• The coronavirus serious public health threat in China

    The coronavirus serious public health threat in China

    Jan 26, 2020 17:55

    The happy expectations for the week-long Chinese New Year holidays has been dampened by a new viral infection that is spreading rapidly in China – where cases have been confirmed in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong Province –   and other countries.

  • California confirms third case of China virus in US

    California confirms third case of China virus in US

    Jan 26, 2020 10:34

    A patient in California's Orange County was Saturday confirmed as the third person on US soil infected with the new deadly virus that originated in China, health officials said.

  • Iran’s Petropars signing deals on South Pars phase 11 development: Minister

    Iran’s Petropars signing deals on South Pars phase 11 development: Minister

    Jan 26, 2020 03:53

    Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has said that development works for a major section of the sprawling South Pars Gas Field keep flowing despite the fact that global energy giants have abandoned the project under pressure from United States.

  • Iran says suspected coronavirus case tested negative

    Iran says suspected coronavirus case tested negative

    Jan 26, 2020 03:22

    Iranian health authorities have dismissed reports that a new coronavirus outbreak that began in China and infected thousands of people, including some in other parts of the world, has spread to the country.

  • China coronavirus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,000 infected

    China coronavirus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,000 infected

    Jan 25, 2020 04:19

    China confirmed another 15 deaths in the province at the center of the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has now infected more than 1,000 people globally, highlighting the challenges for health authorities around the world working to prevent a global pandemic.

  • WHO expects coronavirus cases to rise in China

    WHO expects coronavirus cases to rise in China

    Jan 24, 2020 10:02

    Cases of the new coronavirus are likely to continue to rise in China and it is too soon to evaluate its severity, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday (January 24).

  • China shuts schools, temples, as virus death toll rises to 25

    China shuts schools, temples, as virus death toll rises to 25

    Jan 24, 2020 08:20

    China stepped up measures to contain a virus that has killed 25 people and infected more than 800, with public transport suspended in 10 cities, the shutting of temples and the rapid construction of a hospital to treat the infected.

  • Epidemic response group working on China virus vaccines

    Epidemic response group working on China virus vaccines

    Jan 24, 2020 05:41

    Three separate research teams are to start work on developing potential vaccines against the new coronavirus that has so far claimed the lives of 25 people and is causing an epidemic across China.

  • Iranian FM hails China’s handling of coronavirus

    Iranian FM hails China’s handling of coronavirus

    Jan 24, 2020 03:41

    Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif praised China’s timely and decisive action to halt the outbreak of a new virus strain that causes severe respiratory illness, and wished the Chinese people a healthy new year.

  • China locks down city at center of new virus outbreak

    China locks down city at center of new virus outbreak

    Jan 23, 2020 04:22

    China has imposed quarantine measures on a major city at the center of a virus outbreak, banning trains and planes from leaving it in an attempt to curb the contagious disease that has so far claimed the lives of 17 people.