Three persons with a travel history to Chinahave been kept under observation at an isolation ward in India.
The death toll in China from the coronavirus has soared to over 130 while nearly 1,500 new cases, have been confirmed. The outbreak of a new virus is rapidly spreading as the official account of known cases jumped 4,515 to 6,000. The novel virus has sent ripples of fear across the world, especially in Asia.
Fears of the spreading virus have already pushed airlines around the world to reduce flights to China and global companies to restrict employee travel to the country, while sectors from mining to luxury goods have been shaken by concerns for global growth in the event of a worst-case pandemic. Shares of companies highly exposed to China's economy tumbled on Tuesday on rising concern about the impact of global travel bans associated with Coronavirus.
Meanwhile, India on Wednesday gained Beijing’s permission to airlift Indians from Wuhan. A Boeing 747 VT-ESO will leave Mumbai at midnight to airlift 250 Indians.
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Till now, barring Tibet, all Chinese provinces reported the virus cases, posing a major challenge for the health authorities to contain it.
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China allocates $640 million for coronavirus control
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has allocated over 4.4 billion yuan (about $640 million) To support the battle against the novel coronaviruses (nCoV) in China.
The ministry also stated that it included an additional 500 million yuan fund for central China's Hubei Province, which was hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, Xinhua reported.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Hong Kong tanks at reopen on virus fear
Hong Kong stocks plunged Wednesday as investors in the city returned from their Lunar New Year break to a global panic over the deadly coronavirus.
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China okays India request to airlift 250 nationals from Wuhan
After 24 hours of hectic parleys, India gained Beijing’s permission to airlift Indians from Wuhan. A Boeing 747 VT-ESO will leave Mumbai at midnight to airlift 250 Indians.
“Once they are brought back, they will be kept in quarantine for two weeks,” said Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday.
Sources said Beijing buckled under pressure from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). “Our crew was ready to go. The permission took time,” said an Air India executive. Meanwhile, IndiGo, too, has advised its pilots and cabin crew to wear masks and avoid public places during layovers in Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Singapore.
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WHO urges countries in South, Southeast Asia to boost readiness to respond to coronavirus
The World Health Organisation has urged countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Nepal and Thailand — where confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been reported, to strengthen readiness to rapidly detect any case of importation of the deadly virus and prevent its spread. "It is time to focus all efforts on readiness guided by whatever is known about the new coronavirus," said WHO South-East Asia Regional Director Poonam Khetrapal Singh.
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Goa man hospitalised as precautionary measure Panaji
A man has been hospitalised in Goa as a precautionary measure for possible exposure to the novel Coronavirus during his recent visit to China, a senior official said on Tuesday. The man was admitted in the isolation ward of the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) with symptoms similar to novel coronavirus, officially called the 2019-nCoV, infection, he added. "The patient had travelled to China in the recent past and had complained of a sore throat since his return. We admitted him in an isolation ward as a precautionary measure. His samples have been to Pune for further tests," he said.
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Tripura sounds coronavirus alert
The Tripura government on Tuesday sounded a coronavirus alert in the whole state especially along the Indo-Bangla international border, an official said. Health Secretary Dr Debashish Bose said, "We have received an advisory from the Union Ministry of Health regarding the standard procedure being prescribed to all states for combating the coronavirus. So, the alert was sounded today itself". Tripura shares an 856-km long international border with Bangladesh. "Many people enter our country through Agartala- Akhaura integrated check post (ICP). We have taken adequate measures to screen those people, if they were carrying the deadly coronavirus. We are also in the process of setting up of such mechanism in all the check posts along the border", Bose said.
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633 people under observation in Kerala for possible exposure to novel coronavirus
A total of 633 people, who returned to Kerala from China in recent days, are under observation for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus, state Health Minister K K Shylaja said on Tuesday. Of the 633, seven are under observation in isolation wards at different hospitals, according to officials. The situation in the state was under control but the state needs to be vigilant, the minister told reporters.
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WHO chief assures China all necessary help to contain coronavirus outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday assured Beijing all necessary help to contain the coronavirus outbreak as he asked the global community to remain calm and not to overreact in the wake of the epidemic that has killed more than 100 people across China.
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19 people screened for novel coronavirus infection in Rajasthan
The number of people in Rajasthan who have been screened for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus as they had travelled to China reached 19 on Tuesday. READ MORE
The death toll in China from the coronavirus has soared to over 130 while nearly 1,500 new cases, have been confirmed. The outbreak of a new virus is rapidly spreading as the official account of known cases jumped 4,515 to 6,000. The novel virus has sent ripples of fear across the world, especially in Asia.
Fears of the spreading virus have already pushed airlines around the world to reduce flights to China and global companies to restrict employee travel to the country, while sectors from mining to luxury goods have been shaken by concerns for global growth in the event of a worst-case pandemic. Shares of companies highly exposed to China's economy tumbled on Tuesday on rising concern about the impact of global travel bans associated with Coronavirus.
Meanwhile, India on Wednesday gained Beijing’s permission to airlift Indians from Wuhan. A Boeing 747 VT-ESO will leave Mumbai at midnight to airlift 250 Indians.
CATCH ALL THE LIVE UPDATES
Auto Refresh
09:40 AM
Till now, barring Tibet, all Chinese provinces reported the virus cases, posing a major challenge for the health authorities to contain it.
09:36 AM
China allocates $640 million for coronavirus control
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has allocated over 4.4 billion yuan (about $640 million) To support the battle against the novel coronaviruses (nCoV) in China.
The ministry also stated that it included an additional 500 million yuan fund for central China's Hubei Province, which was hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, Xinhua reported.
09:15 AM
Coronavirus outbreak: Hong Kong tanks at reopen on virus fear
Hong Kong stocks plunged Wednesday as investors in the city returned from their Lunar New Year break to a global panic over the deadly coronavirus.
08:11 AM
China okays India request to airlift 250 nationals from Wuhan
After 24 hours of hectic parleys, India gained Beijing’s permission to airlift Indians from Wuhan. A Boeing 747 VT-ESO will leave Mumbai at midnight to airlift 250 Indians.
“Once they are brought back, they will be kept in quarantine for two weeks,” said Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday.
Sources said Beijing buckled under pressure from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). “Our crew was ready to go. The permission took time,” said an Air India executive. Meanwhile, IndiGo, too, has advised its pilots and cabin crew to wear masks and avoid public places during layovers in Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Singapore.
09:19 PM
WHO urges countries in South, Southeast Asia to boost readiness to respond to coronavirus
The World Health Organisation has urged countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Nepal and Thailand — where confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been reported, to strengthen readiness to rapidly detect any case of importation of the deadly virus and prevent its spread. "It is time to focus all efforts on readiness guided by whatever is known about the new coronavirus," said WHO South-East Asia Regional Director Poonam Khetrapal Singh.
09:12 PM
Goa man hospitalised as precautionary measure Panaji
A man has been hospitalised in Goa as a precautionary measure for possible exposure to the novel Coronavirus during his recent visit to China, a senior official said on Tuesday. The man was admitted in the isolation ward of the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) with symptoms similar to novel coronavirus, officially called the 2019-nCoV, infection, he added. "The patient had travelled to China in the recent past and had complained of a sore throat since his return. We admitted him in an isolation ward as a precautionary measure. His samples have been to Pune for further tests," he said.
08:45 PM
Tripura sounds coronavirus alert
The Tripura government on Tuesday sounded a coronavirus alert in the whole state especially along the Indo-Bangla international border, an official said. Health Secretary Dr Debashish Bose said, "We have received an advisory from the Union Ministry of Health regarding the standard procedure being prescribed to all states for combating the coronavirus. So, the alert was sounded today itself". Tripura shares an 856-km long international border with Bangladesh. "Many people enter our country through Agartala- Akhaura integrated check post (ICP). We have taken adequate measures to screen those people, if they were carrying the deadly coronavirus. We are also in the process of setting up of such mechanism in all the check posts along the border", Bose said.
08:29 PM
633 people under observation in Kerala for possible exposure to novel coronavirus
A total of 633 people, who returned to Kerala from China in recent days, are under observation for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus, state Health Minister K K Shylaja said on Tuesday. Of the 633, seven are under observation in isolation wards at different hospitals, according to officials. The situation in the state was under control but the state needs to be vigilant, the minister told reporters.
08:27 PM
WHO chief assures China all necessary help to contain coronavirus outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday assured Beijing all necessary help to contain the coronavirus outbreak as he asked the global community to remain calm and not to overreact in the wake of the epidemic that has killed more than 100 people across China.
08:27 PM
19 people screened for novel coronavirus infection in Rajasthan
The number of people in Rajasthan who have been screened for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus as they had travelled to China reached 19 on Tuesday. READ MORE
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