2019-nCoV in China Updates (29/1):
The number of confirmed cases increased by nearly 25 percent to 5,974 on Wednesday, up from 4,515 on Tuesday, according to China’s National Health Commission.
More than 130 people have died from the mysterious new coronavirus, according to official Chinese statistics, but the real number is likely much higher.
The police clashed on Tuesday with residents of a village in the coastal province of Fujian after it was revealed that the government planned to convert a factory into a quarantine site for patients with the dangerous coronavirus.
With demand for surgical masks on the rise in China, a drugstore in Beijing has been fined more than $400,000 by the government for charging customers roughly six times what the masks are being sold for online.
China’s Supreme People’s Court, the country’s highest judicial body, on Tuesday posted an essay on its social media accounts defending a group of Wuhan residents who shared information about the outbreak and were subsequently accused of “spreading rumors” by the city’s police force.
British Airways has indefinitely suspended all flights to and from China, the airline said on Wednesday, citing advice from Britain’s Foreign Office that cautioned against all nonessential travel to China.
Source : CNN, NYTimes #29Jan
The number of confirmed cases increased by nearly 25 percent to 5,974 on Wednesday, up from 4,515 on Tuesday, according to China’s National Health Commission.
More than 130 people have died from the mysterious new coronavirus, according to official Chinese statistics, but the real number is likely much higher.
The police clashed on Tuesday with residents of a village in the coastal province of Fujian after it was revealed that the government planned to convert a factory into a quarantine site for patients with the dangerous coronavirus.
With demand for surgical masks on the rise in China, a drugstore in Beijing has been fined more than $400,000 by the government for charging customers roughly six times what the masks are being sold for online.
China’s Supreme People’s Court, the country’s highest judicial body, on Tuesday posted an essay on its social media accounts defending a group of Wuhan residents who shared information about the outbreak and were subsequently accused of “spreading rumors” by the city’s police force.
British Airways has indefinitely suspended all flights to and from China, the airline said on Wednesday, citing advice from Britain’s Foreign Office that cautioned against all nonessential travel to China.
Source : CNN, NYTimes #29Jan
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First Case of Wuhan Pneumonia in Finland Confirmed
Finland confirmed its first confirmed case of the coronavirus-induced pneumonia. The patient is a 32-year-old Chinese tourist, who had reportedly left Wuhan for Finland five days ago.
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First Case of Wuhan Pneumonia in Finland Confirmed
Finland confirmed its first confirmed case of the coronavirus-induced pneumonia. The patient is a 32-year-old Chinese tourist, who had reportedly left Wuhan for Finland five days ago.
Source: https://bit.ly/2U8Hn0y
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Finland's first coronavirus case confirmed in Lapland
A Chinese tourist in Lapland has tested positive for novel coronavirus.