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AFP Fact Check: false Coronavirus stories spread
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/01/2020
» PARIS - A deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 4,500 people and spread to 15 countries since emerging in China, has also spawned many false claims on social media.
Plane evacuating Japanese nationals departs from virus-hit Wuhan
Published on 29/01/2020
» BEIJING: A plane evacuating Japanese nationals from the Chinese city at the center of a deadly virus outbreak departed for Tokyo early Wednesday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
Virus control push ratchets up
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/01/2020
» Military medical personnel have been sent to help with the screening of passengers at international airports as another six Chinese nationals entering Thailand were found to be infected with the Wuhan coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases detected in the country to 14.
U.S. Drugmakers Ship Therapies to China, Seeking to Treat Coronavirus
Business, Published on 29/01/2020
» U.S. drugmakers are shipping antiviral drugs to Chinese health authorities to assess whether the medicines could help contain the explosion of respiratory virus infections sweeping the country.
Will the coronavirus lead China's growth to tank?
News, Published on 29/01/2020
» The panic generated by the new coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, which originated in Wuhan, one of China's largest cities and a major domestic transport hub, reminds many of the fear and uncertainty at the peak of the 2003 Sars crisis. China's stock market, after rising for months, has reversed itself in recent days, and global markets have followed suit, apparently reflecting concerns about the epidemic's impact on the Chinese economy and global growth. Are these worries justified?
Japan, US ready evacuations from China virus epicentre
AFP, Published on 29/01/2020
» WUHAN: Japan and the United States on Wednesday geared up to airlift hundreds of their citizens from ground zero of China's deadly virus epidemic, which has so far claimed more than 100 lives.
Six more Chinese tourists found infected with coronavirus
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/01/2020
» Another six Chinese nationals entering Thailand were found to be infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, bringing a total number of cases detected in the country to 14.
Hong Kong suspends some rail, ferry links
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2020
» HONG KONG: Leader Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday a suspension of high-speed rail and ferry links with mainland China as the global financial hub scrambles along with many countries to limit the spread of a new coronavirus.
Virus poses new threat to world economy
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/01/2020
» The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus threatens to derail a fragile stabilisation in the world economy, which had appeared poised to benefit from the phase one US-China trade deal, and signs of a tech turnaround.
Experts say China virus outbreak will last months at least
AFP, Published on 28/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - The deadly new coronavirus that has broken out in China, 2019-nCoV, will afflict a minimum of tens of thousands of people and will last at least several months, researchers estimate based on the first available data.