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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
China steps up scrutiny of inbound travellers as imported COVID-19 cases hit record
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SHANGHAI: China is stepping up scrutiny of inbound foreigners and tightening border control after the number of single-day imported coronavirus cases set a record, helping double the daily number of newly detected infections. New confirmed cases in mainland China reached 99 on Apr 11 from 46 the previous day, with all but two involving travellers
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
China sees slight rise in new COVID-19 infections as imported cases jump
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BEIJING: China reported a slight increase in new COVID-19 cases for the second straight day, as the number of infections involving incoming overseas travellers hit a two-week high. China reported 63 new cases on Wednesday (Apr 8), up from 62 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said. Advertisement Advertisement Of those, 61 involved travellers arriving
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
China reports 36 new COVID-19 cases, all but one imported
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BEIJING: China reported on Wednesday (Apr 1) a fall in new confirmed coronavirus cases, with almost all cases imported from overseas. China had 36 new cases on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday, down from 48 a day earlier. Advertisement Advertisement All but one of the cases were imported, bringing the total number
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 29, 2020
China’s COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan pivots to stem imported cases
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WUHAN: The ground-zero city of Wuhan is cautiously reopening after a two-month quarantine, but the birthplace of the global coronavirus pandemic is now on guard against a potential new threat: Imported cases. Travel restrictions have been loosened, with Wuhan’s busy train station officially resuming inbound services on Saturday (Mar 28) and highways reopened as the unprecedented
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 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 25, 2020
49 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, with 32 imported cases; most travelled to UK
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Mar 24), of which 32 were imported infections. This takes the country’s total to 558 cases. Advertisement Advertisement The 32 imported cases had travel history to Europe, North America, Australia, the Middle East, ASEAN and other parts of Asia. All except two were returning residents and long term pass
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Singapore reports 54 new COVID-19 cases in highest daily spike, including 48 imported infections
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SINGAPORE: Singapore on Monday (Mar 23) confirmed 54 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily increase to date, taking the total to 509 cases. Of the new cases, 48 are imported infections. Advertisement Advertisement The imported cases had travel history to Europe, North America and ASEAN countries. All except one were returning residents and Long Term Pass
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
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
23 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 18 imported infections
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SINGAPORE: Singapore on Sunday (Mar 22) confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19, of which 18 are imported. The new cases take the national total to 455 cases. Advertisement Advertisement The imported cases had travelled to Europe, North America, South America and ASEAN countries, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update. All except one case were
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
No entry or transit through Singapore for all short-term visitors amid heightened risk of imported COVID-19 cases: MOH
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will not allow short-term visitors to enter or transit through the country in view of the heightened risk of importation of COVID-19 cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (Mar 22). Previously, except for a handful of countries, short-term visitors were allowed to come into Singapore, although they will have to serve a 14-day stay-home notice once
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
China reports 46 new coronavirus cases, all but one imported
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BEIJING: China on Sunday (Mar 22) reported 46 new cases of coronavirus, the fourth straight day with an increase, with all but one of those cases imported from overseas, according to the country’s National Health Commission. While China has drastically reduced the number of reported domestically transmitted cases – the one reported on Sunday was
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