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Coronavirus Cases Rise Again in China’s Hubei; Japan, Singapore on Brink of Recession

David Stanway 17/02/2020

Across mainland China, officials said the total number of cases rose by...

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China’s Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Rise As It Struggles to Slow Spread

Winni Zhou and Kevin Yao 15/02/2020

A total of 1,123 people in Wuhan have now...

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Coronavirus: China Death Toll Rises, Exceeds SARS Outbreak

The coronavirus has infected 17,200. The number of confirmed...

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Philippines Reports First Coronavirus Death Outside China

Ryan Woo and Enrico Dela Cruz 02/02/2020

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China had reached 304 as of the...

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Coronavirus in India: Second Case Reported in Kerala

The first novel coronavirus case was also reported from...

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China Virus Toll Rises to 170 As Countries Isolate Citizens to Stop Global Spread

Reuters 30/01/2020

Infections have been reported in at least 15 other...

A child wears mask to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Train Station, in Hong Kong

Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 41, More Than 1,300 Infected Worldwide

Judy Hua and Se Young Lee 25/01/2020

The virus has also been detected in Thailand, Vietnam,...