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Egypt among first countries to implement plan to counter spread of new coronavirus: official
Egypt
January 24, 2020
Egypt among first countries to implement plan to counter spread of new coronavirus: official
Egypt is one of the first countries to prepare a comprehensive strategy to fight back against the spread of a…
China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs
World
January 24, 2020
China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs
Chinese authorities rapidly expanded a mammoth quarantine effort aimed at containing a deadly contagion on Friday to 13 cities and…
Egypt starts screening travellers from China for new coronavirus
Egypt
January 23, 2020
Egypt starts screening travellers from China for new coronavirus
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Cairo airport started screening passengers arriving from China for signs of the new coronavirus outbreak, airport…
China locks down city at center of virus outbreak
World
January 23, 2020
China locks down city at center of virus outbreak
China banned trains and planes from leaving a major city at the center of a virus outbreak on Thursday, seeking…
China warns virus could mutate, spread as death toll rises
World
January 22, 2020
China warns virus could mutate, spread as death toll rises
A new virus that has killed nine people, infected hundreds and already reached the United States could mutate and spread,…
Countries around world gear up response to new coronavirus
World
January 21, 2020
Countries around world gear up response to new coronavirus
BEIJING (AP) — Countries in Asia and elsewhere have begun body temperature checks at airports, railway stations and along highways…
SARS-like virus spreads in China, reaches third Asian country
World
January 20, 2020
SARS-like virus spreads in China, reaches third Asian country
A mysterious SARS-like virus has killed a third person, spread around China and reached a third Asian country, authorities said…
Experts warn over scale of China virus as US airports start screening
World
January 19, 2020
Experts warn over scale of China virus as US airports start screening
The true scale of the outbreak of a mysterious SARS-like virus in China is likely far bigger than officially reported,…
Second person dies from SARS-linked virus in China
World
January 17, 2020
Second person dies from SARS-linked virus in China
A second person has died in China from a mysterious SARS-linked virus that has stricken dozens and appeared in two…
China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak
World
January 9, 2020
China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak
China believes a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that struck 59 people is caused by a new strain of virus from the…