Real-time update on coronavirus outbreak
Source:Globaltimes.cn Published: 2020/1/22 21:15:00 Last Updated: 2020/1/25 18:20:00
Medical staffs swear in as members of "assault team" in the fight against the novel coronavirus-related pneumonia in a hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)
5:52 pm Jan 25
A latest research from Peking University suggests that the intermediate host of the #WuhanCoronavirus may be mink. And the virus may have an infection similar to that of SARS: The Beijing News
5:40 pm Jan 25
Chinese health authorities announced that at least 1, 355 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus had been reported in the country as of 5:40 pm on Sat. The pneumonia situation had resulted in 41 deaths.
5:35 pm Jan 25
Northwest China’s Qinghai Province confirmed its first case of #WuhanCoronavirus infection. The patient is in stable condition.
5:20 pm Jan 25
Wuhan to build a second special hospital with 1,300 beds within half a month for people infected with novel coronavirus
5:02 pm Jan 25
North China's Shanxi became the 25th province to raise public health emergency reponse to Level 1 in China on Sat afternoon to curb Wuhan Coronavirus.
5:00 pm Jan 25
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Sat that the city has raised its alert to emergency level, the highest level, to combat the Wuhan Coronavirus. Lam said the city will suspend air travel and high speed rail from Wuhan "indefinitely."
4:30 pm Jan 25
Hubei Province has allocated medical insurance worth 1.03 billion yuan ($148.49 million) as of Sat morning, with its capital city Wuhan alone raised 702 million yuan to contain the spread of Wuhan Coronavirus.
4:05 pm Jan 25
Three new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Hong Kong. The patients all came from Wuhan and have been hospitalized in isolation.
4:01 pm Jan 25
Wuhan to ban all the vehicles except those for special uses such as free buses, official cars and supply transport vehicles, starting Sunday: state media
4:00 pm Jan 25
Since Thursday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has sent 14,000 protective suits and 110,000 pairs of medical gloves to Wuhan. It also helped in the purchase of 3 million masks, 100,000 protective suits and 2,180 pairs of goggles.
3:56 pm Jan 25
Wuhan to ban all the vehicles except those for special uses such as free buses, official cars and supply transport vehicles, starting Sunday: state media
3:40 pm Jan 25
Ministry of Finance and National Health Commission to grant temporary subsidies to medical staff who fight #WuhanCoronavirus on frontline and to allocate special fund for treatment and preventive measures.
3:17 pm Jan 25
Japan health authorities said on Saturday a third case of Wuhan Coronavirus confirmed. The patient is a Chinese woman in her 30s who traveled from Wuhan to Japan.
3:00 pm Jan 25
As of 3 pm on Sat, 24 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions had raised their public health alert to level I, covering 1.2 billion people: state media
2:30 pm Jan 25
Liaoning and Gansu provinces raised public health emergency response to Level 1 on Sat afternoon to curb Wuhan Coronavirus. Twenty-four provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions have announced the measure as of press time.
1:42 pm Jan 25
Sanya in South China's Hainan Province has shut down all its tourist sites to prevent the spread of #WuhanCoronavirus outbreak.
1:20 pm Jan 25
81 sets of imported ECMO machines are expected to be sent to Wuhan from Shanghai to fight the virus. The artificial heart-and-lung treatment has cured a patient with the severe illness in Wuhan.
1:00 pm Jan 25
22 provinces and municipalities, covering more than 1.1 billion people, have raised a major emergency public health alert to the highest level. Northeast China's Heilongjiang and Central China's Henan are the latest to raise the level.
12:40 pm Jan 25
Chinese national health authority organizes 6 medical teams involving 1,230 people to go to Wuhan, Hubei Province and support fighting against Wuhan Coronavirus.
12:30 pm Jan 25
Three cases of Wuhan Coronavirus confirmed in Malaysia. All the patients were relatives of a 66-year-old man from Wuhan, who is the first infected with coronavirus confirmed in Singapore.
11:55 am Jan 25
As of Sat noon, 20 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China raised emergency public health alerts to the highest level to deal with the Wuhan Coronavirus. Xinjiang and Hainan became the latest to raise the emergency level.
11:51 am Jan 25
Several drugs considered safe are ready for clinical treatment for Wuhan Coronavirus, but their specific effects need further observation: Veteran respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan, also known as the SARS fighter.
11:50 am Jan 25
Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan Province, to start a 14-day centralized medical observation for tourists from Hubei Province starting from Sat noon amid the outbreak of Wuhan Coronavirus.
11:47 am Jan 25
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore on Sat dismissed online rumors that more than 100 arriving travelers from Wuhan were denied entry amid the outbreak of Wuhan Coronavirus, saying it is untrue and the alleged incident did not take place.
11:30 am Jan 25
A man has tested positive for coronavirus in Australia, which is the first case in the country.
11:00 am Jan 25
A Beijing merchant could face 3 million yuan ($432,000) of fine for selling 10 masks for 850 yuan: media
10:00 am Jan 25
A 28-year-old woman, also a highly suspected Wuhan Coronavirus patient, gave birth to a baby in Jiangxia, Hubei Province on Friday.
9:50 am Jan 25
South China's Guangxi reported two new cases of Wuhan Coronavirus, with one patient only 2 years old, the youngest to be affected by the pneumonia.
9:32 am Jan 25
All 335 passengers, with 116 from Wuhan on a flight from Singapore to Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, have been kept in quarantine. Two people with a fever were hospitalized.
9:20 am Jan 25
Liang Wudong, 62, a doctor in Wuhan, died on Saturday morning after being infected with Wuhan Coronavirus.
8:00 am Jan 25
38 cases of Wuhan Coronavirus have been cured in China as of Saturday.
8:00 am Jan 25
E China's Jiangsu Province raised public health emergency response to Level 1 on Saturday to curb Wuhan Coronavirus. 18 provinces and municipalities have announced the measure.
8:00 am Jan 25
1,287 cases of Wuhan Coronavirus confirmed nationwide with 41 deaths as of Saturday: national health authority
5:18 am Jan 25
US President Trump spoke highly of China on Sat for "working very hard to contain the Coronavirus" and the US "greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency." "In particular, on behalf of the American people, I want to thank President Xi," he said.
5:01 am Jan 25
180 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Hubei Province, with 15 deaths all in Wuhan; total number of infected patients rose to 729 with 39 deaths in the province, local health authority released.
1:26 am Jan 25
On the first day of Chinese lunar new year, China Eastern Airlines' flight MU5000 arrived at Wuhan, Hubei Province at 1:26 am, transporting 136 medical staff from 30 hospitals in Shanghai, the first batch of medical staff from Shanghai to assist Wuhan for Wuhan Coronavirus.
0:26 am Jan 25
A total of 903 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed nationwide, with 26 deaths.
A group of medical staff wearing hazmat suits with their names on their backs hit Chinese social media.
11:45 pm Jan 24
South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region announced to raise the public health emergency response to Level 1, the highest level, after 11pm Friday, as part of efforts to contain Wuhan Coronavirus.
11:22 pm Jan 24
As of 10 pm Friday, a total of 896 cases of Wuhan Coronavirus infection had been confirmed in China, with 26 deaths and 36 recoveries.
11:07 pm Jan 24
The first case of novel coronavirus infection was confimed in Nepal on Friday after a male Nepalese student taking a PhD course in Wuhan returned to Nepal.
10:15 pm Jan 24
Starting from Saturday, both Beijing International Airport and Daxing International Airport will conduct body temperature screenings with all passengers who arrive at Beijing as a way of curbing the Wuhan Coronavirus spreading.
9:27 pm Jan 24
The first diagnostic kit on the 2019 nCoV, developed by a Shanghai bio-tech company, passed the test today. The kit will be distributed to hospitals, disease control centers and entry-exit inspection and quarantine offices to detect samples of suspected patients.
8:40 pm Jan 24
East China's Shandong Province announces to raise the public health emergency response to Level 1 as part of efforts to curb.
7:18 pm Jan 24
As of 5pm, five new cases of Wuhan Coronavirus infection confirmed in Beijing, making the total confirmed cases in the capital city 34.
6:48 pm Jan 24
The Chinese military are being deployed to help control Wuhan Coronavirus. 40 medical personnel of troops in Wuhan have been dispatched to a civilian hospital.
6:29 pm Jan 24
East China's Jiangxi Province announces to raise public health emergency responding level to Level 1 as part of efforts to curb Wuhan Coronavirus.
6:28 pm Jan 24
Southwest China's Sichuan Province announced to raise public health emergency responding level to Level I amid spreading.
6:17 pm Jan 24
Northwest China's Qinghai Province found its first suspected case of novel coronavirus infection Friday. The 27-year-old male patient works in Wuhan and came to provincial capital Xining to visit relatives on Tuesday.
4:35 pm Jan 24
Chongqing launched on Friday level I emergency response, the highest for public health emergency, to battle Coronavirus Outbreak The municipality reported in total 27 confirmed cases.
4:30 pm Jan 24
Italy reported its first suspected case of Wuhan Coronavirus infection in Bari. The female patient is a singer and has performed in Wuhan earlier.
4:00 pm Jan 24
Shanghai raised the emergency response of public health safety to level 1, the highest, following Beijing, and Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Guangdong provinces
2:55 pm Jan 24
Beijing reported in total 29 confirmed cases of #WuhanCoronavirus infection as of 2 pm Friday and the city raised the emergency response of public health safety to level I, the highest level.
2:27 pm Jan 24
Yichang becomes the 14th city in #Hubei Province to impose public transport restrictions starting from 2:00 pm Friday.
2:12 pm Jan 24
Two more employees working on a Tianjin high-speed train were confirmed to be infected with Wuhan Coronavirus. So far, among the six confirmed patients in Tianjin, three are co-workers on the same train.
1:04 pm Jan 24
East China's Anhui Province declared the highest level of public health emergency in the fight against Wuhan Coronavirus. 15 infected cases were reported in the province as of Friday morning.
1:10 pm Jan 24
The Chinese disease prevention authority Friday released pictures and information of the first Wuhan Coronavirus that Chinese experts had discovered.
12:51 pm Jan 24
As of 12 Friday noon, in total 876 cases of Wuhan Coronavirus confirmed nationwide with 26 deaths; 46 new cases were confirmed since Thursday midnight.
11:41 am Jan 24
One of the four people infected with Wuhan Coronavirus in NE China's Heilongjiang Province died on Thursday.
11:39 am Jan 24
Inner Mongolia confirmed the first case of Wuhan Coronavirus infection. The patient, 30, lived in Wuhan and drove to an Inner Mongolia city for sightseeing on Tuesday.
10:18 am Jan 24
Eighteen more cases of the Novel Coronavirus infection were found in SW China's Chongqing, which neighbors Hubei Province, as of Thursday midnight. 224 close contacts of those infected were put under medical observation.
9:21 am Jan 24
105 new cases of Wuhan Coronavirus were confirmed in Hubei as of Thursday midnight.
9:16 am Jan 24
21 more people were confirmed to have infected with the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus in South China's Guangdong Province as of Thursday midnight. Two more have been released from hospital in Shenzhen
8:36 am Jan 24
The second case of Wuhan Coronavirus was confirmed in Japan on Friday. The male patient, 40, has been living in Wuhan, and recently visited Tokyo: Japanese authority
8:11 am Jan 24
Death toll of Wuhan coronavirus rises to 25 with 830 confirmed infection cases in China as of Thursdsy midnight; 34 have been cured and released from hospitals.
7:42 am Jan 24
The second case of Wuhan Coronavirus was confirmed in Japan on Friday. The male patient, 40, has been living in Wuhan, and recently visited Tokyo.
2: 55 am Jan 24
4 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Beijing, taking the total number to 26 in China's capital city.
2:30 am Jan 24
WHO considered it is still too early to declare coronavirus as a public health emergency of international concern given its restrictive and binary nature.
1: 45 am Jan 24
8 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, taking the total number to 13 in the region.
0: 30 am Jan 24
644 cases of coronavirus, including 18 deaths, have been reported in China. Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province are the only two regions that have not reported any cases.
0: 30 am Jan 24
First death of coronavirus infection outside of Hubei Province was reported. The 80-year-old patient surnamed Chen, who had lived in Wuhan for two months, died on January 22 in Cangzhou, North China's Hebei: Health Commission of Hebei Province
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Construction began on the night of January 23 for a new specialized hospital for #coronavirus patients in central China's #Wuhan City.
The hospital is designed to have an area of 25,000 square meters with 1,000 beds and will be put into use by February 3
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The racist, anti-communist propaganda is already in full swing. They keep their eyes on the ball & to hell with the rest.