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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.
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Hong Kong cruise passengers disembark after virus tests
Feb 09, 2020 13:19Thousands of people stranded aboard a cruise ship in Hong Kong for five days were allowed to disembark on Sunday after its 1,800 crew tested negative for the deadly new coronavirus.
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American dies of coronavirus in China as toll set to surpass SARS
Feb 08, 2020 09:58An American became the first confirmed non-Chinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday while a Japanese man also died with symptoms consistent with the disease, as the epidemic looked set to pass the death toll from the SARS pandemic.
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China coronavirus epidemic death toll soars to 722
Feb 08, 2020 04:54The number of deaths from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 722 on Saturday, surpassing the toll from the SARS outbreak on the mainland and Hong Kong almost two decades ago.
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China urges US to respond ‘reasonably’ to coronavirus outbreak
Feb 07, 2020 09:48Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged US President Donald Trump to respond “reasonably” to the coronavirus outbreak, saying Beijing is doing all it can to contain the epidemic.
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China to halve import tariffs on more than 1,700 US goods
Feb 06, 2020 10:15China says it will halve additional tariffs levied against some imports from the United States, following the signing of a preliminary trade deal with Washington.
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Coronavirus death toll hits 563, over 28,000 infected
Feb 06, 2020 04:40The new coronavirus that appeared late December has claimed 563 lives, infected more than 28,000 people in mainland China and spread to more than 20 countries.