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18:30 15/02/2020Armenia sees increase in cases of acute intestinal infections, salmonellosis in two yearsCases of both acute intestinal infections and Salmonella infection (salmonellosis) increased in Armenia in 2016-2018, according to a study carried out by Doctor of Nutrition David Pipoyan, the head...
15:34 15/02/2020First coronavirus death confirmed in EuropeA Chinese tourist has died in France after contracting the new coronavirus - the first fatality from the disease outside Asia, BBC News reports.
12:46 15/02/2020Egypt confirms coronavirus case, first in AfricaEgypt has confirmed its first case of a deadly coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year and has since spread to more than two dozen countries around the world, Al Jazeera...
11:51 15/02/2020Coronavirus death toll in China passes 1,500The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic surged past 1,500 on Saturday after 143 more people died in the country, AFP said citing official data.
13:48 14/02/2020China says 6 health workers died from coronavirus, over 1,700 infectedSix health workers have died from the coronavirus in China and more than 1,700 have been infected, health officials said on Friday (Feb 14), underscoring the risks doctors and nurses have taken due...
11:42 14/02/2020Coronavirus could infect two-thirds of globe, research showsAs the number of coronavirus cases jumps dramatically in China, a top infectious-disease scientist warns that things could get far worse: Two-thirds of the world’s population could catch it,...
10:00 14/02/2020Virus death toll nears 1,400 in ChinaChina on Friday reported another sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new virus, as the death toll neared 1,400.
11:10 12/02/2020Russia discharges second Chinese man to recover from coronavirusRussia discharged a Chinese national from hospital in the Siberian city of Chita on Wednesday after he recovered from a coronavirus infection, Reuters reported, citing local authorities.
10:13 12/02/2020Coronavirus disease named Covid-19The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19, BBC News reports.
16:20 11/02/2020Coronavirus emergency 'holds a very grave threat' for world: WHOChina’s coronavirus outbreak poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding...
11:21 11/02/2020Vietnam's coronavirus cases climb to 15, baby infectedVietnam confirmed another case of the new coronavirus on Tuedsay, bringing its total to 15, Reuters reported, citing the country's health ministry.
10:21 11/02/2020Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 1,016A total of 108 people died of pneumonia caused by the 2019-nCoV novel coronavirus in China in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 1,016, China's National Health Commission said on...
15:41 10/02/2020UK declares coronavirus 'serious and imminent threat' to public healthThe number of people infected by the coronavirus in the UK has doubled to eight - after four more patients tested positive for the virus, BBC News reports.
19:00 08/02/2020China opens second new hospital for coronavirus patientsChina completed the construction of the second of two hospitals built in record time in Wuhan to isolate and treat patients of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 560 people since emerging in...
12:50 08/02/2020Death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak exceeds 720An American became the first confirmed non-Chinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday while a Japanese man also died with symptoms consistent with the disease, France 24 reported.
15:36 06/02/2020Another 10 coronavirus cases found on cruise ship, bringing Japan infection total to 45Concern deepened Thursday over the plight of over 3,700 people on board the Diamond Princess quarantined off Yokohama as 10 more cases of the new coronavirus were detected, raising the possibility of...
12:44 06/02/2020Chinese hospitals discharge 1,153 recovered patients of coronavirus infectionA total of 1,153 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Wednesday, Chinese health authorities announced Thursday.
12:00 06/02/2020WHO seeks $675 million to combat coronavirusThe director-general of the World Health Organization has asked for $675 million to help countries address the expected spread of the new virus that emerged in China, according to AP.
18:27 05/02/2020Russia to suspend all charter flights to China from February 14Russian air carriers will suspend all charter flights to China overnight to February 14, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said on Wednesday, according to Gazeta.ru report.
11:40 05/02/2020China coronavirus death toll rises to 490The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 490 as of Wednesday, after Hubei, the province where the virus is thought to have originated, reported 65 people had died from...