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China c.bank to inject 1.2 trln yuan via reverse repos - traders
Monday's losses were the biggest since the 2015 market rout, though the composite index managed to pare some of the losses, helped by the central bank's decision to pump 1.2 trillion yuan (US$173 billion) into the economy. China's stock, currency and bond markets have all been closed since January 23. The total injection announced was 1.2 trillion yuan, the largest single-day addition of its kin... [Full Article...]
Thailand marks progress in treatment of Coronavirus using HIV drugs
Chinese medical personnel have already been using HIV and flu drugs to fight the virus, according to Reuters, but the Thai doctors think the key is to combine them. The virus is said to have been transmitted to humans from animals, particularly bats. Eight of them were discharged after treatment while 11 are continuing their treatment. [Full Article...]
China reports bird flu outbreak amid coronavirus epidemic
The outbreak comes as Chinese authorities work to contain the new coronavirus strain, which has killed more than 300 people. A Chinese city has killed almost 18,000 chickens following an outbreak of bird flu-which can in rare cases jump to humans-as the country struggles to contain the spread of a mysterious new coronavirus which has killed more than 300 people. [Full Article...]
The ninth case of coronavirus confirmed in U.S.
Neither patient has left their home since the husband returned. He has been self-isolating since he returned from a trip to Wuhan on January 24, officials say. This is the first case in the county and the first known case in the Bay Area . Health officials also ask that people stay home when they are sick and avoid contact with sick people. [Full Article...]
First Death Outside China as More Than 14,000 People Infected
Chinese media earlier claimed that the so-called Wuhan coronavirus , as of Saturday, has killed 304 people and infected over 14,000 on mainland China . The number of countries reporting infections rose to 24 after Britain, Russia and Sweden confirmed their first cases this weekend. California Sunday confirmed three new 2019-nCoV infection as of late Sunday afternoon, making these the ninth... [Full Article...]
68 influenza-associated pediatric deaths reported — CDC
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar also said Friday that foreign nationals who have traveled in China within the prior 14 days will be denied entry into the U.S. Based on the individual's travel history and physical symptoms, the health department and CDC felt the person could have the virus. Seven tested negative and three other samples are still pending, he said. [Full Article...]
Japan Isolates Wuhan Coronavirus, Will Share Findings with Researchers and Companies
The State Department has told Americans not to travel to China . The person who died in the Philippines was a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan , the World Health Organization said. They include an evacuee, a Chinese relative of a man who tested positive and a man who returned from Wuhan. Work is complete on one of two makeshift hospitals to help with overloaded hospitals in Wuhan, and ... [Full Article...]
Canadian evacuees from Wuhan to be quarantined in Trenton
According to the World Health Organization ( WHO ), however, corona viruses do not survive long on items such as packages and letters. He died on Saturday. That puts the province on top of a growing list of coronavirus cases outside of Hubei. Any person suspected of coronavirus infection initially undergoes a standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR), then if the test was positive, the novel co... [Full Article...]