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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
China reports 16 new cases of COVID-19, 14 more deaths
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BEIJING: Mainland China had 16 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday (Mar 15), the National Health Commission said on Monday, down from 20 a day earlier. That brings the total number of confirmed cases in China so far to 80,860. Advertisement Advertisement The death toll from the outbreak in China had reached 3,213 as
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
China state media accuses US politicians of spreading ‘political virus’
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BEIJING: Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China, the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday (Mar 15), as a war of words escalated between the two countries over China’s handling of the epidemic. The editorial accused Robert O’Brien, the US national security adviser, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
New Japan coronavirus cases include 14 returnees on charter flights from China: Report
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TOKYO: The number of coronavirus infections in Japan rose to 1,484 on Sunday (Mar 15), increasing by a faster pace than the previous day, public broadcaster NHK reported. The total number of infections includes 697 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship and 14 returnees on charter flights from China, according to NHK data. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
China imported coronavirus cases exceed new local infections for second day
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SHANGHAI: The number of new coronavirus cases that came to mainland China from overseas surpassed the number of locally transmitted new infections for the second time on Saturday (Mar 14), data released by the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Sunday. Mainland China had 20 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Mar 14, up from
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 14, 2020
Italians in China caught between two COVID-19 epidemics
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BEIJING: Sara Platto’s mother in Italy called her “crazy” for staying in Wuhan even as the virus-hit city was quarantined in January. Now she’s offering advice to people back home on how to cope. Platto, who lives with her 12-year-old son at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, rejected four offers of evacuation from the Italian
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
On mission to eradicate COVID-19 germs, China firms see the UV light
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BEIJING: Ultraviolet light is being beamed through public buses and lifts in China to wipe out any possible germs as part of efforts to clear the country of the deadly COVID-19 epidemic. With companies under pressure to meet strict prevention measures for the virus, which has killed more than 3,100 people in China, some are turning to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
China reports fewest new COVID-19 cases on record; Hubei cities loosen travel curbs
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BEIJING: China reported just eight cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday (Mar 13), five of which were in the epicentre of Wuhan in Hubei province, where city governments have started to loosen travel curbs. The numbers are the lowest daily tally for Wuhan since China started reporting figures in January. Advertisement Advertisement Three more imported cases from
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
How China turned the tide on COVID-19
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BEIJING: As the rest of the world is engulfed in the COVID-19 pandemic, China says it has turned the tide against the disease that has killed thousands of people. From initial attempts to cover up the outbreak to later locking down cities and now declaring it “basically curbed”, here is a look at how China grappled
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Chinese official claims US may have brought COVID-19 to China
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BEIJING: A Chinese official has suggested that the US army may have brought the deadly coronavirus into China, without providing any evidence for his eyebrow-raising claim. Zhao Lijian, a foreign ministry spokesman, made the assertion on Twitter late Thursday (Mar 12), echoing similar conspiracy theories proliferating on Chinese social media that blame the US for
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Chinese official claims US may have brought virus to China
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BEIJING: A Chinese official has suggested that the US army may have brought the deadly coronavirus into China, without providing any evidence for his eyebrow-raising claim. Zhao Lijian, a foreign ministry spokesman, made the assertion on Twitter late Thursday (Mar 12), echoing similar conspiracy theories proliferating on Chinese social media that blame the US for
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
China to allow some firms to return to work in Wuhan
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BEIJING: Some companies in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus outbreak emerged late last year, are to be allowed to return to work, provincial officials said on Wednesday (Mar 11). Businesses involved in providing daily necessities can resume work and production immediately, as can those that are key to “global industrial chains” after getting
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
IKEA sells through third party for the first time, on Alibaba’s Tmall in China
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STOCKHOLM: IKEA on Tuesday (Mar 10) started selling its products on Alibaba’s Chinese e-commerce platform Tmall, the first time the world’s biggest furniture retailer has sold through a third party in its 77-year history. The move is aimed at reaching more shoppers in a country where shoppers to a larger extent than elsewhere favor multi-brand online
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
China President Xi Jinping pays first visit to COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan: State media
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BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan on Tuesday (Mar 10) for his first visit to the epicentre of the country’s coronavirus epidemic since the crisis erupted in January. Xi’s unannounced visit comes as unprecedented quarantine measures that have sealed off Wuhan and the rest of central Hubei province since late January appear to have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
‘It’s like someone’s hit pause on life’: China turns to therapy amid virus lockdown
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BEIJING: Therapists, counselling hotlines and online wellness groups in China are struggling to cope with surging demand for emotional help as the coronavirus outbreak upends normal life. A shortage of mental health providers is exacerbating the problem in the country where unprecedented measures to contain the deadly outbreak have left tens of millions in lockdown
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