BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday reported 254 new daily deaths and a spike in daily virus cases of 15,152 after new methodology was applied in the hardest-hit province of Hubei as to how cases are categorized. The total deaths from the more than 2-month-old outbreak stood at 1,367, with the total number of confirmed […]
Tag: China
Posted inPacific News
China Medical Aid Team Provides the most common Q&A on novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
APIA, 13 FEBRUARY 2020 (SAMOA GOVT) —Q: What is a coronavirus? A: Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses found in both animals and humans. Some infect people and are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome […]
Posted inTop Stories
Palau in better position to cope
Palau’s decision to cut down the number of direct flights from China in October of 2015 was the best decision, according to President Remengesau, especially now, considering how the corona virus is impacting economies around the world. “We reduced those flights because we believed in quality over quantity. We faced backlash from some members of […]
Posted inWorld News
Chinese scientists ask for patent on US drug to fight virus
BEIJING (AP) — Scientists in the city at the center of China’s virus outbreak have applied to patent a drug made by U.S. company Gilead Science Inc. to treat the disease, possibly fueling conflict over technology policy that helped trigger Washington’s tariff war with Beijing. The government-run Wuhan Institute of Virology said this week it […]
Posted inWorld News
Asia stocks surge after Trump acquitted, China virus aid
Asian stock markets surged Thursday after President Donald Trump was acquitted in an impeachment trial and China announced a tariff cut on U.S. imports and aid to businesses reeling from a virus outbreak. Market benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul all rose more than 2%. Shanghai, Sydney and India also advanced. Markets also were […]
Posted inWorld News
10 more sick with virus on one of two isolated cruise ships
BEIJING (AP) — Ten more people were sickened with a new virus aboard one of two quarantined cruise ships with some 5,400 passengers and crew aboard, health officials in Japan said Thursday, as China reported 73 more deaths and announced that the first group of patients were expected to start taking a new antiviral drug. […]