SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spiked and he pleaded for help from the central government. Mayor Kwon Young-jin made the request in a televised news conference after the […]
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China sees rise in new virus cases; death toll rises by 105
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Monday reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and 105 more deaths, as the military dispatched hundreds more medical workers and extra supplies to the city hit hardest by the 2-month-old outbreak. The 2,048 new cases followed three days of declines but was up by just 39 from […]
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Working night and day’, UN health agency seeks to prevent global coronavirus crisis
GENEVA, 19 FEBRUARY 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) — As COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, continues to spread, the head of the United Nations health agency said that there is still a chance to prevent a broader global crisis. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), updated journalists on Tuesday that […]
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It is time for all of us to play our part in the fight against the novel coronavirus in the Pacific
MANILA, 17 FEBRUARY 2020 (WHO)—Our Region is at a critical juncture in the novel coronavirus (now known as COVID-19) outbreak. While the vast majority of cases are still in China, as of 14 February the virus has also been confirmed in 24 other countries on several continents. And there are now cases of local transmission […]
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Taiwan unveils coronavirus economic stabilization package
An NT$60 billion (US$2 billion) stabilization package aimed at protecting Taiwan industries from financial fallout caused by the global outbreak of the new coronavirus was unveiled Feb. 13 by the Cabinet. The initiative, which is a central plank in the government’s response to a possible outbreak of pneumonia stemming from the virus first reported in […]
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China sees rise in new virus cases; death toll rises by 105
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Monday reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and 105 more deaths, as the military dispatched hundreds more medical workers and extra supplies to the city hit hardest by the 2-month-old outbreak. The 2,048 new cases followed three days of declines but were up by just 39 from […]