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Coronavirus death toll leaps to 1,310 in China’s Hubei province
BEIJING: The Chinese province at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in the death toll today, as global health experts warned the epidemic could get far worse before it is brought under control. Health officials in
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New coronavirus cases lowest since Jan 31 in China’s outbreak’s epicentre
GUANGZHOU, China/GENEVA: The coronavirus outbreak in China may be over by April, the country’s senior medical adviser said yesterday, and the latest numbers of new cases may further feed that optimism. Hubei, the province at the epicentre of the outbreak
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WHO: ‘COVID-19’ official name for 2019 novel coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR: COVID-19, which stands for ‘Corona Virus Disease’, is the official name for the 2019 novel coronavirus, said the World Health Organization (WHO). The announcement was made by WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who explained that “co” stood
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China’s Hubei province reports 65 new coronavirus deaths, total at 479
The number of deaths in China’s central Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak had risen by 65 to 479 as of yesterday, Chinese state television reported today. There were a further 3,156 cases detected in Hubei, the epicentre of the
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Coronavirus: China accuses US of whipping up panic
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China has agreed to allow US health experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization (WHO) effort to help fight the fast-spreading coronavirus, as the number of cases and deaths continued to mount. In central China’s
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China virus toll rises as Chinese markets set to reopen after holiday
BEIJING: The death toll from the new coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rose by 56 to 350 today, Chinese state television reported citing official figures, as investors braced for volatility when Chinese markets reopen after the Lunar New Year break.
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China reports 46 new coronavirus deaths, total at 259
The total number of deaths from a coronavirus epidemic in China had reached 259 yesterday, an increase of 46, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing numbers from the country’s National Health Commission. There were 2,102 new confirmed infections in China during
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Coronavirus: WHO declares global emergency as more than 200 die
SHANGHAI: The death toll in China from the new coronavirus reached 213 yesterday, with overall cases worldwide rising rapidly in an outbreak that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency. The death toll in Hubei, the Chinese
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China virus death toll mounts to 25, infections spread
BEIJING: A new coronavirus has killed 25 people in China and infected more than 800, the government said today, as the World Health Organization declared it an emergency but stopped short of declaring the epidemic of international concern. China’s National
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Coronavirus virus: WHO to decide today if it’s a global health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it will decide today on whether to declare a global emergency over the outbreak of a new flu-like virus spreading in and beyond China. If it does so it will be only the sixth
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