Chinese central bank promises support for coronavirus-affected companies
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The People's Bank of China on Saturday promised to help companies that have suffered losses from the coronavirus outbreak by lowering the interest rate on loans and increasing financial support for them.
Tests show 4 Chinese patients hospitalized in Moscow do not have coronavirus
Feb 01, 2020, at 09:42 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Four Chinese citizens were checked out of a hospital in Moscow after tests showed the absence of coronavirus among them, the deputy mayor of the Moscow Region, Anastasia Rakova, said on Friday.
China: Air India jumbo 747 flies to evacuate Indians from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan
Jan 31, 2020, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: An Air India Jumbo Boeing-747 is flying on Friday to evacuate Indians from the locked-down Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China.
Odisha: Suspected Coronavirus student referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital
Jan 31, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A student from Phulbani, pursuing his MBBS degree in China, was referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, on Friday after he developed symptoms of the Coronavirus disease .
Coronavirus spread now a global emergency, declares World Health Organization
Jan 31, 2020, at 08:57 am
New York/IBNS: The rise in new coronavirus cases outside China, now constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee declared on Thursday, calling on all countries to take urgent measures to contain the respiratory disease.
Chinese embassy keeps close contact with India on novel Coronavirus control
Jan 30, 2020, at 08:08 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Chinese Embassy in India is maintaining close communication with the Indian government, holding timely briefings on the development of the epidemic, novel Coronavirus, and China’s efforts in epidemic prevention and control.
China: Coronavirus now claims 170 lives
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:56 am
Beijing/IBNS: The outbreak of Coronavirus in China has now left 170 people dead in the country, triggering panic across the globe.
China prepared to assist countries that insist on evacuating citizens from Wuhan
Jan 29, 2020, at 03:42 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China is prepared to provide all necessary assistance to countries that insist on evacuating their citizens out of Wuhan, the epicenter of the new deadly coronavirus, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying told Sputnik.
South Korea, UK, France offer China assistance in tackling coronavirus outbreak
Jan 29, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea, the United Kingdom and France have expressed their readiness to provide China with medical goods to fight the new coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
China: Coronavirus outbreak leaves 132 dead
Jan 29, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Beijing/IBNS: The death toll in the deadly coronavirus outbreak which has hit life in China has touched 132, media reports said on Wednesday.
Coronavirus peak to hit China in 7-10 Days: China's National Health Commission
Jan 28, 2020, at 06:42 pm
Beijing/Sputnik:The peak of the new deadly coronavirus outbreak in China will occur in about 7-10 days, but there will be no large-scale growth of the infection, head of the special expert commission of China's National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) Zhong Nanshan said on Tuesday.
Over 80 protesters wanted in Hong Kong escape to Taiwan: Reports
Jan 27, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 80 protesters whom the Hong Kong authorities suspect of participating in the unrest during anti-government protests have fled the special administrative region to Taiwan, media reported on Monday, citing police sources.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Wuhan
Jan 27, 2020, at 04:23 pm
Beijing/IBNS: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday visited Wuhan city in China, the place which is being considered as the centre from where Coronavirus spread.
Coronavirus outbreak in China: 80 people die, national new year holiday extended
Jan 27, 2020, at 09:11 am
Beijing/IBNS: The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in China has left at least 80 people dead so far, media reports said.
China may start importing protective gear to contain deadly virus: Industry Ministry
Jan 26, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China is encountering an acute shortage of face masks and protective clothing to contain the spread of the new coronavirus due to the 40 percent drop in the production volumes during the Lunar New Year holidays and may have to import protective gear, the industry and information technology vice minister, Wang Jiangping, said on Sunday.
China: Coronavirus outbreak claims 56 lives
Jan 26, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Beijing/IBNS: The outbreak of deadly coronavirus in China has claimed 56 lives in the country so far, media reports said.
Portugal registers first suspected case of novel coronavirus: Report
Jan 26, 2020, at 11:13 am
Lisbon/Sputnik: Portugal has registered the country's first suspected case of the novel coronavirus, media reported, citing the national health ministry.
China tightens measures to curb cross-border spread of new coronavirus
Jan 25, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Outbound and inbound travelers should voluntarily report to customs officers if they feel sick with the symptoms of fever, cough and difficult breathing, according to China's customs and health authorities.
Coronavirus outbreak in China: 41 people die, 1287 cases confirmed
Jan 25, 2020, at 07:05 am
Beijing/IBNS: The death from the outbreak of coronavirus outbreak in China has now touched 41, officials said on Saturday.
Second confirmed case of New Coronavirus registered in Japan: Reports
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:31 am
Tokyo/Sputnik/UNI: The second confirmed case of new coronavirus has been registered in Japan, media reported on Friday.
Coronavirus is not yet a global health emergency: WHO
Jan 24, 2020, at 08:59 am
New York/IBNS: The head of the UN health agency, WHO (World Health Organization), declared on Thursday that the respiratory disease Novel Coronavirus, is not yet an official Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but warned that is an emergency in China.
Australia working on countering spread of New Coronavirus : Prime Minister Morrison
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Australian health authorities took a number of measures to counter the risk of a spread of a new type of coronavirus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.
Health officials in Chinese city of Wuhan confirm 17 new cases of coronavirus: Statement
Jan 19, 2020, at 11:51 am
Beijing/Sputnik: The Municipal Health Committee in the Chinese city of Wuhan, in Hubei province, has said in a published report on Sunday that an additional 17 people have been confirmed as carrying a new form of deadly coronavirus infection.
Urgent need for ‘immediate’ solutions to combat drug-resistant infections, warns WHO
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:43 am
New York/IBNS: Drug-resistant infections are on the rise as private investment in new antibiotic development declines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Novel coronavirus outbreak: Indian government issues travel advisories to travelers visiting China
Jan 17, 2020, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when an infection with a novel coronavirus has been reported from China, the Indian government on Friday issued to travelers visiting the neighbouring nation.
Authorities of China's Wuhan admit new Coronavirus can transmit human-to-human
Jan 15, 2020, at 10:15 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The health authorities of the Wuhan city in the central Chinese province of Hubei have admitted that human-to-human transmission of the newly registered type of coronavirus is a possibility to not be ruled out despite no explicit evidence available at the moment.
UN health agency urges China to continue search for source of new virus, as Thailand case emerges
Jan 14, 2020, at 09:25 am
New York/IBNS: It is “essential” for China to continue investigating the source of a previously unknown strain of coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Monday, following confirmation that an infected patient is being treated in Thailand.
Schools, parents and grandparents hold key to unlocking China’s obesity problem: Study
Nov 27, 2019, at 03:35 pm
London/IBNS: Educating parents and grandparents – as well as improving physical activity and the food provided at school – could hold the key to solving China’s obesity pandemic, according to one of the largest trials of childhood obesity prevention in the world.
Emergency response activated for SW China earthquake
Jun 18, 2019, at 10:23 am
Beijing, Jun 18 (Xinhua/UNI) China's Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) activated an emergency response Tuesday morning after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday night.
514,000 residents affected as hail, floods hit east China
Jun 08, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Nanchang, June 8 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of 514,000 residents have been affected by strong winds, hail and rainstorm-triggered floods in east China's Jiangxi Province, with 45,000 relocated, local authorities said Saturday.