WHO declares international health emergency over coronavirus outbreak
January 31, 2020 at 04:47 AM
The World Health Organization has declared a “public health emergency of international concern” over the outbreak of the 2019nCoV, or the Wuhan coronavirus. The international body didn't recommend travel and trade restrictions. Read More »
Coronavirus is a DEMON, and we cannot let this demon hide – Chinese president to World Health Organization chief
January 30, 2020 at 02:26 AM
China’s President Xi Jinping has called the deadly epidemic a ‘devil’, but says he is confident Beijing will stop it. Meanwhile, both Japan and Germany have detected their first domestic transmission cases of the coronavirus. Read More »
‘Grave situation’: Xi says China can ‘win the battle’ against coronavirus, but spread is ‘accelerating’
January 28, 2020 at 02:40 AM
China’s President Xi Jinping has encouraged his nation to win over the deadly epidemic which has claimed 41 lives and saw the travel of millions restricted. He warned that the situation is grave and worrisome – but not untenable. Read More »
Chinese coronavirus spreads with no visible symptoms as death toll grows to 80 & US confirms 5th case
January 28, 2020 at 02:32 AM
The death toll from the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak in China has reached 80, with hundreds of new infections detected. Meanwhile, US public health officials have confirmed new cases of the disease in Los Angeles and Arizona. Read More »
US orders charter flight to evacuate citizens and diplomats from virus-stricken Wuhan — report
January 28, 2020 at 02:25 AM
The United States is preparing to evacuate its diplomats and citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to a new report. Wuhan is the epicenter of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that has so far killed more than 40 people. Read More »
Chinese virus death toll rises to 56, with nearly 2,000 infected nationwide & more cases confirmed abroad
January 27, 2020 at 04:50 AM
The death toll from the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak in China has reached 56, with hundreds of new infections detected nationwide, despite all containment efforts. A handful of news cases have also been reported outside China. Read More »
Did patient zero really catch new Chinese virus by eating infected bat soup? It’s actually perfectly possible
January 24, 2020 at 05:25 AM
A group of Chinese scientists today reported that the likely source of the deadly 2019?nCoV virus is snakes, based on genetic analysis. However, grisly images from a Chinese restaurant suggest bats may also be on the menu. Read More »
China coronavirus infections soar to 830, with 25 deaths as WHO says it’s too early to declare global emergency
January 24, 2020 at 05:22 AM
The World Health Organization (WHO) held off designating a new fast-spreading coronavirus as an international health threat, but did deem it a crisis within China, where the pathogen has infected some 830 people and killed 25. Read More »
WHO praises China’s ‘strong action’ to quarantine 11mn in Wuhan as outbreak kills 17, with 95 critical
January 24, 2020 at 03:46 AM
The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended China’s swift response to a rapidly moving virus gripping the country, but despite a quick-climbing infection tally, the agency is reluctant to classify it a global health threat. Read More »
Global pandemic, here we come? Deadly Chinese coronavirus arrives in US as Russia, India & others boost border screenings
January 23, 2020 at 04:49 AM
The deadly pneumonia-like illness that has sickened hundreds and killed nine in and near Wuhan, China has turned up in the US, despite precautions, as China’s neighbors ratchet up screening efforts to prevent a global pandemic. Read More »
