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Categories Asia & Pacific

China Sanctions 3 Red Cross Officials Over Mishandling Medical Donations in Hubei

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The government of the central Chinese province of Hubei, the epicentre of deadly 2019-nCoV coronavirus, said on Tuesday that it had fired one and reprimanded two other officials of the Red Cross for failing to adequately distribute publicly donated medical supplies among hospitals in infection-affected areas. … Read More >China Sanctions 3 Red Cross Officials Over Mishandling Medical Donations in Hubei

Categories Health

AIDS, Spanish Flu, the PLAGUE? Just how deadly is the coronavirus compared to history’s WORST pandemics?

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As the infection and mortality rates of the novel coronavirus continue to rise, people everywhere are growing increasingly concerned about the threat, but just how bad is the virus relative to past pandemics? … Read More >AIDS, Spanish Flu, the PLAGUE? Just how deadly is the coronavirus compared to history’s WORST pandemics?

Categories Asia & Pacific

Coronavirus death toll surpasses SARS numbers in China, traces of disease found on door handle

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More people in China have already died from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak than from the SARS epidemic 17 years ago, Chinese officials said. Meanwhile, traces of the disease were spotted on a door handle used by the patient. … Read More >Coronavirus death toll surpasses SARS numbers in China, traces of disease found on door handle

Categories Business

China’s central bank pumps $173bn into economy to heal damage from coronavirus outbreak

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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will allocate a hefty sum to stabilize the currency market and ensure there is enough liquidity in the country’s financial institutions, which remain thwarted by the sweeping coronavirus epidemic. … Read More >China’s central bank pumps $173bn into economy to heal damage from coronavirus outbreak

Categories Russia

Russia suspends ALL rail passenger service with China over coronavirus outbreak starting Monday

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All passenger trains between China and Russia, including a direct Moscow-Beijing link, will stop running starting Monday due to a coronavirus outbreak, Russian Railways has announced. It’s unclear when the ban will be lifted. … Read More >Russia suspends ALL rail passenger service with China over coronavirus outbreak starting Monday

Categories Asia & Pacific

Pakistani students should NOT be evacuated from Wuhan as China has better medical facilities – envoy

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Pakistani envoy to China said that local hospitals are better equipped to treat the deadly coronavirus, and therefore, unlike some other countries, Islamabad will not be evacuating its students amid the outbreak. … Read More >Pakistani students should NOT be evacuated from Wuhan as China has better medical facilities – envoy