UN General Assembly president urges avoiding rumors about coronavirus, emphasizes solidarity
Feb 09, 2020, at 12:29 pm
Addis Ababa/Xinhua: President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on Saturday urged avoiding listening to rumours and unofficial information on the novel coronavirus, while emphasizing solidarity and cooperation of different forms during such times.
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.
Bangladesh:11 China returnees test negative for coronavirus
Feb 07, 2020, at 05:49 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Out of the 312 people evacuated from China's Wuhan area by Bangladesh government, 11 of them, who were having high body temperatures, tested negative for the deadly coronavirus.
Nepal govt likely to quarantine its evacuated citizens from China in Bhaktapur
Feb 05, 2020, at 09:21 am
Kathmandu/IBNS: The Nepal government on Wednesday said it might quarantine all those Nepali nationals who will be evacuated from coronavirus-hit Wuhan province of China to Nepal Electricity Authority Training Centre in Bhaktapur, media reports said.
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.
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.
Feb 02, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Wuhan/Islamabad/IBNS: As Indian government evacuated its nationals from Coronavirus-hit China's Wuhan region, Pakistani students slammed their government for not taking any initiative to rescue them from the city.
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.
Over 300Â Bangladeshi people return home from China
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: As many as 316 Bangladeshi returned home from the coronavirus epicentre Hubei province of China on Saturday.
Facebook vows to remove misinformation about outbreak of new Coronavirus
Jan 31, 2020, at 08:16 pm
Moscow/Sputnik:Facebook vowed to fight the spread of misleading information and harmful content about the outbreak of a new 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.
Bangladesh: Man suspected to be infected by coronavirus hospitalised
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:20 am
Beijing/IBNS: A Bangladeshi citizen, who returned from China, has been admitted Kurmitola General Hospital as he is suspected of suffering from coronavirus.
Four students in China diagnosed with coronavirus: Pakistan
Jan 29, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan on Wednesday said four of its nationals in China have been tested positive for the coronavirus.
UAE Health Ministry says four members of one Chinese family infected with coronavirus
Jan 29, 2020, at 06:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The UAE Health Ministry said on Wednesday, after confirming the first case of the new coronavirus in the country, that four people were infected and all of them were members of one Chinese family.
Jan 29, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said 35 Chinese workers, who are working under the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project, are under observation.
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.
Woman, her nephew die following sudden fever in Bangladesh village
Jan 27, 2020, at 06:12 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Leaving people panicked, a woman and her nephew died after following fever in a Bangladeshi village, media reports said on Monday.
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.
Bangladesh trying to evacuate its nationals stranded in coronavirus-hit Wuhan
Jan 27, 2020, at 09:53 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government is trying to evacuate its nationals who are currently stranded in Wuhan city of China where coronavirus outbreak occurred.
Japan looks to evacuate citizens from virus-stricken Wuhan, Hubei province: Abe
Jan 26, 2020, at 07:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Japanese authorities are coordinating with China to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese province at the center of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters Sunday.
Trump says Beijing working hard to contain Coronavirus, US appreciates China's efforts
Jan 25, 2020, at 09:52 am
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said in a statement that China is working hard to contain the novel coronavirus and expressed appreciation of the United States for Beijing’s efforts and transparency.
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.