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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
China reports 31 new COVID-19 cases, all but one are imported
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BEIJING: Mainland China reported 31 new coronavirus cases on Sunday (Mar 29), including one locally transmitted infection, the country’s National Health Commission said, dropping from 45 cases a day earlier. The commission said in a statement on Monday that four new deaths were reported, putting the cumulative death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
In China, walled up Wuhan awaits life beyond the barricades
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WUHAN, China: The bright yellow barricades snake through the streets of Wuhan, dividing up the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak into segments that can be easily monitored for people disobeying orders to stay home. Separating neighbours and blocking shuttered shops, the roughly two-metre tall plastic barriers are a common sight in the car-manufacturing city of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
China reports 45 new COVID-19 cases – all but one imported
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BEIJING: China reported 45 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Mar 28, down from 54 on the previous day, with all but one involving travellers from overseas, the country’s health authority said on Sunday (Mar 29). The number of so-called “imported” cases also fell from 54 on the previous day, data from the National Health Commission
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
Italy tops 9,000 coronavirus deaths, overtakes China in cases
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ROME: Italy’s recorded 919 deaths from coronavirus on Friday (Mar 28), the highest daily toll anywhere in the world, while the number of confirmed cases eclipsed the total in China where the virus first emerged. Italy was the first Western country to introduce swingeing restrictions on movement after uncovering the outbreak five weeks ago. It
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
‘Printing money’: Booming mask producers in China meet global demand
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BEIJING: As the coronavirus pandemic that originated in a central Chinese city has gone global, thousands of factories in China have nimbly turned to a new and very profitable market – face masks for export. At the height of China’s outbreak in early February, Guan Xunze’s company created a new mask factory in just eleven
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
China reports one local coronavirus case, 54 imported, cuts international flights
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BEIJING: Mainland China reported its first locally transmitted coronavirus case in three days and 54 new imported cases, as Beijing ordered airlines to sharply cut international flights fearing travellers could reignite the coronavirus outbreak. The 55 new cases reported on Thursday was down from 67 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said in a
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
China reports second consecutive day of no new local coronavirus transmissions, imported cases rise
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BEIJING: Mainland China reported a second consecutive day of no new local coronavirus infections as the epicentre of the epidemic Hubei province opened its borders, but imported cases rose as Beijing ramped up controls to prevent a resurgence of infections. A total of 67 new cases were reported as of end-Wednesday, up from 47 a
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Spain overtakes China COVID-19 toll with 3,434 deaths
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MADRID: Spain’s coronavirus death toll overtook that of China on Wednesday (Mar 25), rising to 3,434 after 738 people died over the past 24 hours, the government said. The spiralling number of deaths came as Spain entered the 11th day of an unprecedented lockdown to try and rein in the COVID-19 epidemic that has now infected
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Singapore firms have begun resuming operations in China as COVID-19 outbreak eases: Chee Hong Tat
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SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 outbreak in China is “stabilising with a progressive return to normalcy”, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Chee Hong Tat on Wednesday (Mar 25). Many companies across China have gradually resumed their operations, while data from mid-March showed that around 80 per cent of Chinese workers have returned to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Hubei lifts restrictions as China reports no new COVID-19 cases
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BEIJING: China lifted tough restrictions on the province at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday (Mar 25) after a months-long lockdown as the country reported no new domestic cases. But there were another 47 imported infections from overseas, the National Health Commission said, as the number of cases brought into the country continued
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
As Sao Paulo goes into coronavirus lockdown, China offers to help Brazil
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SAO PAULO: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro patched up a diplomatic spat with China on Tuesday (Mar 24), agreeing in a call with President Xi Jinping to fight the spread of coronavirus together as Brazil’s largest city went into its first day of lockdown. The dispute began last week when Bolsonaro’s son blamed Chinese authoritarianism for
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
COVID-19: China to lift travel curbs on Hubei province, including Wuhan
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BEIJING: China’s central Hubei province, where the deadly coronavirus first emerged late last year, is to lift travel curbs after two months under lockdown, local officials said on Tuesday (Mar 24). Healthy residents will be allowed to leave the province from midnight Tuesday. Advertisement Advertisement Travel restrictions for leaving Wuhan will be lifted on Apr
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Turkey using drug from China for coronavirus
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ANKARA: Turkey’s health minister said on Monday (Mar 23) that the country is using a drug sent from China on patients suffering from the novel coronavirus. “From this morning we have brought a special drug used in China which is claimed to have resulted in improvements in intensive care patients, cutting their time in care from
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
China sees drop in new COVID-19 cases; all new cases imported
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BEIJING: Mainland China saw a drop in its daily tally of new coronavirus cases, reversing four straight days of gains, as the country’s capital Beijing ramped up measures to contain the number of infections arriving from abroad. China had 39 new confirmed cases on Sunday (Mar 22), the country’s National Health Commission said, down from 46
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