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Coronavirus epidemic will soon be over, economy to rebound strongly: China
Feb 15, 2020 12:21China has expressed confidence that the coronavirus epidemic will be over soon and the impact of the flu-like virus will be temporary on the country’s economy.
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China coronavirus death toll exceeds 1,500, over 140 die in single day
Feb 15, 2020 04:20The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 1,523 as of the end of Friday, after 143 people died over the course of the day, the country's National Health Commission said on Saturday morning.
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Elderly woman dies of coronavirus in Japan
Feb 14, 2020 04:32Japan's health minister says a woman in her 80s has become the first person with the new coronavirus to die in the country.
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CDC confirms 14th US case of coronavirus with patient in San Diego
Feb 13, 2020 11:07A second person evacuated from Wuhan, China, to a US Marine base near San Diego has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, raising the tally of confirmed cases in the United States to 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.
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Death toll from coronavirus outbreak exceeds 1,350
Feb 13, 2020 04:59The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has surpassed 1,350, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against downplaying the epidemic, mainly centered in China.
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US says coronavirus more transmissible than SARS but less severe
Feb 12, 2020 05:30The United State's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday said the novel coronavirus was more transmissible than the SARS virus, as the World Health Organization branded coronavirus "public enemy number one."
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China’s coronavirus outbreak poses ‘very grave threat’ to world: WHO
Feb 11, 2020 10:22China’s coronavirus outbreak poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world,” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding up research into drugs and vaccines.
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China removes health officials in wider coronavirus epicenter
Feb 11, 2020 07:24China has removed two senior health officials in Hubei Province, which is the epicenter of a deadly coronavirus epidemic, over their handling of the outbreak.
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Coronavirus infected 27 foreigners in China, 2 dead: Beijing
Feb 10, 2020 12:08China says dozens of foreigners in the country have been infected with the coronavirus, two of whom have died, as the total death toll from the epidemic inside the country is approaching 1,000.
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China reports 97 new coronavirus deaths on mainland on Sunday, toll rises to 908
Feb 10, 2020 03:55The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 908 as of the end of Sunday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Monday.