Malaysia to send 18 million medical gloves to Wuhan for healthcare workers amid coronavirus outbreak

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (NNN-CNA) — The Malaysian government will be sending 18 million pieces of medical gloves to healthcare workers in Wuhan amid an escalating coronavirus outbreak. In a statement on Friday, Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said Malaysia is in full solidarity with the people of Wuhan. “At…

US: Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide

CHICAGO (US), Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the rapidly spreading coronavirus, with American Airlines’ pilots filing a lawsuit seeking an immediate halt. China has reported nearly 10,000 cases and 213 deaths, but the…

Italy lets passengers off cruise ship after Wuhan virus scare

The Costa Smeralda cruise ship docked in the Civitavecchia port 70km north of Rome CIVITAVECCHIA (Italy), Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of stranded tourists were free to disembark from a cruise ship at an Italian port after authorities said two Chinese passengers feared to have the coronavirus tested negative on…

Air India special plane flying to Wuhan to airlift Indians

NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (NNN-BSS) — An Air India special flight is ready to depart for Wuhan city in China’s Hubei province for airlifting the Indians trapped in the region amid a raging coronavirus outbreak, official sources said. The Boeing 747 will start from Mumbai and make a brief halt…

China to bring home overseas citizens from virus-hit province: official

BEIJING, Jan 31, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The Chinese government has decided to send charter planes to bring citizens from virus-hit Hubei province who are overseas back “as soon as possible”, the foreign ministry said Friday. This is in view of “practical difficulties that Hubei citizens, especially those from Wuhan, have…

State of emergency declared in Canberra amid threatening bushfire

A bush fire burns behind a ridge near the town of Tharwa, 30km south of Canberra, SYDNEY, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australian officials declared a state of emergency for the capital city of Canberra and surrounding regions on Friday, as soaring temperatures and strong winds threatened to propel a large…

Update: China virus death toll hits 213 – govt

BEIJING, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The nationwide death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213, with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, the National Health Commission said on Friday. In its daily update, the commission said 43 new deaths had occurred as a result of the virus, all but…

UN says Nigeria could lose more than a million children to pneumonia

PARIS, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 1.4 million children could die from pneumonia over the next decade in Nigeria, according to the UN.The UN’s children agency Unicef has in its latest forecast said Nigeria could have the world’s highest amount of deaths caused by pneumonia.Overall, Unicef said its forecast estimates…

Coronavirus declared global health emergency by WHO

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China.“The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening…

UN welcomes constructive dialogue between ASEAN, China: Sec-Gen Guterres

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the UN welcomes the constructive dialogue between the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, while noting that ASEAN plays a key role in the regional peace and security architecture. “The United Nations also welcomes…
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