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PAGCOR orders POGOs to quarantine employees from virus-hit areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 08:39 PM

The Philippines' gaming regulator on Monday ordered offshore gaming firms to impose a 10-day quarantine on employees coming from countries affected by outbreaks of the novel coronavirus (nCoV). Read more »

China virus outbreak pressures already weakened economy

Gabriel Crossley, Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 06:47 PM

The consensus is that economic output will be hit as authorities step up preventive measures, impose travel restrictions and extend the Lunar New Year holidays to limit the spread of the virus. Read more »

China virus sends shockwaves through Asia tourist industry

Sara Hussein and Miwa Suzuki, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 04:33 PM

A deadly virus that has prompted travel restrictions in China is sending shockwaves through Asia's tourism industry, which has become increasingly reliant on growing numbers of Chinese visitors. Read more »

Anxious foreigners await rescue from China virus epicenter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 10:49 PM

Anxious foreigners in the locked-down city that spawned China's deadly viral epidemic say they are stranded at home, running out of food and desperate to leave, as governments scrambled to draw up evacuation plans.   Read more »

Hong Kong protesters torch planned quarantine building

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 10:02 PM

"We are dissatisfied with the government selecting this housing estate as a (quarantine) separation village as it's very close to a residential area and a primary school," said a 28-year-old resident. Read more »

PH officials in touch with 150 Filipinos in Wuhan: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 08:49 PM

The DFA said that the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai "is already in touch with around 150 Filipinos in Wuhan City" which was the source of the viral outbreak that has already killed more than 50.  Read more »

Taiwan further tightens restrictions on China visitors due to virus

Reuters
Posted at Jan 26 06:12 PM

Taiwan on Sunday further tightened restrictions on visitors from China to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus, suspending entry for many apart from business travelers and a few other exceptions like people married to Taiwanese. Read more »

China bans wild animal trade until viral outbreak eases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 26 05:32 PM

China on Sunday ordered a temporary ban on the trade in wild animals as the country struggles to contain a deadly virus believed to have been spawned in a market that sold wild animals as food. Read more »

US to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, says report

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 09:28 PM

Washington was given approval for the operation from China's Foreign Ministry and other government agencies following negotiations in recent days, the newspaper said. Read more »

Kaso ng Wuhan virus sa iba't ibang bansa patuloy sa paglobo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 07:08 PM

Sa huling tala, 1,354 ang kumpirmadong tinamaan ng Wuhan virus. Higit 40 na din ang namatay dito. Read more »

Beijing to close section of Great Wall, other tourist sites

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 06:27 PM

BEIJING, China - China announced Friday it will close a section of the Great Wall and other famous Beijing landmarks to control the spread of a deadly virus that has infected hundreds of people across the country.   Read more »

India says nurse in Saudi not infected with China virus

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 24 02:40 AM

[UPDATED] An Indian nurse working in Saudi Arabia has tested positive for coronavirus, but with a different strain from the one wreaking havoc in China, Delhi's consulate in Jeddah said Thursday. Read more »

Pinoy in virus-hit Wuhan says nearly no people in city streets but residents optimistic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 08:51 PM

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak of the mysterious coronavirus started, toned down its daily activities since the lockdown there begun, according to a Filipino professor on Thursday. Read more »

Philippine aviation authorities ban flights to Wuhan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 07:15 PM

Philippine aviation authorities on Thursday banned flights to the Chinese city of Wuhan as a precaution, following the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus.  Read more »

China shuts down Wuhan transportation as WHO extends virus outbreak talks

Laurent Thomet and Dario Thuburn, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 05:21 AM

China said it was halting flights and trains from Thursday out of Wuhan, the city of 11 million people at the center of a deadly SARS-like virus outbreak, as the UN extended emergency talks on the disease. Read more »

Naitalang patay dahil sa nCOV outbreak sa China, umakyat na sa 17

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 02:20 AM

Umakyat na sa 17 ang bilang ng mga namatay sa China dahil sa 2019 novel coronavirus o nCoV. Read more »

Virus fears infect global markets

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 10:29 PM

Asian stock markets slumped Tuesday as a SARS-like virus taking hold in China spooked investors, while sentiment suffered a knock also from a credit-ratings downgrade to major financial hub Hong Kong. Read more »

Taiwan calls on China to share 'correct' virus information

Felice Wu and Yimou Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 03:17 PM

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on China on Wednesday to share "correct" information about a new coronavirus and for the World Health Organization (WHO) not to exclude Taiwan from collaboration on the outbreak for political reasons. Read more »

Chinese city urges people to stay away in bid to contain virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 03:17 PM

The Chinese city at the center of a SARS-like virus outbreak has urged people to stay away, canceling a major Lunar New Year event, as it strives to contain a disease that has spread across the country. Read more »

China reports new cases in Wuhan virus outbreak

Se Young Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 12:13 PM

Chinese health authorities said Saturday they had discovered 4 more cases of pneumonia following an outbreak of what is believed to be a new coronavirus strain in the central city of Wuhan. Read more »