China
coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates
Another 73 people die as the death toll tops 600, with
more than 3,143 new infections reported from across China.
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The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak
in mainland China has
risen to 636, according to the country's National Health Commission.
The majority of new cases reported
are in Hubei and its provincial capital Wuhan.
Some 31,161 infections have been reported across China.
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The virus has killed two people outside mainland China,
one in Hong Kong and another in the Philippines, and at least 25 countries have
confirmed cases.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization,
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has asked for $675m to help countries address the
expected spread of the virus.
Here are the latest updates:
Friday, February 7
Ericsson
to skip mobile trade show
Swedish
telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson said it would skip a major trade
show because of the risk of spreading the virus.
"Due
to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus Ericsson has taken the decision to
withdraw from the industry event GSMA Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2020 as
the health and safety of employees and customers cannot be ensured," it said
in a statement.
Turkey halts all imports of livestock and animal fats from China
Turkey
has temporarily stopped imports of livestock and animal fats from China, Health
Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
Speaking
from the Turkish capital, Ankara, Koca said that none of the 61 Turks brought
back from China had been diagnosed with the virus, adding that all Chinese
nationals coming to Turkey for employment will be considered on leave for 14
days until the health ministry grants them permission to work.
First Canadians repatriated from Wuhan land
in Canada
A
plane bringing home the first Canadians from Wuhan has landed at a military
base in Canada, where the returnees will be quarantined.
The
government-chartered jetliner landed at Trenton air force base east of Toronto,
shortly after 6:30 am local time (11:30 GMT), after a stopover in Vancouver,
Canadian TV showed.
The
plane carried 176 passengers.
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Hong Kong unveils virus quarantine plans, up
to six month jail for dodgers
Hong
Kong will deploy an army of volunteers to bolster plans to forcibly quarantine
all arrivals from mainland China, warning that anyone caught breaching the new
rules faces up to six months prison.
In a major escalation of its battle against the new coronavirus, the international finance hub has said anyone arriving from the mainland from Saturday will have to undergo 14 days compulsory quarantine.
In a major escalation of its battle against the new coronavirus, the international finance hub has said anyone arriving from the mainland from Saturday will have to undergo 14 days compulsory quarantine.
Three more cases reported in Singapore
Singapore
reported three more coronavirus cases that the country's authorities have not
yet linked to previous infections or travel to China, prompting the city state
to raise its countrywide alert level.
The
new cases take Singapore's tally to 33, with the alert level raised to orange,
denoting the disease is severe and passes easily from person-to-person. Red
-the highest alert level - indicates it is spreading widely.
"As
there are now a few local cases without any links to previous cases or travel
history to China, we have stepped up our risk assessment," the ministry said
in a statement, advising businesses to cancel or defer non-essential events and
to be prepared for widespread community transmission.
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China
scientists identify pangolin as possible coronavirus host
The
deadly coronavirus outbreak in China could have spread from bats to humans
through the illegal traffic of pangolins, the world's only scaly mammals, which
are prized in Asia for food and medicine, Chinese researchers said.
The
pangolin is one of Asia's most trafficked mammals, although protected by
international law, because its meat is considered a delicacy in countries such
as China and its scales are used in traditional medicine, the World Wildlife
Fund says.
The
coronavirus outbreak is believed to have started in a market in the city of
Wuhan, in central Hubei province that also sold live wild animals [File:
Kham/Reuters]
15th
case confirmed in Malaysia
Another
case of coronavirus has been reported in Malaysia, bringing the total number of
patients infected to 15, according to the Ministry of Health.
The
59-year-old woman from Wuhan, arrived in Singapore on January 17, and entered
Malaysia on January 21. She showed symptoms on January 26, self medicated but
condition did not improve.
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China launches probe after whistleblower
doctor dies
China's
anti-graft watchdog announced an investigation after the death of a
whistleblowing doctor sparked anger over the government's handling of the
coronavirus emergency.
The discipline inspection commission said a team would go to Wuhan, where doctor Li Wenliang died, to "conduct a comprehensive investigation into issues involving Dr. Li Wenliang reported by the masses".
Li, 34, died early Friday, Wuhan Central Hospital said in a post on China's Twitter-like Weibo platform.
The discipline inspection commission said a team would go to Wuhan, where doctor Li Wenliang died, to "conduct a comprehensive investigation into issues involving Dr. Li Wenliang reported by the masses".
Li, 34, died early Friday, Wuhan Central Hospital said in a post on China's Twitter-like Weibo platform.
The death
of the ophthalmologist sparked an outpouring of grief and anger
China's Xi tells Trump no effort spared in
coronavirus fight
The
Chinese government has spared no effort in its fight to contain the coronavirus
outbreak, having taken the most comprehensive and stringent prevention and
containment measures, President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump.
In
its battle against the coronavirus, China is gradually achieving results, Xi
told his US counterpart on a phone call on Friday morning, according to state
television.
China
is fully confident and capable of defeating the epidemic, and the long-term
trend of the country's economic development will not change, Xi said.
Japan finds 41 more cases on cruise ship
Japan
on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that's been
quarantined in Yokohama harbour.
Before
Friday's 41 confirmed cases, 20 passengers who were found infected with the
virus were escorted off the Diamond Princess at Yokohama near Tokyo. About
3,700 people have been confined aboard the ship.
Two
docked cruise ships with thousands of passengers and crew members remained
under 14-day quarantines in Japan and Hong Kong.
Doctor who 'sounded alarm' over outbreak dies
of virus, report says
Global
Times, a tabloid run by the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily,
said Li Wenliang an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital and among the
first doctors to reportedly warn
about the coronavirus outbreak, died of the virus in Wuhan.
WHO
said it is "deeply saddened by the passing" of the doctor, adding
that everyone needs to "celebrate" the work he did on the virus.
UK says citizen infected with coronavirus outside China
The
third case testing positive to coronavirus in the UK was infected in an Asian
country other than China, authorities said, telling doctors to be vigilant to
those showing symptoms from a wider range of countries.
"Because
of that, it is probably now prudent to slightly widen the geographical area
where doctors in the UK and NHS know they should test people if they come with
the right symptoms," said England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty.
He
did not name the country from where the patient had returned. He said a wider
list of countries would be released shortly from which people who developed
symptoms should self-isolate if they showed any of the coronavirus symptoms.
WHO says too early to say coronavirus peaking
in China
The
health agency said it was too early to say that China's coronavirus outbreak
was peaking, but noted that Wednesday was the first day that the overall number
of new cases in the Asian country had dropped.
WHO
official Mike Ryan said there had been a constant increase in cases in Hubei
province but that that increase had not been seen in other regions.
Executive
Director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) emergencies programme, Mike
Ryan, speaks at a news conference on the novel coronavirus in Geneva [Denis
Balibouse/Reuters]
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