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US, others impose restrictions as virus toll spikes further
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) on Thursday declared that the virus, which originated in city of Wuhan in Hubei Province some time in December, is a public health emergency of global concern. China has confidence and capability to win the war against the new coronavirus , said the country's foreign ministry spokeswoman in responding to WHO's decision to declare the virus outbreak in China... [Full Article...]
World Health Organization declares worldwide coronavirus emergency
Under the emergency, any United States citizens who traveled to China's Hubei province , where the virus had originated, would be subject to " up to 14 days of mandatory quarantine ", Azar said . "There is no travel ban", said Joel Szabat, the assistant secretary for transportation, in response to a question from a reporter. Solomon Islands took their travel restrictions a step further, anno... [Full Article...]
California man tests positive for coronavirus, 7th USA case
The San Francisco Bay Area has the nation's second largest Chinese American community behind NY, and its technology industry has deep ties to the country. But fortunately, Cody said, the man never became sick enough to require hospitalization, has had contact with few people and has been "self-isolating" at home since returning, leaving only to seek outpatient medical treatment on two occasions. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: Google temporarily shuts down China offices
While many of its popular services are blocked in mainland China, the United States search giant still maintains offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to support its global advertising business, among other functions. The largest single-day drop was recorded on the sixth day of the holiday period (January 30), with a 89.2 per cent year-on-year drop registered. Aggregate box office... [Full Article...]
MS officials monitoring coronavirus, preparing for possible cases
This effort has greatly curbed the presence of 2019-nCoV in the United States and barring some unexpected change or mutation in the virus, officials say it is unlikely the USA will experience any sort of significant outbreak related to this virus. [Full Article...]
London resident is fourth Canadian to contract coronavirus
As a result, a case that had previously believed to have been negative tested positive after additional tests. The man in his 50s travelled to Toronto from China last week and was Canada's first case of the virus. The couple were aboard China Southern Airlines Flight CZ311 on January 22, which landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport from Guangzhou. Dr. [Full Article...]
U.S. declares coronavirus public health emergency after imposing quarantines
The air force base is under strict surveillance 24/7. As of Thursday the province says three people have been tested for the disease, all with negative results. Despite those facts, false claims were circulating widely on social media that as many as 10,000 people had died from the virus. CDC Director Robert Redfield said "immediate risk to the American public remains low", despite this spread... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus outbreak: Air India's B747 plane to depart from Delhi airport
He also told to the media persons present at the airport that the national carrier once again comes to the rescue - this time to evacuate Indians from Wuhan, the site of the outbreak of coronavirus . Air India also participated extensively during national crises like Bhuj Earthquake, Jammu & Kashmir, Leh, Chennai, and Uttarakhand floods and during the tsunami at Andaman & Nicobar Islands. [Full Article...]