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South Korea raises alert to highest level as coronavirus cases jump
The escalation in the alert level allows the government to send extra resources to Daegu city and Cheongdo county, which were designated “special care zones” on Friday.
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Second coronavirus patient dies in Italy
The victim was a female resident in Milan’s Lombardy region, ANSA said. Her reported death comes hours after a 78-year-old man died overnight near Padua, in the nearby Veneto region.
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'Traumatised' Africans stranded by coronavirus plead to be brought home
Countries across the world have flown their nationals home from China’s quarantined Hubei province, the center of the outbreak of the virus that since January has infected more than 74,000 people and killed over 2,100.
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China sees drop in new virus cases, but more deaths abroad
Fatalities in China hit 2,118 as 114 more people died, but health officials reported the lowest number of new cases in nearly a month, including in hardest-hit Hubei province.
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China records drop in coronavirus cases; 2 deaths reported from quarantined ship
South Korea reported a spike in infections, with 23 new cases linked to a church congregation, up from 14 on Wednesday, in what health officials called a 'super-spreading event'.
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WHO urges calm as China virus death toll reaches 2,000
The outbreak is threatening to put a dent in the global economy, with China paralysed by vast quarantine measures and major firms such as iPhone maker Apple and mining giant BHP warning it could damage bottom lines.
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Hong Kong reports second coronavirus fatality
In mainland China, where the virus first emerged, more than 2,000 people have been killed and 74,000 infected.
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China virus threatens global antibiotics supply: European business group
EU Chamber of Commerce President Joerg Wuttke also noted that companies were running out of packaging material and faced challenges with regulatory uncertainties.
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Coronavirus cases rise again in China as recession looms for Japan, Singapore
In Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak, health officials reported 1,933 new cases and 100 new deaths on 16 February, the lowest daily death count since 11 February. The number of new cases rose nearly 5% from the previous day, but the number of deaths fell from 139.
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NICD: Spike in coronavirus infections in China likely to change in methodology
China reported a massive spike in the number of cases detected on Wednesday.
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China sacks party chiefs at virus epicentre
The removals are the latest in a purge that saw Hubei's two most senior health officials fired earlier this week as criticism grows over the way the outbreak has been handled, with claims of under-reporting.
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Beijing mobilises the masses in 'people's war' against coronavirus
Authorities have tapped their propaganda powers to wage what President Xi Jinping has dubbed a 'people's war' against the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,300 people and infected nearly 60,000.
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China's F1 grand prix hangs in balance over virus fears
Several British media outlets ran unsourced reports on Wednesday saying the Shanghai race, the fourth of the new season, will be either postponed or cancelled.
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No confirmed case of coronavirus in SA - NICD
Scores of people have been tested in South Africa since the outbreak in China but all cases have come back negative.
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China virus death toll passes 1,110 - Govt
More than 44,600 people have been confirmed as infected by the pathogen across China.
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Vaccine for new coronavirus 'COVID-19' could be ready in 18 months - WHO
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the virus had been named COVID-19, explaining that it was important to avoid stigma and that other names could be inaccurate.
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WHO warns of 'very grave' global coronavirus threat
The virus, first identified in China on 31 December, has killed more than 1,000 people, infected over 42,000 and reached some 25 countries.
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China reports record daily virus death toll, but new cases fall
There were 2,478 new confirmed cases on the mainland on 10 February, down from 3,062 on the previous day, bringing the total to 42,638, the National Health Commission said.
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Here is what WHO experts are watching on the coronavirus' spread
Here are some issues that WHO epidemiologists are probing to deepen understanding of the virus, believed to have jumped the species barrier at a seafood market in Wuhan in December, to help accelerate the development of drugs, diagnostics and vaccines.
