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

Hong Kong confirms death of patient with coronavirus

2:05 pm February 4, 2020

Hong Kong: Hong Kong on Tuesday become the second place outside of the Chinese mainland to report the death of a patient being treated for a new coronavirus that has so far claimed more than 400 lives. Medical authorities confirmed a 39-year-old man who was being treated for the virus died on Tuesday morning. The […]

China readies thousands of new hospital beds in virus outbreak epicentre

China opens virus hospital built from scratch in under two weeks

1:49 pm February 4, 2020

Beijing: Coronavirus patients arrived on Tuesday at a Chinese field hospital built from scratch in under two weeks at the frontline of the outbreak, state media said, following a round-the-clock construction marathon that became a national social media sensation. The 1,000-bed facility was built to relieve hospitals swamped with patients in Wuhan, the city in […]

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 […]

Mongolia closes border, China extends holiday to fight virus

5:12 am January 28, 2020

BEIJING: China expanded its sweeping efforts on Monday to contain a dangerous new virus, extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death toll rose to 81. Mongolia closed its vast border with China, and Hong Kong and Malaysia announced they were barring entry to […]

Philippines looks for safer homes for volcano residents

7:26 pm January 19, 2020

Tagaytay (Philippines): Philippine officials said Sunday the government will no longer allow villagers to return to a crater-studded island where an erupting volcano lies, warning that living there would be “like having a gun pointed at you.” Taal volcano has simmered with smaller ash ejections in recent days after erupting on January 12 with a […]