Ten-fold increase in confirmed Coronavirus cases
Beijing/UNI: Health authorities in China’s Hubei province – the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic– reported on Thursday 14,840 new confirmed cases, almost 10 times the number reported a day earlier, and new deaths attributable to the contagion rose to 242, more than double on the day.
Novel coronavirus vaccine starts animal trials
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: A candidate vaccine targeting the novel coronavirus has been tested on animals, according to a report Monday on news portal yicai.com, citing sources with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
UN General Assembly president urges avoiding rumors about coronavirus, emphasizes solidarity
Addis Ababa/Xinhua: President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on Saturday urged avoiding listening to rumours and unofficial information on the novel coronavirus, while emphasizing solidarity and cooperation of different forms during such times.
Trump promises Xi to show restraint in reacting to coronavirus threat - Beijing
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump pledged in a Friday phone call with his Chinese counterpart that Washington would show restraint in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said.
Bangladesh:11 China returnees test negative for coronavirus
Dhaka/IBNS: Out of the 312 people evacuated from China's Wuhan area by Bangladesh government, 11 of them, who were having high body temperatures, tested negative for the deadly coronavirus.
Nepal govt likely to quarantine its evacuated citizens from China in Bhaktapur
Kathmandu/IBNS: The Nepal government on Wednesday said it might quarantine all those Nepali nationals who will be evacuated from coronavirus-hit Wuhan province of China to Nepal Electricity Authority Training Centre in Bhaktapur, media reports said.
China against panic, global overreaction to Coronavirus - Foreign Minister
Beijing/Sputnik: China understands the rational and necessary measures that some countries are taking to control the spread of the new type of coronavirus, but opposes overreaction and panic, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Chinese Foreign Ministry says new coronavirus infected 16 foreign nationals in China
Moscow/Sputnik: The new coronavirus has infected 16 foreign nationals in China, two of whom have already been discharged from hospitals while the remaining individuals continue treatment, Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying said on Monday.
Russia evacuates 2nd group of citizens from China via border points in Primorye: official
Vladivostok/Sputnik/UNI: Russia has begun evacuating a second group of its nationals by land over the Russia-China border in the far eastern region of Primorye, a representative of the regional government told Sputnik.
Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh halts visa-on-arrival for Chinese nationals
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid coronavirus outbreak in China, Bangladesh on Sunday suspended its visa-on-arrival services for Chinese nationals.
Wuhan/Islamabad/IBNS: As Indian government evacuated its nationals from Coronavirus-hit China's Wuhan region, Pakistani students slammed their government for not taking any initiative to rescue them from the city.
China penalises over 300 officials in Huanggang for poor fight against coronavirus
Moscow/Sputnik: The Huanggang city authorities in China's virus-hit Hubei province have penalized 337 officials for their poor efforts to contain the new coronavirus epidemic, the city's mayor, Qiu Lixin, said on Saturday.
Bangladesh suspends on arrival visa for Chinese nationals
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the visa on arrival for Chinese nationals has been suspended for one month following the outbreak of coronavirus.
Over 300Â Bangladeshi people return home from China
Dhaka/UNI: As many as 316 Bangladeshi returned home from the coronavirus epicentre Hubei province of China on Saturday.