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APD | Philippine authorities move to prevent 2019-nCOV; Foreign Affairs officials meet with Health authorities

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA, Jan. 27 (APD) – With 11 patients under close observation for the possibility of having acquired Novel Corona Virus, Health Secretary

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Macao tightens border entry policy after 6th novel coronavirus case

Staff members take passengers' body temperature at Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Cambodia confirms first case of novel coronavirus: health minister

He said the Chinese man, 60, was tested positive for the virus by the Pasteur Institute in Cambodia on Monday afternoon. "The patient is currently in a stable conditio

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Premier Li Keqiang inspects work to contain novel coronavirus in Wuhan

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on Monday to inspect and guide the efforts to prevent and control the novel coronavirus epi

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Chinese premier orders speeding up hospital construction to treat viral pneumonia patients

Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of a leading group of the CPC Cent

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Hubei suspends passport application to curb coronavirus outbreak

The exit and entry department in central China's Hubei Province has suspended the services for the application of ordinary passports and exit-entry permits and endorse

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Two children infected by novel coronavirus recovering, S China's Guangxi

Two children aged two and 10 who were infected by the novel coronavirus are recovering and in stable condition in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Th

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Fifth novel coronavirus-related pneumonia case in Taiwan confirmed

Taiwan confirmed a fifth case of the novel coronavirus-related pneumonia, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Monday. A woman in her 50s from Taiwan returned

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Chinese Premier inspects novel coronavirus control work in Wuhan

Entrusted by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Premier Li Keqiang on Monday arrived in Wuhan, central China's Hube

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Community efforts are the key to fight against Wuhan novel coronavirus

With a registered population of over nine million residents and five million migrants, Wuhan City, the center of the pneumonia outbreak is facing a tough challenge.Chinese health authorities said

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Coronavirus outbreak spoils Spring Festival feasts in China

When the novel coronavirus outbreak took hold in early January, Bao Shibing was preparing for her Spring Festival feast even as she helped her aging father recover from burn injuries in the Wu Cha

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Control, monitoring movement of people crucial to curb pneumonia outbreak: official

Chinese health authorities said on Monday that the control and monitoring of the flow of people is the top priority of the community-based efforts to prevent and contr

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Funds, supplies donation appeal for curbing pneumonia outbreak in China

The All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese has made a donation appeal for funds and supplies for helping curb the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Chin

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The psy-war attitude towards China in the coronavirus crisis must end

Medical workers cheer for each other in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, January. 24, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor

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Global tourism shares hit by China's ban on group tours

China's ban on outbound packaged tour travel took effect Monday in a bid to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.The announcement came Saturday, denting shares of companies that have benefited

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Experts confirm Wuhan seafood market was source of novel coronavirus

China Center for Disease Control reported on Sunday that 33 out of the 585 samples collected from the seafood market tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus which caused the pneumonia ou

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China allocates 300 mln yuan for coronavirus control in Wuhan

China's top economic planner has allocated a total of 300 million yuan (about 44 million U.S. dollars) to support Wuhan's battle against the novel coronavirus (2019-nC