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China virus death toll passes 1,000
World
February 11, 2020
China virus death toll passes 1,000
The death toll from a new coronavirus outbreak surged past 1,000 on Tuesday as the World Health Organization warned infected…
Eight days in Wuhan, cut off from the world
World
February 11, 2020
Eight days in Wuhan, cut off from the world
For eight days, an AFP team lived and worked at the center of a global health emergency, witnessing how life…
Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
World
February 7, 2020
Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early…
Egyptian factories produce millions of face masks amid coronavirus outbreak: Chairman
Egypt
February 6, 2020
Egyptian factories produce millions of face masks amid coronavirus outbreak: Chairman
Chairman of the Drug Division of Egypt’s Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce Ali Ouf said on Wednesday that ten…
China scrambles to find beds for virus patients as deaths hit 563
World
February 6, 2020
China scrambles to find beds for virus patients as deaths hit 563
China scrambled to find bed space for thousands of newly infected patients on Thursday, as the death toll from the…
No coronavirus symptoms among Egyptian returnees from Wuhan: minister
Egypt
February 4, 2020
No coronavirus symptoms among Egyptian returnees from Wuhan: minister
Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed has confirmed that none of the Egyptians evacuated from Wuhan have shown any symptoms of…
In virus-stricken Wuhan, animal lovers break into homes to save pets
World
February 3, 2020
In virus-stricken Wuhan, animal lovers break into homes to save pets
BEIJING (Reuters) – A 43-year-old native of Wuhan, a central Chinese city ravaged by a coronavirus outbreak, said he climbed…
China holds 2 Egyptians possibly suspected of coronavirus
Egypt
February 3, 2020
China holds 2 Egyptians possibly suspected of coronavirus
Chinese authorities refused the departure of two Egyptians from China, alongside other Egyptian returnees, after the two were suspected of…
Egyptian student refuses to leave Wuhan, says she fears carrying coronavirus back home
Egypt
February 3, 2020
Egyptian student refuses to leave Wuhan, says she fears carrying coronavirus back home
An Egyptian student is refusing to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that…
China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
World
January 31, 2020
China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
BEIJING (AP) — Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to…