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Chinese tourists urged to strengthen protection during May Day holiday

Apr 26, 2020, at 10:20 pm

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has urged the public to strengthen epidemic prevention measures when traveling during the upcoming five-day May Day holiday.

5.57 mln Hubei people return to work

Apr 05, 2020, at 08:47 pm

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Around 5.57 million people in central China's Hubei Province, hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak, had returned to work by Friday, according to the provincial department of human resources and social security.

Covid-19: China now faces 'compensation' heat, London-based ICJ moves UNHRC

Apr 05, 2020, at 06:43 pm

London/IBNS: The London-based International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has moved the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to seek compensation from China for "surreptitiously developing a biological weapon capable of mass destruction", media reports said.

Violence erupts in China as people attempt to leave COVID19-hit Hubei province

Mar 28, 2020, at 03:34 pm

Beijing/IBNS: The Chinese government's decision to relax an epidemic lockdown, which was triggered following the spread of Coronavirus in Wuhan region seems to have backfired as violent protests occurred on a bridge between China’s virus-stricken Hubei province and neighbouring Jiangxi province recently, media reports said.

Amid propaganda to shift blame, China blocks draft to discuss COVID 19 pandemic issue at UNSC

Mar 26, 2020, at 09:50 pm

New York/IBNS: China, which is believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak of COVID 19, has been opposing discussion of the issue in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) even as the Asian giant launched a massive propaganda to wash its hand of the origin of its outbreak, media reports said.

Fight against COVID 19: Bangladesh to contribute $1.5 million to proposed Saarc fund

Mar 22, 2020, at 10:35 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh  Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the country will contribute $1.5 million to the proposed fund to combat Covid-19 in eight countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc).

Coronavirus bleeds Pakistan: Doctor treating COVID19 infected patients himself tests positive in Gilgit

Mar 22, 2020, at 09:52 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan seems to be failing to provide the necessary steps and arrangements required to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the country. With reports of a doctor getting effected by COVID 19 in Gilgit, it seems there is slow break-down of medical setup of the nation.

COVID 19 scare: Chinese students escaping UK amid racist attacks

Mar 22, 2020, at 05:45 pm

Beijing/London/IBNS: Amid reports of racist attacks triggered by so-called 'maskaphobia', several Chinese students are attempting to 'flee' the United Kingdom to reach their home country, media reports said.

China's Hubei reports 4 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19

Mar 16, 2020, at 10:20 am

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Central China's Hubei Province reported four new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 14 deaths Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday.

71 Chinese workers who returned to Nepal quarantined at Pokhara Airport construction site

Mar 11, 2020, at 01:49 pm

Pokhara/IBNS: Instead of showing health consciousness over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, China has sent 71 workers to the Pokhara Airport construction site in Nepal. All the workers have been quarantined.

Beijing considers Pakistan little more than a subordinate colony to be exploited, feels expert  

Feb 29, 2020, at 10:07 am

Islamabad/IBNS: The recent developments related to Pakistan's silence over the oppression on Muslims in China and the manner in which Imran Khan government remained unmoved in evacuating its own students from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan city shows that Beijing simply considers the Muslim-majority nation as little more than a subordinate colony to be exploited but not heard.

Bizzare coincidence: Dean Koontz 1981 fictional novel predicted coronavirus, internet users debate

Feb 17, 2020, at 05:09 pm

London/IBNS: At a time when China is witnessing a massive coronavirus outbreak, an excerpt of a novel, which was written by Dean Koontz in 1981, has suddenly set the social media on fire with its content.

Chinese firms achieve 'little success' in Karachi expo, says The Economist report

Feb 16, 2020, at 10:46 pm

Beijing/IBNS: Despite sharing strong bonds among themselves as all-weather alliance partners, several Chinese firms recently faced troubles in a Karachi expo, hinting the underlying difference shared by the two nations.

Coronavirus: Nepali citizens evacuated from China, sent to quarantine at Bhaktapur

Feb 16, 2020, at 05:33 pm

Kathmandu/IBNS: Amid coronavirus outbreak in the neighbouring nation, the Nepal government has evacuated 175 Nepalis people from Hubei Province of China, media reports said on Sunday.

Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh PM mourns loss of lives in China

Feb 15, 2020, at 06:47 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her deep condolences for the loss of lives due to the outbreak of coronavirus in China. She conveyed her sincere sympathy for the families of the victims.

South Korea Confirms 25th Case of Coronavirus - Health Authorities

Feb 09, 2020, at 08:23 am

Seoul/Sputnik: South Korea has confirmed its 25th case of the new strain of coronavirus, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), which operated under the country's Health Ministry, said on Sunday.

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.

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.

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.

Over 300 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.