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China's coronavirus-stricken province races to tackle shortage of protective gear

Workers make face masks at the workshop of a company in Changyuan, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Hao Yuan/Xinhua)By 3:00 p.m. Monday, Hubei h

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China opens mental health hotline to relieve viral outbreak stress

A hotline has opened in China to help people relieve mental stress over the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak. Students, teachers and members of the public can call i

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China fast-tracks novel coronavirus vaccine development

Members of the medical team of the Second Military Medical University work at Hankou Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Dong Yu

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Commentary: China's strength in anti-virus battle comes from the people

China is mobilizing a nationwide response to prevent and control the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. Measures are rapid, strong and effective, all because they enjoy wide support from the pe

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Coronavirus outbreak set to hit iPhone production

Apple had ordered 15 million units of a new cut-price iPhone which it expected to unveil in March, but there may be delay.

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APD | Health Secretary Duque assures public: No confirmed 2019-nCOV case in the Philippines

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – “There are still no confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) in the country,” thus said Health Secretary Francisco T. Du

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APD | India: Over 400 people under observation for Coronavirus

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanNew Delhi, January 28, 2020According to recent reports, more than 400 people are currently under observation on suspicion of having caught

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Wuhan to provide over 10,000 hospital beds for viral pneumonia patients: official

Wuhan, at the center of a viral pneumonia outbreak, will soon have 10,000 hospital beds reserved for infected patients as Chinese authorities take all means necessary

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Measures tightened against novel coronavirus amid worldwide support

Multiple countries and international organizations have expressed support for China in its fight against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) while measures are stepped up to prevent the spread of the

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East China's Anhui sends medical team to Wuhan amid virus outbreak

A medical team of 187 from east China's Anhui Province left for Wuhan on Monday night to aid the novel coronavirus control efforts there, according to the Health Commi

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Chinese authorities call on citizens to postpone overseas trips

In consideration of the current novel coronavirus outbreak, Chinese citizens are recommended to avoid recent overseas trips to guarantee the health and safety of both C

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U.S. stocks end sharply lower on virus fears, Dow sinks 1.6%

A traveler wearing a mask arrives on a direct flight from China, after a spokesman from the U.S. Centers for the CDC said a traveler from China had been the first person in the United States to b

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WHO chief confident in China's ability to handle the epidemic

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is confident in China's handling of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The Director-Generalsaid on Monday WHO is fully

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APD | Visa Upon Arrival scheme suspended temporarily

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente today announced the temporary suspension of the Visa Upon Arrival (VUA) facility after concer

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Chinese researchers select 30 drug candidates to fight novel coronavirus

A medical worker gives a patient medical treatment in the ICU (intensive care unit) in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, J

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China sends 6,000 medics to Hubei in virus fight: official

Wu Lingling, a nurse from Central Hospital of Shanghai Fengxian District says goodbye to her husband Zhao Kun before leaving for Wuhan at Shanghai South Railway Station

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Richard Hatchett on coronavirus: Cooperation, transparency vital

04:10 Seventeen years ago, there was the severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus, SARS. Then Ebola, which is apparently much more devastating than what we have right now,