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Wuhan recovery gives hope to rest of world: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 21 07:24 AM

The World Health Organization said Friday that the Chinese epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak at last reporting no new cases gave hope to the rest of the world battling the pandemic. Read more »

China lets some businesses resume in virus epicenter Wuhan

Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 08:48 PM

Some vital industries in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, were told they can resume work on Wednesday, a day after President Xi Jinping visited.   Read more »

Wuhan doctor recounts fears and hope at virus frontline

Laurie Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 12:28 PM

BEIJING, China - One month after makeshift hospitals opened to chaos and confusion at the epicenter of China's coronavirus epidemic, frontline doctor Ma Yonggang is finally seeing more empty beds as fewer patients arrive. Read more »

China censored virus news for weeks, say researchers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 09:07 AM

BEIJING, China - China began censoring online discussions on the new coronavirus weeks before officially acknowledging the scope of the disease, according to a report published Tuesday.   Read more »

China reports 35 more virus deaths, 573 new cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 09:09 AM

China on Sunday reported 35 more deaths from the new coronavirus, taking the toll in the country to 2,870. Read more »

Sealed in: Chinese trapped at home by coronavirus feel the strain

Huizhong Wu, Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 05:56 PM

BEIJING - During weeks holed up in her grandmother's apartment with 10 relatives and eating a restricted diet, Chinese teenager Li Yuxuan says tempers have frayed. Read more »

How to keep our homes safe from Covid-19? This expert’s tips might surprise you

Rhia Diomampo Grana
Updated as of Mar 16 08:44 AM

No need to treat your home like a hospital, a molecular biology and biotechnology expert insists Read more »

Indonesia central bank cuts rates on virus worries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 06:43 PM

Indonesia's central bank cut a key interest rate and shaved its economic growth forecast Thursday as the deadly new coronavirus batters the country's tourism and aviation sectors. Read more »

Global markets higher on hopes virus impact will be short-lived

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 08:22 AM

World stock markets rose on Wednesday, buoyed by investors' hopes that the deadly new coronavirus will have only a short-term impact on corporate earnings and economic growth. Read more »

Dying a desperate death: A Wuhan family's coronavirus ordeal

Yawen Chen and Tony Munroe, Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 04:15 PM

BEIJING - There were no doctors, nurses or medical equipment at the Wuhan hotel converted into a temporary quarantine facility for suspected coronavirus patients when brothers Wang Xiangkai and Wang Xiangyou arrived two weeks ago.   Read more »

An American in a locked-down Chinese town: 'Everyone here is so bored'

Alexandra Stevenson, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 14 12:23 PM

Weeks before the coronavirus became a national health crisis in China, authorities threatened a doctor, Li Wenliang, who warned about early cases. State media reported that Li was illegally spreading rumors.   Read more »

PH volunteers in Wuhan helping fellow Filipinos cope with lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 11:50 PM

Filipino volunteers in the Chinese city of Wuhan are assisting fellow Filipinos there to cope with the lockdown of the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak despite the ever-present threat of infection. Read more »

China tweaks coronavirus figures; subtracts 118 confirmed cases

Vivian Wang, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 13 08:43 AM

Health officials said that they would reclassify patients who had tested positive for the new coronavirus but did not have symptoms, and take them out of the total count of confirmed cases. In all, China’s National Health Commission has retroactively subtracted at least 118 cases. Read more »

Organizers poised to call off Mobile World Congress - sources

Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 09:48 PM

Organizers of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) will decide on Wednesday whether to cancel the event, two sources said, after several major European telecom companies pulled out due to the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new cases fall

Laurent Thomet, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 12 02:44 PM

BEIJING — The number of fatalities from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,110 nationwide on Wednesday after hard-hit Hubei province reported 94 new deaths. Read more »

Electronics exporters brace for impact of new coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 10:00 PM

The Semiconductor, Electronics Industry of the Philippines, Inc. (SEIPI) says it is not immune from the impact of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Filipinos evacuated from Wuhan under strict monitoring

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 03:05 AM

Philippines health officials say medical teams are present at the quarantine center in New Clark City to monitor the health of Filipinos evacuated from Wuhan. Read more »

Capas Vice Mayor: Using Athletes' Village as quarantine site bad for town's economy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 05:39 PM

Capas, Tarlac Vice Mayor Roseller Rodriguez claims that the plan to use the Athletes' Village as a quarantine site will adversely affect the town's economy. Read more »

PH authorities trace those who came into contact with Wuhan coronavirus cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 05:33 PM

CIDG Deputy Director Roderick Armamento gives an update on the contract tracing efforts being conducted by authorities. Read more »

Fitch Solutions: Asia's growth faces downside risks due to coronavirus outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 10:00 PM

Fitch Solutions says Asia's growth faces downside risks due to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. Read more »