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Korea adds 505 cases, deaths top 2,800: Virus update
Published on 27/02/2020
» Saudi Arabia halted religious visits that draw millions to cities including Mecca and Medina, while Japan asked for all schools to shut from March 2. More new cases were reported outside China than within the country for the first time, highlighting the spread of the epidemic.
Korea infections top 1,200: Virus update
Published on 26/02/2020
» Thailand reported three new cases of coronavirus as mounting cases across the Middle East, Europe and Asia sparked concern the outbreak is widening into a pandemic.
Italy, Iran cases jump, drug result due in April: Virus update
Published on 25/02/2020
» Iran reported a total of 15 deaths from the coronavirus, the most fatalities outside China. Italy, the outbreak’s epicentre in Europe, said infections in the Lombardy region rose to 206 from 172. The country might seek flexibility on some budget targets.
Cases spike outside China, 5 dead in Italy: Virus update
Published on 24/02/2020
» China retracted an earlier quarantine easing order in Wuhan as the coronavirus spread further in Asia and the Middle East, raising concerns about the prospect of a global pandemic.
S.Korea on red alert as cases soar: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/02/2020
» South Korea raised the country’s infectious-disease alert to the highest level after the number of cases there soared by several hundred within days.
Jump in virus cases outside China alarming
Published on 22/02/2020
» Iran, Italy and South Korea all reported additional deaths and a sharp rise in coronavirus cases on Saturday, stoking further alarm about the jump in infections outside China.
Virus update: China tries dramatic reset
Published on 13/02/2020
» BEJING: China took action on two fronts to gain control of the spiralling coronavirus outbreak gripping the country: reporting a dramatic increase in cases and ousting top officials who failed to check the disease's expansion.
Japan cruise ship virus cases jump to 218
AFP, Published on 13/02/2020
» TOKYO - Another 44 people on board a cruise ship moored off Japan's coast have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the country's health minister said Thursday.
Thousands held on liner in Italy over virus fears for China couple
AFP, Published on 30/01/2020
» CIVITAVECCHIA (ITALY) - More than 6,000 tourists were under lockdown aboard a cruise ship at an Italian port on Thursday after two Chinese passengers were isolated over fears they could be carrying the coronavirus.
Thousands held in cruise ship in Italy over feared coronavirus cases
Published on 30/01/2020
» More than 6,000 tourists were under lockdown aboard a cruise ship at an Italian port on Thursday after two Chinese passengers were isolated over fears they could be carrying the coronavirus.