Coronavirus: 9th US case of virus from China confirmed California. The case was the second found in Santa Clara County
Hubei: 2103 new cases of pneumonia caused by new coronavirus, 56 new deaths in the province
Brazil's foreign office has just announced it will be arranging a plane to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, China, after plea from citizens stuck there
Global Affairs Canada says the number of Canadians seeking 'departure assistance' from China's Hubei Province has risen to 325 from about 200. Department chartering a plane to bring Canadians home from coronavirus epicentre. GAC says spaces not guaranteed
2 month agoHeavy military deployment at Wuhan airport
20 French citizens evacuated from China have symptoms of coronavirus, according to AFP
2 month agoDelhi: Crowd gathers outside Jamia Millia Islamia University. An incident of firing near gate number 5 of the university, by two scootey-borne unidentified people, was reported earlier tonight. No injuries were reported in the incident
2 month ago8 Russian military Il-76 arrived in Wuhan to help fight nCov and evacuate Russian citizens
The Russian Railways Authority stops passenger traffic to China from midnight due to the spread of Coronavirus
Jamia Coordination Committee: Firing has been done at gate number 5 of Jamia Millia Islamia by two unidentified persons. No injury as of now
2 month agoLast round of #WuhanVirus update - As of now, a total of 14490 cases have been confirmed across China, and the number of suspected case is at 19544. The number of those recovered is at 336 and the death toll is at 304. The number is likely to keep increasing in the morning
2 month agoPervasive social media platforms & the ability to spread false information on them has added a layer of complexity to managing the 2019nCoV outbreak, @WHO says. This problem was coming into focus during the West African Ebola outbreak but is next level now
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Chengdu, SW China's Sichuan Province on Monday
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 17km SE of Zhaozhen, China
25 Afghan abductees have been reportedly freed following a clash between two gangs in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan.
US National Security Adviser: The United States offered China help to tackle the Coronavirus
President of Kazakhstan met with State Secretary Pompeo
China special task force on virus epidemic control to hold press briefing Mon, Feb 3, 10a Beijing (Sun, Feb 2, 9p ET) to address status of key medical supplies. Economic planner NDRC, Ministries of IT, Transport, Commerce, market regulation and health authorities to be there
US troops in South Korea are facing quarantine over the Wuhan coronavirus
2 month agoIn Inner Mongolia, there is another 40-year-old male patient who was confirmed to have contracted the virus even though he never left his city, never got close to anyone being feverish, never went to any agricultural trading market and never been around wild animals
Train services at Hong Kong's Lo Wu MTR station suspended after suspicious object found on platform
2 month agoIn Shenzhen, there have been 3 cases of community infection. All three patients, two women and one delivery guy, didn't leave Shenzhen 14 days before they contracted the virus and they also didn't have contact with anyone confirmed to have contracted the virus
2 month agoGermany extends its civil aviation security Notam for Pakistan, advises german operators of potentially hazardous conditions at Lahore & Karachi due to suspicion of attacks on civil aviation infrastructure &/or aircraft Validity :- 01 FEB - 30 APRIL 2020
2 month agoTamil Nadu: Tricolour march taken out in Coimbatore today against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC), & National Population Register (NPR). DMK, Congress, TPDK, VCK, & several Muslim organisations took part in the march
2 month agoThe Mayor of Kunming City in Yunnan province asked all civil servants not to use KN95 medical grade masks, because professional gears should be used by frontline medical staff
Emergency situation declared in 2 districts bordering China in Primorsky Krai of Russia
Iraqi Ministry of Interior: Foreign arrivals from China banned due to new Coronavirus outbreak
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 70km NE of Naze, Japan
Maharashtra: Four people injured after portion of a house collapsed in Andheri West, Mumbai, today. Injured persons have been shifted to a hospital
2 month agoUS special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with former president Hamid Karzai, and the US representative "expressed his optimism about the developments and progress" in the peace process, and said he hoped an agreement will be reached with the Taliban, Karzai said in a statement
Two German evacuees from Wuhan (who flew on Germany's evacuation plane) have tested positive for coronavirus
Philippines has announced a temporary ban on visitors from China
A 68-year-old confirmed patient in critical condition in Hong Kong
A confirmed patient who had previously lived in Whampoa Garden, and her mother's preliminary test was also positive
WHO: Most countries will be ready to detect this virus within a week
WHO: We follow on a daily basis the developments with the Coronavirus
2 month agoDrones have been used in Jinfeng district of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to spray sanitizer during prevention efforts against the novelcoronavirus on Sun. Another group of drones were used to broadcast prevention knowledge.(Courtesy of Yang Dongdong)
Indonesia temporarily suspends all flights to and from China from next Wednesday
Czech PM Andrej Babis refuses to provide humanitarian aid for China for the coronavirus epidemic, saying medical equipment is needed home
Oman public authority for civil aviation suspends flights between Oman and China starting Sunday - Civil Aviation
Saudi Foreign Minister: 10 students arrive in Saudi Arabia after being evacuated from Wuhan, China
2 month agoWenzhou was blocked. It became the second Infected area after #WuhanCoronovirus outbroke
Jammu & Kashmir: Grenade attack on CRPF personnel at Pratap Park, Lal Chowk in Srinagar
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 82km S of Manokwari, Indonesia
2 month agoPresident of Maldives: My thanks and gratitude to PM Narendra Modi & EAM Dr S Jaishankar & Govt of India for expeditiously evacuating the 7 Maldivians residing in Wuhan, China. This gesture is a fine example of the outstanding friendship and camaraderie between our two countries
2 month agoDelhi: DCP Chinmoy Biswal is present at the spot, where people are holding a protest against the Shaheen Bagh protest over #CitizenshipAmendmentAct
Kashmir: Kashmiri youth hurled stones at an Indian Army patrolling party at Karimabad, in southern Pulwama town, heavy stone-pelting and teargas-shelling going on. Police and CRPF teams also reach the area
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 8km ENE of Fujikawaguchiko, Japan
Kashmir: J&K's Police counterinsurgency wing arrests a regular J&K Police personnel Imtiyaz Ahmad posted at DPL Baramulla for militant links. He is being questioned for his links with a suspected militant from whose possession an AK-47 rifle was recovered
Philippines reports first coronarovirus 2019_nCov death outside China
2 month agoDelhi: 323 Indian nationals and 7 Maldives nationals who arrived in Delhi by the second Air India special flight from Wuhan, China today, being taken to quarantine centres set up by Indian Army and ITBP
American tourist in Vietnam diagnosed with coronavirus after transit through Wuhan Airport on January 15
China authorities tighten restrictions further. Port city Wenzhou orders residents from Feb 1 24:00 to Feb 8 24:00, each family should assign only one member to leave house to buy goods every two days. Exempt: patients for hospital, special epidemic control, essential workers
KCNA: "The novel coronavirus throws the world into uneasiness and horror, but the advantages and might of our statewill be fully demonstrated to the whole world once again, when we ensure that the virus does not reach our country and that no one suffers from the infections."
KCNA: "To reliably defend the life and security of the people is a top-priority issue of the Workers' Party of Korea and the state. The DPRK is pushing forward the work to thoroughly curb the spread of the virus."
KCNA: "It is necessary to redouble an effort to prevent the global rapid spread of the new coronavirus in order to reliably safeguard the life of the people and the security of the state, says an editorial of Rodong Sinmun on Saturday."
China's official coronavirus figures: dead 304; infected 13,831; suspected of infection 17,988; recovered 324
One person died in the collapse of a cafe in Novosibirsk. The body of a young girl was just discovered by rescuers.
The number of cases in Huanggang has risen to 1,002 (up by 276 from yesterday). Huanggang announced earlier today that people will be banned from leaving their home, except for 1 person per family to get basic needs every other day
Number of people in serious/critical condition in Hubei province rises to 1,562, up from 1,294 yesterday
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 25km SSE of Tinabogan, Indonesia
Hubei reports 1,921 new coronavirus cases and 45 new deaths, raising death toll to 304
China reports outbreak of deadly bird flu among chickens in Hunan province, close to coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan. The outbreak occurred in a farm in the Shuangqing district of Shaoyang city. The farm has 7,850 chickens, and 4,500 of the chickens have died from the contagion.
A @UMassBoston community member who recently returned from traveling abroad has tested positive for coronavirus. UMB is working closely with Mass. Public Health and Boston Public Health to ensure all guidelines and protocols are diligently followed
Japan's total coronavirus infections are up to 20, including one returnee from Wuhan who initially tested negative and then developed symptoms and is positive
2 month ago4 alleged Taliban members arrested by ANDSF in Herat
Kashmir: A Kashmiri student returning from China landed at Srinagar airport and was headed to his hometown in Pulwama south Kashmir, was intercepted by a team of government officials and taken to SKIMS hospital in Srinagar
Singapore reports two new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing total in the country to 18
China's Premier Li Keqiang has asked the EU to help with the urgent delivery of medical supplies to assist in the fight against the coronavirus
2 month agoDelhi: Man who fired bullets in Shaheen Bagh has been taken away from the spot by police. The man claims to be Kapil Gujjar, a resident of Dallupura village (near Noida border)
2 month agoProtest against CAA and NRC in Geneva right now
Putin ordered Shoigu to use military aviation to evacuate Russian citizens from China
Qatar airways announces suspension of flights to mainland china from 3 February until further notice
