China
In virus-stricken Wuhan, animal lovers break into homes to save pets
World
February 3, 2020
In virus-stricken Wuhan, animal lovers break into homes to save pets
BEIJING (Reuters) – A 43-year-old native of Wuhan, a central Chinese city ravaged by a coronavirus outbreak, said he climbed…
China holds 2 Egyptians possibly suspected of coronavirus
Egypt
February 3, 2020
China holds 2 Egyptians possibly suspected of coronavirus
Chinese authorities refused the departure of two Egyptians from China, alongside other Egyptian returnees, after the two were suspected of…
Egyptian student refuses to leave Wuhan, says she fears carrying coronavirus back home
Egypt
February 3, 2020
Egyptian student refuses to leave Wuhan, says she fears carrying coronavirus back home
An Egyptian student is refusing to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that…
WHO working with Google to combat virus misinformation
World
February 3, 2020
WHO working with Google to combat virus misinformation
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is working with Google to ensure that people get facts from WHO first…
China’s virus death toll spikes, more than SARS
World
February 3, 2020
China’s virus death toll spikes, more than SARS
China’s death toll from a new coronavirus jumped above 360 on Monday to surpass the number of fatalities of its…
Egypt assigns hospital on northern coast city to quarantine China returnees
Health & Fitness
February 2, 2020
Egypt assigns hospital on northern coast city to quarantine China returnees
Egypt’s Matrouh Governorate announced it will assign the al-Negaila Central Hospital to quarantine returnees from China, as a precautionary measure…
US pressure on Iran to continue despite lifting sanctions on China’s COSCO unit, official says
Middle East
February 2, 2020
US pressure on Iran to continue despite lifting sanctions on China’s COSCO unit, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A decision by the United States to lift sanctions on one of two units of the Chinese…
Philippines reports first virus death outside China
World
February 2, 2020
Philippines reports first virus death outside China
The Philippines reported the first death on Sunday outside of China from a new coronavirus, deepening global fears about an…
China’s isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259
World
February 1, 2020
China’s isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259
China faced deepening isolation over its coronavirus epidemic on Saturday as the death toll soared to 259, with the United…
China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
World
January 31, 2020
China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
BEIJING (AP) — Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to…