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China virus spreads to US, curbing travel plans and spooking markets
The toll from the Wuhan coronavirus in China rose to six deaths yesterday and the first case was reported in the US, sending markets tumbling on fears of economic damage as tourists cancelled travel plans and airports stepped up screening.
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Lee: No trace of coronavirus detected in Malaysia
SEPANG: Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said no traces of coronavirus have been detected in the country. He said 61 of the 267,054 passengers and airline crew members screened at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) from Jan
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After SARS, the world is now under threat from another outbreak
Almost 20 years ago, a relatively unknown disease called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) infected a person in Guangdong, south of China. Soon enough, the disease spread to more than two dozen countries such as North America, parts of South
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China says fourth person dies in Wuhan following coronavirus outbreak
A fourth person has died from pneumonia in the central Chinese city of Wuhan following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, health authorities said today. The 89-year-old man developed symptoms on Jan 13 and was admitted to hospital five days
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U.S. to screen passengers for new China coronavirus at three airports
WASHINGTON: The United States will begin screening efforts at three U.S. airports to detect travelers from the central Chinese city of Wuhan who may have symptoms of a new respiratory virus that so far has killed two people and infected
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China’s Wuhan admit new coronavirus can transmit human-to-human
BEIJING: Wuhan City, Hubei province health authorities Hubei admitted that human-to-human transmission of the newly registered type of coronavirus is a possibility to not be ruled out despite no explicit evidence available at the moment, reported Sputnik news agency. “Tests
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