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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
COVID-19: Pregnant women scared to give birth in virus-hit China
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BEIJING: Scared of the deadly new coronavirus that has swept China, pregnant women and new mothers are giving birth alone, keeping their newborns inside and switching to pricier private hospitals to avoid the risk of infection. One new mother, surnamed Xie, told AFP she gave birth to her baby girl in Wuhan earlier this month
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
China reports 30 COVID-19 deaths, rise in new infections and imported cases
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BEIJING: China reported 30 more deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak on Friday (Mar 6), with fresh infections rising for a second straight day and 16 new cases imported from overseas. In total 3,042 people have died from the disease in China, the National Health Commission said, with another 143 cases, up from 139 in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Taiwan says China forced Malaysian state to ban Taiwanese entry on COVID-19 fears
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TAIPEI: Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Thursday (Mar 5) that China had forced the Malaysian state of Sarawak to reinstate a ban on travellers from the island as part of coronavirus control steps, saying Beijing was taking “joy” in the measures. Taiwan says the World Health Organization’s (WHO) inclusion of the island as part of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Japan to quarantine visitors from China, South Korea: Report
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TOKYO: Japan plans to quarantine people coming from China and South Korea for two weeks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the Yomiuri daily reported on Thursday (Mar 5). The newspaper said that everyone coming from the two countries will be quarantined at medical or other facilities and the government will ask Chinese
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
Researchers identify two coronavirus types as China cases dwindle
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SHANGHAI: Scientists in China studying the viral disease outbreak’s origin said they had found that two main types of the new coronavirus could be causing infections. The researchers, from Peking University’s School of Life Sciences and the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, cautioned that their analysis examined a limited range
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
New normal in coronavirus-hit China: High-tech tracking and fever checks
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WENZHOU, Zhejiang: Constant temperature checks, a “no mask, no service” ethos, and high-tech people-tracking: Welcome to the new normal in China, where reminders of the country’s national mobilisation against COVID-19 lurk around every corner. China appears to be coming to grips with the virus, which emerged late last year and has infected more than 80,000 people
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
China reports dwindling new COVID-19 cases, pivots to control risk from overseas
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BEIJING: China on Wednesday (Mar 4) reported another fall in fresh cases as its attention turns to controlling the risk of infection from abroad. China reported 119 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said, down slightly from 125 the previous day, in a broad trend that has seen numbers of new
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