Table tennis world team championships postponed over coronavirus
Table tennis’s world team championships, due to take place next month in the South Korean city of Busan, were postponed on Tuesday following a leap in novel coronavirus cases. The International Table Tennis Federation said the event, originally planned for March 22-29, had been provisionally rescheduled for June 21-28 following an emergency meeting with local […]
Coronavirus: China Reports 1,886 New Virus Cases, 98 New Deaths
Chinese health authorities said today that it received reports of 1,886 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 98 deaths yesterday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Among the deaths, 93 were in Hubei province, three in Henan province, and one in Hebei and Hunan respectively, according to the […]
Coronavirus death toll exceeds 1,000
The coronavirus death toll exceeded 1,000 on Monday February 10, as health workers around the world continue working hard to contain the flu-like virus since its outbreak in Wuhan, the provincial capital of Hubei. China’s National Health Commission said the total number of deaths on the mainland reached 1,016 by midnight on Monday. 2,478 new […]
Deaths In China From Coronavirus Reach 811, Surpassing Death Toll From SARS Epidemic
The coronavirus death toll in China has risen to 811, surpassing the death toll from the SARS epidemic of 2002-3, according to official data released early Sunday. The number of confirmed infections rose to 37,198, according to China’s National Health Commission. Eighty-nine deaths and 2,656 new cases were recorded in the preceding 24 hours, most […]
Suspected coronavirus patients at Korle Bu test negative
Two patients who underwent testing for coronavirus do not have the deadly infection, officials at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) announced on Thursday. The two – a Chinese and an Argentine – who have been living together in the country for a while were isolated at the their blood samples were taken […]
Korle Bu records 2 suspected coronavirus cases
Two foreign nationals on Wednesday reported at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital having developed some symptoms suspected to be coronavirus. The patients, a Chinese and an Argentine who have been living together in the country for some days, have been isolated at the facility while blood samples taken have been sent to the Noguchi Memorial […]
Baby tests positive for novel coronavirus 30 hours after birth
A baby in China’s epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after being born, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. The infant is the youngest person recorded as being infected by the virus, which has killed nearly 500 people since emerging late last year. CCTV quoted experts as saying it […]
Coronavirus death toll hits 213 in China
The nationwide death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213, with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, the National Health Commission said on Friday. In its daily update, the commission said 43 new deaths had occurred as a result of the virus, all but one of them in hardest-hit Hubei province where the virus […]
Alibaba founder donates $14 million to help develop coronavirus vaccine
China’s richest man, Jack Ma, has donated $14 million through his foundation to help develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus, according to a report. The Alibaba founder will dole out $5.8 million to two Chinese government research organizations with the remaining funds going to support “prevention and treatment” efforts, CNN Business reported. Drugmaker Johnson […]
Coronavirus: WHO mulls emergency as death toll rises to 170
The number of deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak in China has climbed to 170, with the virus now spreading to every province in the country, state media reported on Thursday. Of those killed, 162 deaths occurred in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, while the virus is confirmed to have infected 7,736 people […]
