases were noted in various areas. The death toll due to the infections also climbed from the previous 41 to 54 in China, with at least 1,610 cases mostly in Wuhan, a city which is the epicenter of the highly infectious coronavirus. Chinese authorities had confirmed 887 infection cases as of 5:25 p.m. Friday, […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China is rushing to build a new hospital in a staggering 10 days to treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak that has stricken hundreds of people, state media reported Friday. The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected to be in use by February 3 to serve a rising number of patients infected by a coronavirus that has left at least 26 people dead […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Shanghai Disneyland will close until further notice this weekend due to a deadly virus outbreak that has infected hundreds of people in China, the amusement park said Friday. The closure comes as China entered its nearly week-long Lunar New Year holiday, and the home of Mickey Mouse had prepared special “Year of the Mouse” celebrations for its guests. But the park and resort said on its website it would temporarily […]
China has imposed a travel ban in more cities, including the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus in Wuhan, bringing the number affected by the shutdown to over 41 million as authorities scramble to control the disease that has killed 26 so far. Various reports said that 13 cities all in Hubei province where the virus first emerged are now under a transport ban. Aside from the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus in Wuhan, these […]
South Korea on Friday confirmed its second case of the SARS-like virus that has killed at least 25 in China, as concerns mount about a wider outbreak. Several nations including the US have stepped up checks on airport passengers to detect the coronavirus, which first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. The virus has caused alarm in China and abroad because of its genetic similarities to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which […]
