Ontario officials say there is a "presumptive positive" test result for the coronavirus in Toronto. A man in his 50s had travelled to Wuhan, China and felt ill on his return to Canada. He is in stable condition in Sunnybrook hospital
7 Chinese citizens from hotel in Moscow were hospitalized with the flu symptoms as precaution measure
3 week agoIt was a canister thrown outside Langham Place in Mong Kok when an object was thrown from a heckling crowd at police. A rally was called there to commemorate the "Fishball Movement" in the same night in 2016
3 week agoHKU has suspended classes
3 week agoLangham Place protest: 2 people have been arrested, this young woman & a young man further down the street at the corner of Argyle & Portland in Mong Kok
3 week agoOn the 1st day of New Year some people are protesting outside of Langham Place in Mong Kok, raising the #LiberateHongKong #RevolutionOfOurTimes flag. This appears too much for the swarms of riot police, who have arrested 2
The city of Nanjing in China requires everyone to wear a mask in public else will be prosecuted
Israeli citizen collapsed and was hospitalized with high fever in Tel HaShomer - Shiba hospital after returning from a trip in China, Israeli MOH says that he's being checked for the #WuhanCoronavirus as he developed fever only after arriving back to Israel
3 week agoHubei province has also closed down all 72 train stations across the province, and authorities have also rolled out temperature measuring mechanisms at 387 train stations across China
3 week agoPhotos and conversation showing，Qingpu district is under quarantine. and fear that Shanghai might be lockdowned due to outbreak of coronoavirus soon
3 week agoElina Chow, former Liberal Party leader, criticised Lam for not closing the border. “Has she forgotten the huge mistake in 2003 in Amoy Garden? Didn’t she see the scale and speed of outbreak in mainland? Didn’t she hear from the experts? Come on! For once, LISTEN!”
3 week agoApart from Hubei province, Sichuan province has announced that restaurants or individuals are prohibited from organizing any type of gatherings, and those who had made similar plans should cancel their reservation, according to the provincial government
To be official: Party chief of Wuhan is sacked. Chen Yixin, secretary general of CCP Commission of Politics and Law, is appointed the new party secretary of the city
President Xi warns virus is 'accelerating', country facing 'grave situation': state media
On and off line travel agencies across China halt sales of "flight tickets plus hotel" packages IMMEDIATELY. Groups travelling overseas before Jan 27 can still go ahead if safety is guaranteed. No more overseas tours after Jan 27
3 week agoXinhua Hospital says 62-years-old ENT specialist, Dr. Liang Wudong, who is suspected to have died from the coronavirus Saturday, retired in March 2019
Beijing to stop all inter-province shuttle buses from January 26 amid the coronavirus outbreak, local authorities said
The country is facing a "grave situation" where the coronavirus is "accelerating its spread," Xi told the meeting, which took place on the Lunar New Year public holiday
Communist Part of China's politburo held a meeting on the coronavirus outbreak, with President Xi Jinping presiding, according to Chinese state tv
The U.S. is planning an evacuation of its diplomats and citizens out of Wuhan. The flight leaves tomorrow, and can carry about 230 people back to the U.S. The operation was approved by China's Foreign Ministry
Wuhan began construction of a second special hospital to house Wuhan pneumonia patients, with a design of 1,300 beds, which is expected to be completed within half a month.
3 week agoHongKong halts flights and high-speed trains from Wuhan. Health declarations will be expanded to all ports. If visitors are dishonest, they may be fined or face imprisonment, Chief Exec. Carrie Lam says
China's Sanya city says all tourist sites in the city shut down to prevent spread of virus outbreak
Hong Kong raises alert to emergency level due to coronavirus - RTHK
At least 30 hospitals in Hubei province are in urgent need of personal protective equipment, according to local media. They are asking for donations
3 week agoOn Jan. 25, the first day of the Lunar New Year, medical professionals from Shanghai and Guangdong arrived early in the morning to assist in Wuhan's virus control efforts
The Chinese man diagnosed with Coronavirus in a Melbourne hospital did NOT go to the markets in Wuhan where it is thought to have originated. He's a second generation case and it's unclear how he got it. @abcnews
First confirmed case of new coronavirus in Australia is being isolated in Melbourne Hospital
#CoronavirusOutbreak in China: - 1297 confirmed cases, including 10 in HK, Macao and Taiwan - 41 deaths - 38 cured
China virus death toll jumps to 41, according to government
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 63km NW of Gyamotang, China
Chinese coronavirus: a third infected patient, "close relative of one of the cases" detected in Paris
China's Hubei province has reported an additional 15 deaths linked to the coronavirus outbreak that's already killed 25 people in China and infected more than 850 around the world
Riot police took away a man outside Wong Tai Sin Temple. A man was taken away by police officers outside Wong Tai Sin Temple
CDC recommends travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Hubei Province, China, including Wuhan
Chinese coronavirus: Agnès Buzyn announces that two cases have been detected in France
Yichang, a city of 4 million, is being upgraded from a partial lockdown to a full lockdown
3 week agoFreshman Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asks Trump administration if restrictions should be put in place for people traveling from China to United States
Three new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Hong Kong
3 week agoChina Army's medical teams are ferried to Wuhan from multiple locations to help local hospitals
3 week ago150 medical personnel from the PLA Second Military Medical University boarded an Air Force transport aircraft on #LunarNewYear Eve heading toward Wuhan to help control the #WuhanCoronavirus
China's communist party "constructed a 21st century surveillance state with unprecedented abilities to censor speech and infringe upon human rights. George Orwell would be proud" per @EsperDoD, noting Beijing exporting the technology around the world
Esper: We have accused Chinese companies of espionage
Esper: Our new strategy focuses on Russia and China
More than 1,200 people with fever have gone to hospitals in Xiaogan, a city near Wuhan, according to a local newspaper
A 32-year Nepali student who returned from China has been diagnosed with coronavirus in Nepal, health officials confirmed. #coronavirus
Hong Kong police arrest four for 'supporting role' in alleged plot to build remote-controlled bomb
Chinese state TV says the government will take 'stricter and more targeted measures' because "the spread of the virus has not been cut off"
Fifth case of new coronavirus found in Thailand
3 week agoMeanwhile the China Education and Research Network CERNET that connects research facilities and universities has adopted an apparent internet curfew cycle in Wuhan. Connectivity falls between 12 am and 6 am daily from 22 January onward for unknown reasons and with no reports
One of the infected woman lives in Hankou and visited hospital in Wuhan, two medical sources said. She actually arrived in HK since Jan 19 already and only hospitalised on Jan 23. Unclear where she stayed
