China virus

Qianjiang has reported 197 cases and is stepping up efforts to ensure its infected people are confined and treated

Worsening outbreaks in Iran and Italy, along with China and South Korea, are raising the risk of a pandemic

The government must bring those students back who have been discharged from Chinese hospitals

The death toll in China from the coronavirus epidemic rises to 2,236

The latest figures bring the total number of cases in China to over 74,000 and the total death toll to 2,004

Travel bans to prevent the spread of the disease have choked key elements of Xi’s signature Belt and Road Initiative

Photos of the handwritten sign saying “lavatory for crew members only” went viral in South Korea this week

The WHO says it is too early to try to predict the beginning, the middle or the end of the epidemic

Another cruise ship which spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries finally docks in Cambodia

The Civil Aviation Administration will continue to lobby authorities to subsidise airlines hurt by travel curbs

Xi tells local officials that some of the actions taken to contain the virus are harming the economy

The Chinese president donned a face mask and had his temperature checked while visiting medical workers and patients

Senate expresses solidarity with China over coronavirus outbreak

Li Wenliang died in the morning at the hospital where he worked and first raised the alarm about the new coronavirus

Rice and pasta have also become a popular target for panic buying

The total number of coronavirus patients in Japan is now 45

Hundreds of foreigners have been evacuated from Wuhan and placed in quarantine centres around the world

Thousands of people have been stranded on a Japanese cruise ship after one passenger tested positive for the virus

The hospital is designed to have 1,000 beds for patients with confirmed infections to ease a shortage of beds in Wuhan

The virus has spread to more than 24 countries since it was detected late last year in the Chinese city of Wuhan

The coronavirus has now killed 170 nationwide while the number of confirmed new cases has also grown steadily to 7,711

The US Embassy in Beijing also confirms a chartered plane will pick up its consular staff on Wednesday

Overseas ministry informs body National Emigrants Policy finalised, will be presented before cabinet in next meeting

Chinese envoy Lijian Zhao says Huoshenshan hospital will be completed within 9 days to treat coronavirus patients

A WHO panel of 16 independent experts twice last week had declined to declare a global emergency over the outbreak

Though cases of the virus have been confirmed in other countries, no fatalities have been reported outside China

Unlike previous cases, the fifth patient is a Pakistani national

Many exotic species are still widely consumed in China or other Asian countries where they are considered a delicacy

Health officials fear the transmission rate will accelerate as Chinese people travel during Lunar New Year holiday

Death toll reaches nine while more than 400 people have now been infected in 13 provinces and municipalities

The World Health Organisation has called a meeting tomorrow to consider declaring an international health emergency

South Korea has reported its first case - a 35-year-old woman who flew in from Wuhan province