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Doctor at hospital in China's Hubei province dies from coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 12:56 PM

A doctor at a hospital in China's Hubei province, the center of the new coronavirus outbreak, has died from the virus, China Global Television Network reported in a tweet. Read more »

Manila celebrates Chinese New Year amid coronavirus concerns

Kevin Manalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 12:03 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Friday night led the countdown of the celebration of Chinese New Year in Binondo.   Read more »

China virus death toll jumps to 41, cases soar to nearly 1,300

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 09:23 AM

A deadly viral outbreak in China has now killed 41 people, while the number of infected cases has soared to nearly 1,300, authorities said Saturday. Read more »

Thailand confirms 5th case of new coronavirus

Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 08:02 PM

Thailand on Friday confirmed its fifth case of the new coronavirus, a senior public health official said, in the second instance in which a patient was not detected at the airport before entering the country. 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 »

Singapore confirms 2 more Wuhan virus cases, taking tally to 3

Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 03:47 PM

Singapore confirmed 2 more cases of a new strain of coronavirus, its health ministry said on Friday, a day after identifying its first case of the infection that originated from China.   Read more »

Precaution against novel coronavirus

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 02:44 PM

A bus commuter wears a surgical face mask as basic protection on Friday, with the spread of the novel coronavirus globally from Wuhan, China.  Read more »

Chinese movie to premiere online as virus closes cinemas

Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 02:41 PM

Chinese movie fans can catch the premier of much-anticipated new comedy this holiday weekend under a 630 million yuan ($91.25 million) deal to issue the film over the internet, as fears of a deadly new virus keep audiences away from cinemas. Read more »

China seals off more cities as virus toll climbs

Sébastien Ricci, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 02:33 PM

China expanded a lockdown now covering some 26 million people and canceled some Lunar New Year celebrations to prevent the disease spreading further. Read more »

China confirms 2nd virus death outside of epicenter

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 01:12 PM

China on Friday confirmed a second death outside the epicenter of a SARS-like virus outbreak that has infected hundreds of people, raising the overall toll to 26 dead. Read more »

China building 1,000-bed hospital over the weekend to treat coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 11:42 AM

The Chinese city of Wuhan is rapidly building a new 1,000-bed hospital to treat victims of a new coronavirus, mobilizing machinery to get it ready by early next week, state media said. Read more »

Singapore schools ask for holiday travel details as China virus spreads

Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 11:40 AM

Schools in Singapore, where the first case of a coronavirus was confirmed on Thursday, are asking parents and staff to provide details of travel during the Lunar New Year holidays as part of measures to fight the disease that has killed 25 people in China. Read more »

Cirque du Soleil cancels shows in China over coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 11:05 AM

The iconic Canadian acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil announced Thursday that its shows in Hangzhou, China is canceled due to concerns over a coronavirus outbreak in the country. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 23, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 11:48 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

What we know so far about the novel coronavirus

Infographic by Jayvery Lorenzana, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 08:37 PM

Here's what we know so far about the new coronavirus. Read more »

'End of the world': Wuhan residents react to quarantine

Hector Retamal and Sebastien Ricci, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 06:59 PM

Some blamed people in Wuhan for eating wild animals. Read more »

DOH: Chinese boy in Cebu negative for non-specific coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 06:14 PM

A 5-year-old Chinese boy quarantined in Cebu City for a non-specific coronavirus has been cleared of the strain, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. Read more »

China shuts down transportation from Wuhan

Mark Schiefelbein, AP Photo
Posted at Jan 23 01:27 PM

Travelers in face masks walk past a display board showing a canceled flight from Wuhan at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Thursday.  Read more »

WHO allays public fears over new coronavirus spread

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 03:51 PM

MANILA - The World Health Organization's (WHO) representative to the Philippines on Thursday reminded the public that having flu-like symptoms does not warrant an immediate need to get tested for coronavirus.   Read more »

Last flight from Wuhan: 'Everyone was wearing masks'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 12:53 PM

SYDNEY, Australia - One of the last flights out of the epidemic-hit Chinese city of Wuhan was met by biosecurity officials as it landed in Australia on Thursday, as a global effort to contain the outbreak ramps up.   Read more »