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Egypt assigns hospital on northern coast city to quarantine China returnees
Health & Fitness
February 2, 2020
Egypt assigns hospital on northern coast city to quarantine China returnees
Egypt’s Matrouh Governorate announced it will assign the al-Negaila Central Hospital to quarantine returnees from China, as a precautionary measure…
US pressure on Iran to continue despite lifting sanctions on China’s COSCO unit, official says
Middle East
February 2, 2020
US pressure on Iran to continue despite lifting sanctions on China’s COSCO unit, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A decision by the United States to lift sanctions on one of two units of the Chinese…
Philippines reports first virus death outside China
World
February 2, 2020
Philippines reports first virus death outside China
The Philippines reported the first death on Sunday outside of China from a new coronavirus, deepening global fears about an…
China’s isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259
World
February 1, 2020
China’s isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259
China faced deepening isolation over its coronavirus epidemic on Saturday as the death toll soared to 259, with the United…
China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
World
January 31, 2020
China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
BEIJING (AP) — Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to…
Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide
World
January 31, 2020
Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide
CHICAGO/PARIS (Reuters) — Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global…
Egypt evacuates its citizens from Wuhan, EgyptAir suspends flights as coronavirus death toll climbs
Egypt
January 31, 2020
Egypt evacuates its citizens from Wuhan, EgyptAir suspends flights as coronavirus death toll climbs
Egypt has started evacuating Egyptians residing in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak that has…
WHO declares global virus emergency as death toll hits 213
World
January 31, 2020
WHO declares global virus emergency as death toll hits 213
The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported Friday the death toll had…
Egypt deploys ‘self-sterilizing’ ambulances to combat coronavirus at cost of LE5.5 million each
Egypt
January 30, 2020
Egypt deploys ‘self-sterilizing’ ambulances to combat coronavirus at cost of LE5.5 million each
Egypt’s Ministry of Health launched on Tuesday an ambulance service allocating 10 fully equipped vehicles for people with symptoms of…
Australia defends plan to create island quarantine camp
World
January 30, 2020
Australia defends plan to create island quarantine camp
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government on Thursday defended its plan to send citizens evacuated from the epicenter of China’s…