2019-nCoV in China Updates (3/2):
- The death toll from the coronavirus has now exceeded that of the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2002 and 2003 in mainland China. But nationwide, the number of people who have recovered has risen in recent days, suggesting that the fatality rate of the virus is relatively low.
- The local government at Wenzhou has announced that the city will enter into lockdown in order to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus starting at midnight 2/2. The city 800 km away from Wuhan has 265 confirmed cases of the virus, the second-highest in the country.
- The Chinese government on Monday declined to comment on the delay of the second US evacuation flight to the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, after slamming Washington’s response to the epidemic as an overreaction that fanned global hysteria.
- First major Chinese airline suspends flights between mainland China and the US
- A spokeswoman for China's Foreign Ministry castigated the United States for its response to the coronavirus outbreak, accusing Washington of responding inappropriately and feeding mass hysteria.
- The Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) plummeted 7.7% and the Shenzhen Component Index fell nearly 8.5% on their first day of trading after an extended Lunar New Year holiday. They had been closed since January 24.
Source: CNN, NYTimes
#dailyupdate #3Feb
- The death toll from the coronavirus has now exceeded that of the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2002 and 2003 in mainland China. But nationwide, the number of people who have recovered has risen in recent days, suggesting that the fatality rate of the virus is relatively low.
- The local government at Wenzhou has announced that the city will enter into lockdown in order to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus starting at midnight 2/2. The city 800 km away from Wuhan has 265 confirmed cases of the virus, the second-highest in the country.
- The Chinese government on Monday declined to comment on the delay of the second US evacuation flight to the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, after slamming Washington’s response to the epidemic as an overreaction that fanned global hysteria.
- First major Chinese airline suspends flights between mainland China and the US
- A spokeswoman for China's Foreign Ministry castigated the United States for its response to the coronavirus outbreak, accusing Washington of responding inappropriately and feeding mass hysteria.
- The Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) plummeted 7.7% and the Shenzhen Component Index fell nearly 8.5% on their first day of trading after an extended Lunar New Year holiday. They had been closed since January 24.
Source: CNN, NYTimes
#dailyupdate #3Feb