Wuhan, China | AFP | Pregnant, newly wed and now trapped at the Chinese epicentre of a global health crisis, Thai national Aphinya is among thousands of foreigners desperate to escape — and watching helplessly as the US and Japan fly their citizens home. Hundreds were flown to safety this week …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has revealed that as part of the measures to control the spread of the coronavirus they are equipping Entebbe and Naguru regional referral hospitals to handle any suspected cases if they arise. In a press statement, issued on Wednesday …
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📌 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE DEATHS 🇨🇳 China 81 CONFIRMED CASES 🇨🇳 China 2700 🇺🇸 US 5 🇦🇺Australia 5 🇫🇷 France 3 🇳🇵Nepal 1 🇯🇵 Japan 4 🇸🇬 Singapore 4 🇰🇷 South Korea 4 🇹🇼 Taiwan 5 🇹🇭 Thailand 8 🇻🇳 Vietnam 2 🇲🇾Malaysia 4 🇰🇭 Cambodia 1 Beijing, China | AFP …
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Wuhan, China | AFP | Chinese authorities rapidly expanded a mammoth quarantine effort aimed at containing a deadly contagion on Friday to 13 cities and a staggering 41 million people, as nervous residents were checked for fevers and the death toll climbed to 26. While the World Health Organization (WHO) held …
Read More »Health Ministry warns Ugandan traders about Coronavirus outbreak in China
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has warned Ugandans traveling to China to take precaution after the outbreak of coronavirus. Considering that there are many Ugandans traveling to China and Chinese coming here for various projects, the ministry of Health is taking nothing for granted after the …
Read More »What we know so far about the new China virus
Beijing, China | AFP | A new SARS-like virus has killed nine people in China, infected hundreds and reached as far as the United States, with fears mounting about its spread as hundreds of millions travel for Lunar New Year celebrations, which start Friday. Many countries have stepped up screening of …
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