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44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Odisha government issues advisory for coronavirus

11:56 pm January 25, 2020

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday issued an advisory to different authorities including hospitals, airports, ports and railway divisions to put in place necessary arrangements to tackle any situation in view of the outbreak of novel coronavirus (nCoV) in China. A preparatory meeting with state officials was held to review arrangements for prevention and management […]

Bihar’s health dept issues an ‘advisory’ for coronavirus

11:35 pm January 25, 2020

Patna: With the deadly novel coronavirus spreading rapidly outside China, including Nepal, the Bihar’s health department on Saturday issued an ‘advisory’ asking district officials to stay alert and monitor the situation. Though no case of coronavirus has been found in the state, the officials were asked to intensify surveillance in Buddhist circuit where tourists visit […]

Over 41 million people now affected by China transport bans

3:37 pm January 24, 2020

Beijing: China on Friday added four more cities to a transport ban around the epicentre of a deadly virus, bringing the number affected by the shutdown to over 41 million as authorities scramble to control the disease. Authorities in Xianning, Xiaogan, Enshi and Zhijiang cities — all located in Hubei province where the virus first […]

Coronavirus: China reports 4 deaths, 31 new cases

China rushes to build new hospital for virus within 10 days

2:52 pm January 24, 2020

Beijing: China is rushing to build a new hospital in a staggering 10 days to treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak that has stricken hundreds of people, state media reported Friday. The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected to be in use by February 3 to serve a […]

Chinese students fleeing virus face uneasy reception back home

US investigating second suspected case of Chinese virus

6:05 am January 24, 2020

Houston: Authorities in Texas are investigating a second suspected case on US soil of a new and deadly Chinese virus, officials said Thursday. Brazos County, northwest of Houston, “is investigating a suspected case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV),” officials wrote in a statement on Facebook. “The patient traveled from Wuhan, China, where the coronavirus […]