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‘Like I’m trapped’: Africans in China lockdown see no escape
World
January 28, 2020
‘Like I’m trapped’: Africans in China lockdown see no escape
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The normally bustling supermarket in Wuhan was deserted, looking more foreign than ever. Khamis Hassan Bakari walked…
Experts say China virus outbreak will last months at least
World
January 28, 2020
Experts say China virus outbreak will last months at least
The deadly new coronavirus that has broken out in China, 2019-nCoV, will afflict a minimum of tens of thousands of…
Egypt’s Health Ministry issues “health monitoring cards” to arrivals from China
Egypt
January 28, 2020
Egypt’s Health Ministry issues “health monitoring cards” to arrivals from China
Egypt’s Ministry of Health has started issuing “health monitoring cards” to travelers arriving from China at the Cairo International Airport, the…
China curbs travel abroad as virus toll tops 100
World
January 28, 2020
China curbs travel abroad as virus toll tops 100
China on Tuesday urged its citizens to postpone travel abroad as it expanded unprecedented efforts to contain a viral outbreak…
Egypt cancels Chinese flights amid coronavirus outbreak
Egypt
January 27, 2020
Egypt cancels Chinese flights amid coronavirus outbreak
An official statement published by the Association of Egyptian Travel Agencies announced that Egypt has suspended all flights from or…
Global concerns grow as China virus spreads
World
January 27, 2020
Global concerns grow as China virus spreads
The rapid spread of a deadly virus in China caused growing global alarm on Monday, with Germany advising citizens to…
China’s animal trade to spawn more viral outbreaks: experts
World
January 26, 2020
China’s animal trade to spawn more viral outbreaks: experts
The animal-borne SARS virus 17 years ago was supposed to be a wake-up call about consuming wildlife as food, but…
Virus anxieties cast shadow over Year of the Rat festivities
World
January 25, 2020
Virus anxieties cast shadow over Year of the Rat festivities
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Chinese communities in Australia and New Zealand were among the first to greet the Year of the…
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
World
January 25, 2020
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
A SARS-like virus that has claimed 41 lives since emerging in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan has…
Yemen’s frontline port struggles to fight deadly fever
Middle East
January 24, 2020
Yemen’s frontline port struggles to fight deadly fever
HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) — In the grounds of a bombed-out building in the port that has become the main front…