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More coronavirus cases 'highly likely' in UK as London confirms first case
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 13 (ANI): More cases of the new strain of coronavirus are highly likely to be reported in the United Kingdom, country's health officials have warned, as they confirmed the ninth case of the deadly virus, involving a woman who flew into the country from China -- the epicentre
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British 'superspreader' may have passed coronavirus to 11 people in 3 Euro
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 11 (ANI): A British businessman may have unwittingly spread the new strain of coronavirus to at least 11 people in three European countries in the course of his travels, as per public Health Authorities and accounts in British media.
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Nepal donates 100,000 masks to China amid coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 8 (ANI): Nepal has donated 100,000 protective masks to China, which is battling against the new strain of coronavirus that has claimed the lives of 722 people in that country alone, Nepali Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced.
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American citizen dies of coronavirus in Wuhan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 8 (ANI): A 60-year-old Amerian citizen has died from the new strain of coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, officials at the US embassy in Beijing said on Saturday.
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No Indian on ship quarantined off Japan coast tested positive for nCoV: Ja
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Several Indians are onboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined off the Japanese coast, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday, adding that none of them have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus.
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Emergency declared in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to deal with coronavir
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 4 (ANI): A state of emergency has been declared in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to combat the threat of the new strain of coronavirus which has spread in several countries across the world, Pakistan media reported.
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First cases of local transmission of coronavirus reported in Singapore
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 4 (ANI): Singapore on Tuesday reported six more cases of the new strain of coronavirus, four of whom involve women with no history of travel to China - the epicenter of the outbreak.
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UAE suspends all China flights, except Beijing, amid coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Feb 3 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday announced the suspension of all flights to and from China, with the exception of capital Beijing, as part of precautionary measures to confront the outbreak of the new strain of coronavirus.
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Pakistanis return from coronavirus-hit China after flight operations resum
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 3 (ANI): As many as 97 Pakistanis including 40 students arrived here on Monday following the resumption of flight operations to China where a new strain of coronavirus has killed 361 people, reported Pakistani media.
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India temporarily suspends e-visa facilities for Chinese, foreigners resid
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 2 (ANI): India has temporarily suspended its e-visa facility for Chinese travellers and other foreign nationals residing in the country, the Indian Embassy in Beijing said on Sunday, amid the outbreak of the new strain of coronavirus that has claimed lives of over 300 in
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Philippines reports first death from coronavirus outside China
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Feb 2 (ANI): A 44-year-old Chinese man who was diagnosed with the new strain of coronavirus last month in the Philippines, died in the country on Saturday, the World Health Organisation Philippines said on Sunday.
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China ready to cooperate with India on coronavirus outbreak: Envoy
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): China is ready to cooperate with India in strengthening measures towards preventing the spread of the new strain of deadly coronavirus, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said on Friday.
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