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SARS-like virus spreads in China, 136 new cases
AFP, Published on 20/01/2020
» BEIJING: A mysterious SARS-like virus has spread around China -- including to Beijing -- authorities said Monday, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanity's biggest migration.
China’s SARS-like virus spreading person-to-person: US
Published on 20/01/2020
» MELBOURNE: A pneumonia outbreak in central China has widened with more than 200 people now diagnosed with the new SARS-like virus, as health experts say there’s now evidence that the illness is spreading from person to person.
China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll
AFP, Published on 09/02/2020
» BEIJING: The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak soared past 800 in China on Sunday, according to official figures, overtaking the global toll for SARS.
Hong Kong bankruptcies for May the worst since Sars epidemic
Published on 21/06/2020
» Hong Kong has reported the biggest monthly surge in personal bankruptcies since the 2003 Sars epidemic, with experts warning the worst is yet to come as the Covid-19 crisis takes its economic toll.
Virus deaths in China rise to 360, exceeding SARS mainland toll
Published on 03/02/2020
» China's death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared to 360 on Monday, with deepening global concern about the outbreak and governments closing their borders to people from China.
Monkeys develop virus immunity after infection, vaccine
AFP, Published on 21/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: Two studies on monkeys published on Wednesday offer hope that humans can develop protective immunity to the novel coronavirus.
A study in panic
Business, Published on 03/02/2020
» The novel coronavirus outbreak in China and other parts of the world has struck fear among the masses, with a global health emergency declared by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Wuhan virus compounds Hong Kong's economic woes
AFP, Published on 22/01/2020
» HONG KONG - The emergence of a SARS-like virus in China is the last thing Hong Kong's struggling economy needs, analysts say, as the city reels from the twin storms of the global trade war and months of political unrest.
Wuhan to build 1,000-bed hospital over weekend
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2020
» BEIJING: The Chinese city of Wuhan is express-building a new 1,000-bed hospital to treat victims of the new coronavirus, and plans to have it ready by early next week, state media said.
China virus risk outlook
Business, Published on 31/01/2020
» China's services sector, which accounts for more than 60% of the country's economy, is expected to be negatively affected by the current coronavirus outbreak, posing downside risks to our forecast of 5.9% real GDP growth in 2020.