Chinese Virus

• China reports 21 new coronavirus cases as movie theatres reopen in Beijing

  China reported just 21 new virus cases on Friday, six of them imported, with the rest in the Xinjiang region and Jilin province.

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  Jul 24, 2020
  
• Coronavirus has killed more than SARS, but health officials say new cases slowing

  China's National Health Commission on Sunday also said total cases of the new virus have increased to to 37,198.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2020
  
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• Pilots, flight attendants file lawsuit to get American Airlines to halt China flights

  China has reported nearly 10,000 cases and 213 deaths, but the virus has spread to 18 countries often by plane passengers.

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  Jan 30, 2020
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• At least a year before coronavirus vaccine is developed: Canada’s public health chief

  More than 7,700 people in China have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus and 170 of them have died.

  Health

  Jan 29, 2020
• Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 170 as ‘great concern’ arises over transmission

  Thursday's figures cover the previous 24 hours and represent an increase of 38 deaths and 1,737 cases for a total of 7,711.

  Health

  Jan 29, 2020
• Chinese county offers reward for information on people from coronavirus-hit Wuhan

  A county in China is offering money to tipsters who identify people who might have come from Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak.

  Health

  Jan 27, 2020
• Coronavirus death toll rises to 80 in China as U.S. prepares to evacuate citizens

  China’s health minister said the country was entering a “crucial stage” as “it seems like the ability of the virus to spread is getting stronger.”

  Health

  Jan 26, 2020
• Worldwide Lunar New Year celebrations scaled back as new coronavirus spreads

  The new coronavirus -- from a family of viruses that also caused the deadly SARS epidemic in 2002-03 -- didn't stop everyone from going to temples, but many wore face masks as protection.

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  Jan 25, 2020
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• China urges residents to avoid public gatherings as coronavirus deaths hit 17

  Chinese health authorities urged people in the city of Wuhan to avoid crowds and public gatherings, after warning that a new viral illness that has infected more than 400 people and killed at least 17 could spread further.

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  Jan 22, 2020
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• China’s coronavirus death toll rises to 9 with 440 confirmed cases: health officials

  Another 2,197 cases of close contact with patients had been confirmed and there was evidence of "respiratory transmission" of the virus, National Health Commission vice-minister Li Bin told reporters.

  Health

  Jan 21, 2020