Iraq and Oman curb travel with China amid deadly coronavirus epidemic
Iraq and Oman curb travel with China amid deadly coronavirus epidemic Morocco and Saudi Arabia have successfully repatriated nationals from mainland China MEE staff Sun, 02/02/2020 – 15:13 More...
Pakistani students should NOT be evacuated from Wuhan as China has better medical facilities – envoy
Pakistani envoy to China said that local hospitals are better equipped to treat the deadly coronavirus, and therefore, unlike some other countries, Islamabad will not be evacuating its students amid the outbreak. Pakistan’s More...
Viral defense: US military in S. Korea to quarantine troops returning from epidemic-hit China
Fearing that the novel coronavirus outbreak could harm military readiness, the US Forces Korea (USFK) has encouraged members who traveled to China to isolate themselves for a period of two weeks. “USFK has More...
First lethal case outside China: WHO confirms death of coronavirus patient in the Philippines
A man passed away in the Philippines after testing positive for coronavirus, with his death becoming the first lethal case of the outbreak outside China. The deceased recently came back from Wuhan, the center of More...
Clucking hell! New outbreak of BIRD FLU sees thousands of chickens culled in coronavirus-stricken China
As China grapples with the rampant Wuhan coronavirus, another sickness has broken out in the country: the deadly H5N1 bird flu. The outbreak took place at a farm near Shaoyang city, in China’s central Hunan More...
‘Virus control beyond standards’: China warns countries against spreading havoc as more borders shut & flights canceled worldwide
Beijing has lashed out at countries fanning fears of the novel coronavirus — which so far claimed 259 lives — insisting that its response against the deadly disease goes far beyond standards accepted worldwide. “We More...
Air India rescue flight returns home with Wuhan evacuees, 6 held back in China with coronavirus-like symptoms
A specially equipped Air India flight has arrived back home with 324 Indians previously stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan – the epicenter of a fast-moving viral outbreak – but six were barred from boarding More...
China condemns ‘truly mean’ US travel warning, as coronavirus runs rampant
Beijing has slammed the US for issuing a warning against traveling to virus-stricken China, calling the decision “truly mean.” Earlier, the World Health Organization urged countries not to restrict travel. “The More...
While other countries evacuate citizens from Wuhan, China is to bring over 200 people from Thailand, Malaysia back home
Despite the coronavirus outbreak, over 200 Chinese nationals in Southeast Asia are desperate to come home. China has sent planes to bring them back to Wuhan while other nations airlift their citizens out of the More...
China develops rapid Coronavirus test that works in under 15 MINUTES
Scientists in China have reportedly developed an express test which can detect the 2019-nCoV novel coronavirus in under fifteen minutes, in a major breakthrough which will hopefully help stem the tide of infection. Experts More...
