wuhan coronavirus chinese army to oversee virus hospital

Wuhan coronavirus: Chinese army to oversee virus hospital

China's army on Sunday (Feb 2) was given control of a nearly-finished field hospital that will treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus epidemic that has severely strained medical facilities.
more foreigners leaving china as virus fears mount

More foreigners leaving China as virus fears mount

Wearing a mask and plastic gloves to protect himself from infection, an Uzbek student is among a rush of foreigners trying to fly out of virus-hit China to wait things out overseas.
vietnam confirms new coronavirus patient totalling seven infections

Vietnam confirms new coronavirus patient, totalling seven infections 

The Ministry of Health on February 2 confirmed one new case of coronavirus infection, increasing the total number to seven.
vietnam airlines and jetstar pacific suspend flights to china taiwan and hong kong

Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific suspend flights to China, Taiwan and Hong Kong

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific suspended flights between Vietnam and China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong from February 1, 2020 as part of measures to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
vietnam airlines jetstar pacific halt many routes linking with china

Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific halt many routes linking with China

Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific have become the latest Vietnamese carriers to change schedules of flights linking the country with China in the face of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
vn offers assistance to china to help combat coronavirus

VN offers assistance to China to help combat coronavirus

Viet Nam has decided to offer medical instruments worth about US$ 0.5 million in a bid to help China combat coronavirus outbreak.
oil market chilled by virus impact on china growth

Oil market chilled by virus impact on China growth

Oil prices have fallen victim to economic worries sparked by a deadly virus spreading from China, the world's second-biggest economy and a huge consumer of crude.
chinese official says slow response made virus epidemic worse

Chinese official says slow response made virus epidemic worse

China's delayed response to the discovery of a deadly new coronavirus infection worsened the epidemic, the most senior official from the city at the centre of the outbreak said Friday (Jan 31).
thousands on virus lockdown at china backed plant in indonesia

Thousands on virus lockdown at China-backed plant in Indonesia

More than 40,000 workers at a vast Chinese-controlled industrial complex in Indonesia have been quarantined over fears about the spread of a deadly coronavirus strain which has killed more than 200 people in China, it said Friday (Jan 31).
wuhan coronavirus death toll rises to 259 in china with 46 new fatalities

Wuhan coronavirus death toll rises to 259 in China with 46 new fatalities

The number of confirmed deaths from China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 259, as authorities in hardest-hit Hubei province on Saturday (Feb 1) reported 45 new fatalities. Another death was reported in Chongqing.
quang ninh blocks entry of chinese tourists over ncov spread threat

Quang Ninh blocks entry of Chinese tourists over nCoV spread threat

The northern province of Quang Ninh suspended entry of all Chinese tourists and self-drive tours from China from January 30 amid the widening threat from a new strain of coronavirus called nCoV.
firms urged to prepare for impacts of coronavirus

Firms urged to prepare for impacts of coronavirus

The Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade is keeping a close watch on the development of the coronavirus, urging firms to prepare for impacts of the epidemic on exports, especially shipments of agricultural products, to China.
markets welcome who virus declaration

Markets welcome WHO virus declaration

Markets rose in Asia on Friday (Jan 31) after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over the deadly new virus sweeping China.
china virus fears prompt homemade barricades and online shaming

China virus fears prompt homemade barricades and online shaming

Villages and apartment complexes across China are taking the fight against a deadly viral epidemic into their own hands with improvised barricades and the online shaming of potentially-infected strangers.
wuhan virus death toll hits 213 in china nearly 10000 infected

Wuhan virus death toll hits 213 in China, nearly 10,000 infected

The nationwide death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213, with nearly 10,000 infected, according to official figures released on Friday (Jan 31).