China: Bans Wildlife trade nationwide until viral outbreak e...
27 January 2020. China. Issued a blanket ban on the wildlife trade, as the country struggles to contain https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/articl...
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Africa: Corona Virus hits Africa as student who arrived from...
27 Africa. Health authorities in Ivory Coast are investigating a suspected case of Wuhan coronavirus in a female student who arrived from China.https:...
Sri Lanka: Confirms first case of Corona Virus: Health offic...
27 January 2020. Sri Lanka. Confirmed the first case of corona virus in the country, a senior Sri Lankan health official.
Singapore confirms first case of new virus
24 January 2020. Singapore. Singapore health authorities announced on Thursday a visiting Chinese man has contracted pneumonia, likely caused by a ne...
China: Epidemic Situation of new coronavirus infection
23 January 2020. Chia. National Health Committee received a total of 571 confirmed cases of pneumonia of new coronavirus infection in 25 provinces.
Hong Kong: Second coronavirus case reported
23 January 2020. Hong Kong. Health officials reported a second case of two people were quarantined, after showing symptoms of the virus.
Hong Kong: Panic sweeps through Hong Kong business district
23 January 2020. Hong Kong. Panic swept through Hong Kong’s central business district when a woman from the mainland Chinese city at the centre of th...
First U.S. Case Reported of Deadly Wuhan Virus
22 January 2020. US. A man in Washington state has been diagnosed with a deadly strain of corona virus, the first case to be confirmed in the U.S.
South Korea: Novel Corona Virus – Republic of Korea (ex-Chin...
21 January 2020. South Korea. National IHR Focal Point reported the first case of novel corona virus in the Republic of Korea.
China: City’s 2nd Corona Virus-related Pneumonia case ...
21 January 2020. China. Shanghai confirmed the second coronavirus-related pneumonia case.