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Coronavirus-hit Hubei province discovers new diagnostic method as infected numbers rise
In related news, former mayor of Shanghai Ying Yong has replaced Jiang Chaoliang as party chief of Hubei province. Health officials in Hubei province said 242 people had died from the flu-like virus on Wednesday, the fastest rise in the daily count since the pathogen was identified in December, and taking the total number of deaths to more than 1,350. [Full Article...]
Japan’s Health Minister confirms its first coronavirus death
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The victim was a woman in her 80s living in Kanagawa prefecture, which borders on Tokyo, Kato told a news conference. He did not give further details. They will complete their quarantine onshore. At least 1,355 people have now died nationwide due to the virus. The ship now has 218 people infected with the virus out of 713 tested since it entered Yokohama Port on February 3, the largest cluster o... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: 'Way too early' to predict end of outbreak, World Health Organization says
The head of the WHO's emergency programme, Mike Ryan, also said the stabilisation of new case numbers in China was reassuring, as was the apparently less aggressive and less accelerated behaviour of the virus outside of Hubei province. There are now 4,966 medical workers in the seven makeshift hospitals. He praised the measures being taken in China, which he said were "slowing the spread to the re... [Full Article...]
Over 300 officials join search for missing 6-year-old
Authorities have blocked off access to the Churchill Heights neighborhood to anyone who doesn't live in the area while they continue their search. Faye took her normal bus home after school Monday afternoon but went missing while playing outside of her Cayce home at around 3:45 p.m. [Full Article...]
Trump Urges Senate to Reject Curb on His Iran War Powers
Eight Republicans joined Democrats in voting in favor of it, signaling the measure could pass with bipartisan support. "If my hands were tied, Iran would have a field day ", he said . Bush doubled down with a "surge" of troops to that country, deepening and lengthening USA involvement in combat there. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat who co-sponsored the legislation, said in a House floor spe... [Full Article...]
Javid quits as Chancellor over row with Johnson
Reports suggest Mr Javid , who had been on course to keep his job after being summoned to Number 10 , resigned after being asked to sack all his special advisers. Mr Javid said that "no self-respecting minister" could accept the condition being imposed. Viraj Patel, an FX and global macro strategist at Arkera, predicted it may not significantly impact preparations for the budget or rattle in... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus prankster faces five-years' jail for Moscow metro stunt
One man caused panic on the Moscow metro on February 2 when he collapsed on the floor of a metro auto and faked a seizure, prompting police to later detain him. They have also been located, and have been placed under travel restrictions. Ever since the novel coronavirus outbreak, officially named as Covid-19, hit the headlines, social media platforms have been flooded with several videos, inform... [Full Article...]
See inside Mike Bloomberg's new Brooklyn campaign office
A new audio leak of an allegedly-racist speech from 2015 will only make that challenge more hard for Michael Bloomberg . No amount of cringe-inducing pandering will be able to undo this mess. A recording of Bloomberg's comments in 2015 to almost 400 people in Aspen, Colo., have been posted online for five years, but began circulating widely this week on social media. [Full Article...]