Ten-fold increase in confirmed Coronavirus cases
Feb 13, 2020, at 10:41 am
Beijing/UNI: Health authorities in China’s Hubei province – the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic– reported on Thursday 14,840 new confirmed cases, almost 10 times the number reported a day earlier, and new deaths attributable to the contagion rose to 242, more than double on the day.
China: Factory blast leaves 5 dead, 10 injured
Feb 12, 2020, at 06:53 pm
Beijing/UNI: Five people were killed and 10 others injured as a result of an explosion at a chemical factory in the Huludao city of the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, media reported on Wednesday.
Novel coronavirus vaccine starts animal trials
Feb 10, 2020, at 06:20 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: A candidate vaccine targeting the novel coronavirus has been tested on animals, according to a report Monday on news portal yicai.com, citing sources with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Toyota extends plant shutdown in China amid ongoing coronavirus outbreak
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Japanese automobile giant Toyota said it would extend its shutdown of production in China until February 17 due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, media reported Friday.
Trump promises Xi to show restraint in reacting to coronavirus threat - Beijing
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump pledged in a Friday phone call with his Chinese counterpart that Washington would show restraint in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said.
China to reduce 50 pc tariffs on some goods imported from US on Feb 14: Finance Ministry
Feb 06, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: China will halve the tariffs on a number of US goods starting from February 14, the Chinese Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.
Death toll from Coronavirus outbreak in China rises to 563
Feb 06, 2020, at 11:34 am
Moscow/UNI: The death toll from the novel Coronavirus outbreak in China has risen to 563, the number of confirmed cases has reached 28,018 people, China's state health committee said on Thursday.
Death toll from Coronavirus outbreak in China rises to 563
Feb 06, 2020, at 10:54 am
Moscow/UNI: The death toll from the novel Coronavirus outbreak in China has risen to 563, the number of confirmed cases has reached 28,018 people, China's state health committee said on Thursday.
China against panic, global overreaction to Coronavirus - Foreign Minister
Feb 04, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China understands the rational and necessary measures that some countries are taking to control the spread of the new type of coronavirus, but opposes overreaction and panic, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Total of 46 foreign airlines suspend fights to China : authorities
Feb 04, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: A total of 46 foreign airlines have so far suspended flights to and from China due to the spread of the novel coronavirus originating in the Asian country, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Tuesday.
China: First batch of Coronavirus-affected patients received at Wuhan hospital built in 10 days
Feb 04, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: A hospital built in 10 days in Chinese city Wuhan received its first batch of patients affected by novel Coronavirus, which claimed more than 360 lives in the country, on Monday, media reports said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry says new coronavirus infected 16 foreign nationals in China
Feb 03, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The new coronavirus has infected 16 foreign nationals in China, two of whom have already been discharged from hospitals while the remaining individuals continue treatment, Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying said on Monday.
Russia evacuates 2nd group of citizens from China via border points in Primorye: official
Feb 02, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Vladivostok/Sputnik/UNI: Russia has begun evacuating a second group of its nationals by land over the Russia-China border in the far eastern region of Primorye, a representative of the regional government told Sputnik.
Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh halts visa-on-arrival for Chinese nationals
Feb 02, 2020, at 07:39 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid coronavirus outbreak in China, Bangladesh on Sunday suspended its visa-on-arrival services for Chinese nationals.
China penalises over 300 officials in Huanggang for poor fight against coronavirus
Feb 02, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Huanggang city authorities in China's virus-hit Hubei province have penalized 337 officials for their poor efforts to contain the new coronavirus epidemic, the city's mayor, Qiu Lixin, said on Saturday.
Bangladesh suspends on arrival visa for Chinese nationals
Feb 02, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the visa on arrival for Chinese nationals has been suspended for one month following the outbreak of coronavirus.
Government to bring back 361 Bangladeshis from China tomorrow
Jan 31, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The government will bring back 361 Bangladeshi nationals from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan city of China on Saturday, media reports said.
Corona virus out: Flights from Russia's Blagoveshchensk to China's Sanya stopped
Jan 28, 2020, at 12:28 pm
Blagoveshchensk/Sputnik: Flights to Sanya city on China's Hainan Island from the city of Blagoveshchensk in Russia's Far East have been suspended over the new coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Transport and Road Management of Russia's Amur Region said in a statement.
Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 106 in China
Jan 28, 2020, at 10:19 am
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: As many as 106 people died by the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) here, Chinese health authorities announced on Tuesday.
Mongolia closes border with China amid new coronavirus outbreak: State Media
Jan 27, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Mongolian authorities have decided to close its border with China and suspend higher education institutions in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak, state media reported on Monday.
Shanghai disneyland temporarily shuts down over new coronavirus outbreak
Jan 24, 2020, at 07:23 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Shanghai Disneyland theme park announced on Friday that it would temporarily close on January 25 due to the spread of the new coronavirus in China.
All flights from China's Wuhan to Moscow canceled amid coronavirus outbreak: Airport
Jan 24, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: All flights from the Chinese city of Wuhan to Moscow have been canceled over the coronavirus outbreak in China, the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport told Sputnik on Friday.
UN health agency to gauge global threat, as China confirms coronavirus transmission between humans
Jan 22, 2020, at 09:21 am
New York/IBNS: Following an announcement by China’s national health body that a new virus first identified there, can be transmitted from person to person, the World Health Organization (WHO) is to hold a meeting on Wednesday to decide if it should be declared a global health emergency.
Chinese court sentences former Interpol chief to 13.5 yrs in prison for corruption
Jan 21, 2020, at 06:21 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: A Chinese court sentenced on Tuesday the former head of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, to 13 years and six months in prison on corruption charges, the court verdict said.
Virus scare in China: Screening of passengers taking place in Dhaka airport
Jan 21, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid fear of the breakout of a new SARS-like virus in China, the screening process of passengers has started in Bangladesh's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Chinese government poses global threat to human rights: Human Rights Watch
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:46 pm
New York/IBNS: The Chinese government is carrying out an intense attack on the global system for defending human rights, Kenneth Roth, executive director at Human Rights Watch, said on Wednesday in releasing Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2020.
China's central bank injects liquidity into market
Jan 15, 2020, at 10:26 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, on Wednesday pumped cash into the financial system through open market operations to maintain liquidity in the market.
At least 6 killed in China's northwest as road collapses near bus stop
Jan 14, 2020, at 10:21 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: A massive road collapse in front of a bus stop next to a Red Cross hospital in the city of Xining in China's northwestern province of Qinghai has left at least six people killed as search and rescue operation continues, Chinese media reported.
Ten people missing in Northwestern China after road collapse: Reports
Jan 14, 2020, at 10:16 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: At least 10 people are missing after a road collapse involving a bus in the capital of China’s northwestern Qinghai province, The Beijing News newspaper reports.
Chinese health authorities confirm 44 cases of mystery viral pneumonia in Wuhan
Jan 03, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The toll of people infected with pneumonia of unknown kind in the Wuhan city of the central Chinese province of Hubei has risen to 44 as authorities fear the return of deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus, the local health committee said in a statement on Friday.