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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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Coronavirus to be big topic for G20 as China reports uptick in cases
The epidemic is set to be a major focus of discussion at a meeting on the weekend of finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said, amid rising risks to global growth.
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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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China coronavirus deaths slow, cruise ship disembarks in Cambodia
In its latest update, Hubei province’s health commission on Friday said it had recorded 116 deaths and 4,823 new cases of the flu-like virus that emerged in the provincial capital, Wuhan, in December.
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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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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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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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Coronavirus case confirmed in California, takes US total to 13
The adult patient was among US nationals evacuated from Wuhan, the epicenter of the disease, who were under mandatory quarantine for 14 days at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, near San Diego, the CDC said in a statement.
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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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WHO warns coronavirus spread may be 'tip of the iceberg'
While the virus' spread outside China appeared to be slow, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned it could accelerate.
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Thai minister says kick out 'Western' tourists not wearing face masks
The outburst came as the kingdom faced steep losses over a drop in visitors from China, where the virus has killed more than 600 people and prompted sweeping travel restrictions.
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Pangolin identified as potential link for coronavirus spread
After testing more than 1,000 samples from wild animals, scientists from the university found the genome sequences of viruses found on pangolins to be 99% identical to those on coronavirus patients.
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WHO says too early to say coronavirus peaking in China
The death toll from the virus in mainland China jumped by 73 to 563, with more than 28,000 confirmed infections inside the world’s second-largest economy. That number had risen by nearly 4,000 from Wednesday to Thursday.
