France Confirms First Coronavirus Death Beyond Asia
Patient “deteriorated rapidly” after several days in a critical condition. Six people with the virus remain in hospital in France.
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China Demands Resumption of Air Travel as Coronavirus Epidemic Rages
Chinese state media on Wednesday demanded foreign carriers resume air travel even though the coronavirus epidemic is still raging.
Xi Jinping Appoints Top Loyalist to Head Communist Party in Coronavirus Province
The Communist Party of China appointed Ying Yong, the mayor of Shanghai, the new head of the Party in Hubei province on Thursday, as well as replacing the Party leader in Hubei’s capital, Wuhan, the epicenter of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Chinese Professor Under ‘Close Surveillance’ After Blaming Spread of Coronavirus on Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party placed renowned professor under “close surveillance” after publishing an article criticizing the Communist Party and its leader Xi Jinping over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, The South China Morning Post reported Thursday.
Chinese Communist Party Purge Begins over Coronavirus
Beijing has begun sacking local officials in Hubei province over the coronavirus outbreak, including two Communist Party officials who left a teenager with cerebral palsy without care for six days while his family was placed in quarantine. The teenager died as a result of this neglect.
Number of Coronavirus Cases Passes 20,000 with 427 Fatalities Reported
Chinese officials announced the total number of people infected by the Wuhan coronavirus now exceeds 20,000, with 427 fatalities reported worldwide. Officials reported 64 new deaths in China on Tuesday, making it the deadliest day of the epidemic so far.
Get Out of China… If You Can! UK Foreign Office Tells All Brits to Leave China as Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 425
The UK Foreign Office has issued a warning to all British citizens currently within China to leave the communist nation, as the official death toll of the deadly coronavirus has reached 425, with an additional 20,000 estimated cases.
China Scolds U.S. for ‘Creating, Spreading Fear’ over Coronavirus Outbreak
China accused the United States on Monday of spreading “panic” in its response to the deadly coronavirus, lamenting it has taken actions that “create and spread fear” instead of offering significant assistance.
Italy Declares State of Emergency Over Wuhan Coronavirus
The Italian Council of Ministers has declared a state of emergency due to the risk to public health posed by the spread of the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China.
TRAVEL BAN: Australia Shuts Down Travel from Coronavirus-hit China
(AFP) — The Australian government on Saturday said it would bar non-citizens arriving from mainland China from entering the country under new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus epidemic.
Watch: Chinese Man with Fever Coughs at Hospital Staff After They Run Out of Medicine
A man suffering from fever in Hubei, the Chinese province where the current coronavirus outbreak began, was filmed coughing at medical workers after he failed to receive the medicine he was prescribed.
China Accused of Secretly Cremating Coronavirus Victims to Conceal Fatalities
A Hong Kong-based news outlet called Initium Media alleged on Wednesday that the Chinese Communist government is secretly cremating victims of the Wuhan coronavirus to keep the death toll down.
Chief Medical Officer Confirms Wuhan Coronavirus Has Spread to UK
England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, has confirmed that the Wuhan coronavirus has spread to Britain, with two people from the same family infected.
World Health Organization Praises China’s Poor Response to Virus Outbreak
World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday and expressed confidence in the measures China has taken to control the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus.
French Govt Discusses Evacuation of Citizens from Virus-stricken Wuhan
PARIS (AP) – The French government was meeting Sunday to decide whether to repatriate some 800 French citizens who are living in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of a deadly virus.
