A girl wearing a face mask plays on her scooter at a park in Beijing on February 15, 2020. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 1:38 pm: Japan confirms 70 more cases on Diamond Princess cruise ship… Read More »
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen above 40,000 with the number of deaths rising above 900 as of Monday morning. A staff member measures temperature of people entering Ping’an International Financial Center in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. It has been reported by Chinese Authorities that on Sunday, 3,281 patients who were infected… Read More »
XIANNING, China (Reuters) – China stepped up measures to contain a virus that has killed 25 people and infected more than 800, suspending public transport in 10 cities, shutting temples over the Lunar New Year, and rushing to construct a hospital to treat the infected. The week long holiday to welcome in the Year of… Read More »