It’s too early to say coronavirus peaking in China: WHO

GENEVA, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was too early to say that China’s coronavirus outbreak was peaking, but noted that the country had recorded its first day of a drop in the number of new infections. The death toll from the virus in mainland…

Condition worsens for 2 coronavirus patients in Singapore: MOH

SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (NNN-CNA) — The condition of two coronavirus patients in Singapore has worsened, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. “One is now in critical condition in the intensive care unit, and another requires additional oxygen support,” it said in a press release. Two new cases were also confirmed…

Italy agrees to resume some flights with China

BEIJING, Feb 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Italy has agreed to temporarily resume some flights with China after it suspended direct air traffic between the two countries last month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday. According to a statement on the ministry’s website, Vice Foreign Minister Qin Gang had a meeting with…

US Pres Trump tells Pres Xi he has ‘confidence’ in China battling coronavirus

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump expressed his “confidence” in China’s ability to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic during talks with his Beijing counterpart Xi Jinping, the White House said. Trump “expressed confidence in China’s strength and resilience inconfronting the challenge of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak,”…

Update: Chinese doctor who was reported to have died of coronavirus is alive but in critical conditon

BEIJING, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese media have changed a report that a doctor who blew the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak has died of the infection. The state-run Global Times said Li Wenliang had died in Wuhan but later reported he was instead critically ill. The People’s Daily had…

Doctor who alerted world about coronavirus dies of it as China’s death toll surpasses 630

Li Wenliang contracted the virus while working at Wuhan Central Hospital BEIJING, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese doctor, among the first to raise the alert about China’s new coronavirus, himself died from the pathogen on Friday, emphasizing the depth of a worsening crisis that has killed at least 630…

Equatorial Guinea donates $2m to China to help combat coronavirus

President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea and Xi Jinping of China MALABO, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of Equatorial Guinea has announced a solidarity contribution of $2 million to China over the rampaging coronavirus outbreak.The decision was reached after a cabinet meeting this week. It was chaired by President…

Update: Another 41 on Japan cruise have new coronavirus – minister

TOKYO, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Another 41 people on board a cruise ship off Japan’s coast have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus, Japan’s health minister said on Friday. The new cases raise the number of confirmed infections on board the ship to at least 61, said Katsunobu…

Update: China virus death toll hits 636, more than 30,000 infected

BEIJING, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The official Chinese death toll from thecoronavirus outbreak rose on Friday to 636, with the government saying total infections had climbed past 30,000. The toll was raised by 73 new deaths from the epidemic, the NationalHealth Commission said in its daily update. Another 3,143 new…

EU states urge justice in Myanmar at UN Security Council

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council’s EU member states called for Myanmar to bring to justice those who have carried out human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims. France, Estonia, Germany and Belgium urged Myanmar to comply with measures meant to prevent genocide set forth by the…
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