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Chinese students fleeing virus face uneasy reception back home

World currently ‘not in a pandemic’ of China virus: WHO

9:02 pm February 4, 2020

Geneva: The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus, which has spread from China to two dozen countries, does not yet constitute a “pandemic”. “Currently we are not in a pandemic,” Sylvie Briand, head of WHO’s Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness division, told reporters in Geneva. Instead, she said, “we […]

Lufthansa terminates services of 103 India-based flight attendants

Lufthansa extends China flight ban as virus toll climbs

11:35 pm February 3, 2020

Frankfurt am Main: Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa on Monday said it was suspending all flights to and from mainland China for longer than initially announced, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus climbed past 360. The Lufthansa group last week said it was halting its China flights until February 9, including those run by […]

China says US reaction to virus spreads ‘panic’

3:33 pm February 3, 2020

Beijing: China accused the United States on Monday of spreading “panic” in its response to the deadly coronavirus, including by imposing a ban on Chinese travellers. The US “hasn’t provided any substantial assistance” and has only created “panic”, said foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying at a regular press briefing.

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China intensifies efforts to combat coronavirus as death toll rises to 305

6:39 pm February 2, 2020

Beijing/Wuhan: China on Sunday resorted to more drastic measures like isolating coronavirus patients to designated areas and restricting the movement of residents in regions hit by the rapid spreading virus that has killed 305 people and infected over 14,000 others. The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death outside China from the deadly virus that […]

Fears of new virus trigger anti-China sentiment worldwide

3:15 pm February 2, 2020

Seoul: A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment, calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors and indignities for Chinese and other Asians. Restaurants in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Vietnam have refused to accept Chinese customers. Indonesians marched near a hotel and called […]