A shortage of vegetables is observed in Vladivostok after the closure of the border with China
China says it needs "urgent" protective masks as Corona virus spreads
3 week agoCitizens queueing up for mask in shopping mall. Few hundreds waiting for mere 54 boxes of masks. #2019CoV
Sixty-eight medical teams totaling over 8,310 members have been sent to central China's Hubei Province as of Sunday to aid novel coronavirus control, according to local authorities
3 week agoHong Kong medical workers hand out white ribbons while on strike. They're demanding the government reject all travelers from mainland China to stem the spread of the coronavirus
Chinese city of Chongqing reports 1 new death from coronavirus, raising overall death toll to 361. Others in serious and critical condition
PMO says Ottawa has chartered a plane that will fly to China to bring Canadian citizens home. Once in Canada, they will be screened at CFB Trenton, Ont. Timing of flight not yet determined.
Coronavirus: 9th US case of virus from China confirmed California. The case was the second found in Santa Clara County
Hubei: 2103 new cases of pneumonia caused by new coronavirus, 56 new deaths in the province
Brazil's foreign office has just announced it will be arranging a plane to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, China, after plea from citizens stuck there
French health minister: 36 people on the evacuation flight had symptoms of coronavirus; 16 were transferred for return to their home country, 20 others remain on the tarmac to wait for test results
Global Affairs Canada says the number of Canadians seeking 'departure assistance' from China's Hubei Province has risen to 325 from about 200. Department chartering a plane to bring Canadians home from coronavirus epicentre. GAC says spaces not guaranteed
3 week agoHeavy military deployment at Wuhan airport
20 French citizens evacuated from China have symptoms of coronavirus, according to AFP
3 week ago8 Russian military Il-76 arrived in Wuhan to help fight nCov and evacuate Russian citizens
The Russian Railways Authority stops passenger traffic to China from midnight due to the spread of Coronavirus
3 week agoLast round of #WuhanVirus update - As of now, a total of 14490 cases have been confirmed across China, and the number of suspected case is at 19544. The number of those recovered is at 336 and the death toll is at 304. The number is likely to keep increasing in the morning
3 week agoPervasive social media platforms & the ability to spread false information on them has added a layer of complexity to managing the 2019nCoV outbreak, @WHO says. This problem was coming into focus during the West African Ebola outbreak but is next level now
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Chengdu, SW China's Sichuan Province on Monday
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 17km SE of Zhaozhen, China
US National Security Adviser: The United States offered China help to tackle the Coronavirus
China special task force on virus epidemic control to hold press briefing Mon, Feb 3, 10a Beijing (Sun, Feb 2, 9p ET) to address status of key medical supplies. Economic planner NDRC, Ministries of IT, Transport, Commerce, market regulation and health authorities to be there
US troops in South Korea are facing quarantine over the Wuhan coronavirus
3 week agoIn Inner Mongolia, there is another 40-year-old male patient who was confirmed to have contracted the virus even though he never left his city, never got close to anyone being feverish, never went to any agricultural trading market and never been around wild animals
Train services at Hong Kong's Lo Wu MTR station suspended after suspicious object found on platform
3 week agoIn Shenzhen, there have been 3 cases of community infection. All three patients, two women and one delivery guy, didn't leave Shenzhen 14 days before they contracted the virus and they also didn't have contact with anyone confirmed to have contracted the virus
3 week agoThe Mayor of Kunming City in Yunnan province asked all civil servants not to use KN95 medical grade masks, because professional gears should be used by frontline medical staff
Emergency situation declared in 2 districts bordering China in Primorsky Krai of Russia
Iraqi Ministry of Interior: Foreign arrivals from China banned due to new Coronavirus outbreak
Two German evacuees from Wuhan (who flew on Germany's evacuation plane) have tested positive for coronavirus
Philippines has announced a temporary ban on visitors from China
A 68-year-old confirmed patient in critical condition in Hong Kong
A confirmed patient who had previously lived in Whampoa Garden, and her mother's preliminary test was also positive
WHO: Most countries will be ready to detect this virus within a week
WHO: We follow on a daily basis the developments with the Coronavirus
3 week agoDrones have been used in Jinfeng district of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to spray sanitizer during prevention efforts against the novelcoronavirus on Sun. Another group of drones were used to broadcast prevention knowledge.(Courtesy of Yang Dongdong)
Indonesia temporarily suspends all flights to and from China from next Wednesday
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has told Sky News a french flight carrying UK nationals will travel from China to Europe today and the Britons on that flight will join 83 others at a hospital on the Wirral who are being kept in quarantine for 14 days amid the coronavirus outbreak
Czech PM Andrej Babis refuses to provide humanitarian aid for China for the coronavirus epidemic, saying medical equipment is needed home
Oman public authority for civil aviation suspends flights between Oman and China starting Sunday - Civil Aviation
Saudi Foreign Minister: 10 students arrive in Saudi Arabia after being evacuated from Wuhan, China
3 week agoWenzhou was blocked. It became the second Infected area after #WuhanCoronovirus outbroke
Philippines reports first coronarovirus 2019_nCov death outside China
3 week agoDelhi: 323 Indian nationals and 7 Maldives nationals who arrived in Delhi by the second Air India special flight from Wuhan, China today, being taken to quarantine centres set up by Indian Army and ITBP
American tourist in Vietnam diagnosed with coronavirus after transit through Wuhan Airport on January 15
China authorities tighten restrictions further. Port city Wenzhou orders residents from Feb 1 24:00 to Feb 8 24:00, each family should assign only one member to leave house to buy goods every two days. Exempt: patients for hospital, special epidemic control, essential workers
China's official coronavirus figures: dead 304; infected 13,831; suspected of infection 17,988; recovered 324
The number of cases in Huanggang has risen to 1,002 (up by 276 from yesterday). Huanggang announced earlier today that people will be banned from leaving their home, except for 1 person per family to get basic needs every other day
Number of people in serious/critical condition in Hubei province rises to 1,562, up from 1,294 yesterday
Hubei reports 1,921 new coronavirus cases and 45 new deaths, raising death toll to 304
China reports outbreak of deadly bird flu among chickens in Hunan province, close to coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan. The outbreak occurred in a farm in the Shuangqing district of Shaoyang city. The farm has 7,850 chickens, and 4,500 of the chickens have died from the contagion.
A @UMassBoston community member who recently returned from traveling abroad has tested positive for coronavirus. UMB is working closely with Mass. Public Health and Boston Public Health to ensure all guidelines and protocols are diligently followed
