Informations in German, English and Chinese languages about the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV are on display at the Tegel airport in Berlin on January 26, 2020. (Photo by Andreas Gora / dpa / AFP) MUNICH, Germany — A German man who tested positive for the strain of coronavirus currently sweeping China was infected by a work […]
Countries evaluate evacuation of citizens in virus epicenter
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, speaks with people at a supermarket in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province on Monday. (Xinhua via AP) TOKYO — Countries with citizens in the central Chinese city that’s the epicenter of a viral outbreak are planning evacuations as the number of illnesses grow and China takes drastic measures to […]
3 Chinese admitted to San Lazaro Hospital after showing signs of flu
MANILA, Philippines — Three Chinese nationals were admitted to the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila after showing signs of flu, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed on Monday. According to Duque, two of them have travel history from Wuhan City in China’s Hubei province. The city is the center of the novel coronavirus’ outbreak. ADVERTISEMENT […]
Malaysia bans travelers from virus-affected area in China
A worker in a hazardous materials suit takes the temperature of a truck driver at a checkpoint in Huaibei in central China’s Anhui Province, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. China on Monday expanded sweeping efforts to contain a viral disease by extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading […]
DOH probes 11 patients for suspected novel coronavirus
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has 11 patients under investigation (PUIs) for suspected novel coronavirus cases, the Department of Health said Monday. In a press briefing in Malacañang, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said all of the PUIs are foreigners from Metro Manila (2), Mimaropa (1), Northern Mindanao (1), Western Visayas (1), Eastern Visayas (1), and […]
China ramps up defenses vs new virus
A worker hoses down garbage bins outside the closed Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei Province, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Overnight, Wuhan authorities announced that the airport and train stations would be closed, and all public transportation suspended by 10 a.m. Friday. Unless they had a special reason, the government said, residents […]
Canadian patient with China virus showed symptoms on plane
TORONTO — Canadian officials said Sunday that they are tracking down airline passengers and others who were in close contact with the first person in the country detected with an emerging virus that originated in China. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said the man, who is in his 50’s, had mild symptoms […]
Flight readied for Japanese to come home from Wuhan
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, speaks to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. Abe said he is making arrangements to fly Japanese people home from the Chinese city of Wuhan, hit by an outbreak of a new virus recently. (Mizuki Ikari/Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister […]
Chinese province, cities ban long-distance buses over virus concerns
People wearing protective masks get off a bus in Beijing on January 22, 2020. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) BEIJING, China — One province and three major cities in China will ban long-distance buses, authorities said Sunday, as they scramble to contain a deadly new virus that has spread across the country. The eastern […]
Canada reports first ‘presumptive’ coronavirus case
A security guard stands outside the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market where the coronavirus was detected in Wuhan on January 24, 2020 (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) MONTREAL, Canada — Canada’s first “presumptive” case of a new coronavirus has been detected in a man who returned to Toronto from the Chinese city where the virus […]