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Coronavirus: All you need to know about symptoms and risks

Feb 03, 2020 13:17

A novel coronavirus, identified by Chinese authorities on January 7 and named 2019-nCoV, is a new strain that had not been previously identified in humans. Little is known about it, although human-to-human transmission has been confirmed. According to the WHO, signs of infection include fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, it can lead to pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
China opens new hospital amid ongoing intl. contingency plans

Feb 03, 2020 11:24

China has finished the construction of an emergency hospital in just eight days in Wuhan, the city at the center of the new Coronovirus outbreak as the epidemic continues to claim more lives and infect more people across the country and beyond its borders.
China says coronavirus death toll rises to 361, confirmed cases 17,205

Feb 03, 2020 11:17

The total number of deaths from a coronavirus epidemic in China rose to 361 as of Sunday, up 57 from the previous day, the National Health Commission said.
Thailand sees apparent success treating virus with drug cocktail

Feb 03, 2020 11:08

A Chinese woman infected with the new coronavirus showed a dramatic improvement after she was treated with a cocktail of anti-virals used to treat flu and HIV, Thailand's health ministry said Sunday.
Trump says US has 'shut down' coronavirus threat; China shuns US help

Feb 03, 2020 10:54

The United States has taken decisive action to protect Americans from the threat of a fast-moving coronavirus while offering help to China, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, but a key adviser said Beijing had not accepted the offers of assistance.
Iran makes new decisions to address coronavirus

Feb 03, 2020 05:36

The Iranian government made a series of new decisions in the fight against the outbreak of a novel coronavirus that has originated from China.
Coronavirus health scare: 300 plus dead; first fatality outside China confirmed

Feb 02, 2020 07:13

The public health emergency associated with the killer coronavirus that has already spread to over a dozen countries has raised global alarms, with the number of confirmed deaths inside China passing the 300 mark, and the first fatality from the outbreak outside China reported in the Philippines.
US maximum pressure campaign against Iran to continue as before: Official

Feb 02, 2020 04:09

The United States’ recent de-listing of a Chinese tanker company from the long catalogue of its sanctions against Iran does not signal any policy change on the part of Washington, says a senior US administration official.
Why US government needs a rethink of its China policy

Feb 01, 2020 12:28

The huge amount of resources allocated by the US administration to “contain” China were not only wasted, but worsened America’s domestic economic and social problems.
China virus toll passes 250 as travel curbs tightened

Feb 01, 2020 04:23

The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak has surpassed 250, the government said Saturday, as foreign nations tightened restrictions on travelers from China in response to the rapid spread of the illness.