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China coronavirus death toll exceeds 1,000; officials removed
The two most senior health officials at the epicentre of China’s deadly virus outbreak have been sacked, state media said Tuesday, as ...China stutters back to work as virus deaths rise
Millions of people in China were returning to work Monday after an extended holiday designed to slow the spread of a virus ...Thousands from cruise ship in Hong Kong freed after virus tests
Thousands of people stranded aboard a cruise ship in Hong Kong for five days were allowed to disembark on Sunday after its ...Gunman kills at least 20 in Thai mall shooting
Dozens of terrified shoppers were evacuated from a Thai mall early Sunday as armed police said they had “taken control” of the ...China virus toll hits 722, with first foreign victim
The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 on Saturday, including the first foreign victim, as Hong Kong imposed a ...China virus crisis deepens as whistleblower doctor dies
A Chinese doctor who was punished after raising the alarm about China’s new coronavirus died from the pathogen on Friday, sparking an ...Global fears rise as more China virus cases found on cruise ship
China’s coronavirus crisis deepened on Thursday with the death toll soaring to 563, as thousands of people trapped on quarantined cruise ships ...China scrambles to find beds for virus patients as deaths hit 563
China scrambled to find bed space for thousands of newly infected patients on Thursday, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus ...Saudi Arabia bars citizens, residents from travel to China
Saudi Arabia on Thursday barred its citizens and residents of the kingdom from traveling to China amid the new virus outbreak. The ...China virus deaths rise as WHO says ‘opportunity’ to halt spread
The world has a “window of opportunity” to halt the spread of a deadly new virus, global health experts said, as the ...














