Apple Says Chinese Virus Will Hurt Production
Apple is warning investors it won’t meet its second-quarter financial guidance because the viral outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones.
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Wuhan Hospital Director Dies of Coronavirus
As the new coronavirus enveloped central China’s Wuhan early this year, Liu Zhiming mobilized all the resources of his hospital in the city’s Wuchang district to deal with the thousands of sick people arriving daily, threatening to overwhelm the local health care system.
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China May Postpone Annual Congress Due to Virus
China said Monday it may postpone its annual congress in March, its biggest political meeting of the year, as the military dispatched hundreds more medical workers and extra supplies to the city hit hardest by a 2-month-old virus outbreak.
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Americans Evacuated From Quarantined Cruise Ship
Two charter flights carrying cruise ship passengers from Japan landed at military bases in California and Texas overnight, starting the clock on a quarantine to ensure passengers don’t have the new coronavirus.
Read moreChina Reports Fall in New Virus Cases for 3rd Straight Day
China reported Sunday a drop in new virus cases for the third straight day, as it became apparent that the country’s leadership was aware of the potential gravity of the situation well before the alarm was sounded.
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Virus Toll Jumps, With 5,090 New Cases Thursday
China on Friday reported another sharp rise in the number of people infected with the coronavirus, as the death toll neared 1,400.
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Tokyo, IOC Officials Reiterate That the Olympics Are On
Tokyo Olympic organizers reiterated their message on Thursday at the start of two days of meetings with the International Olympic Committee: The 2020 Games will not be waylaid by the virus that is spreading from neighboring China.
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Cruise Ship Turned Away in Other Ports Docks in Cambodia
A cruise ship that had been stranded at sea for about two weeks after being refused entry by four Asian governments because of virus fears finally docked Thursday in Cambodia.
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Virus Deaths Mount: 254 Die on Wednesday
China on Thursday reported 254 new deaths and a spike in virus cases of 15,152, after the hardest-hit province of Hubei applied a new classification system that broadens the scope of diagnoses for the outbreak, which has spread to more than 20 countries.
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Novel Coronavirus Hitting Global Postal Services: UN
The UN postal agency on Wednesday said flight suspensions linked to the COVID-19 outbreak have hit postal services to China, with at least eight countries stopping deliveries of letters and parcels.
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China’s Communist Party Faces Biggest Crisis Since SARS
China’s ruling Communist Party needs to make a politically fraught decision: Admit a viral outbreak isn’t under control and cancel this year’s highest-profile official event. Or bring 3,000 legislators to Beijing in March and risk fueling public anger at the government’s handling of the disease.
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With More Than 1,000 Deaths, Virus Wreaks Havoc Around the World
China on Wednesday reported another drop in the number of new cases of a viral infection and 97 more deaths, pushing the number of dead past 1,100 as postal services worldwide said delivery is being affected by the cancellation of many flights to China.
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Russians Flee Virus Quarantine in Dismay at Hospitals
One patient jumped out of a hospital window to escape her quarantine and another managed to break out by disabling an electronic lock.
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Bats for Sale at Indonesian Market Despite Warnings
Bats, rats and snakes are still being sold at an Indonesian market known for its wildlife offerings, despite a government request to take them off the menu due to fears of a link to the deadly coronavirus.
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Citizen Reporters Challenge China’s Official Narrative
After nearly a week of roaming China’s epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sick in overwhelmed hospitals, the strain of being hounded by both the new virus and the country’s dissent-quelling police started to tell.
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100 Die in a Day, Virus Death Toll Tops 1,000
China’s daily death toll from coronavirus topped 100 for the first time and pushed the total for the outbreak above 1,000, authorities said Tuesday, after leader Xi Jinping visited a health center to rally public morale amid little sign the contagion is abating.
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Scientists Test China Virus Vaccine on Mice
A team of British scientists believe they are one of the first to start animal testing of a vaccine for the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,000 people and spread around the world.
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Virus Toll Tops 900 in China, With 87 Dead in a Day
China reported a rise in new virus cases Monday, denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, and the operator of a cruise ship in Japan reported dozens of new cases.
Read moreChina Virus Deaths Rise Past 800, Overtaking SARS Toll
The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak soared to 803 in China on Sunday, according to official figures, overtaking the global toll for SARS.
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Vaccine for New Virus Won’t Come in Time
The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise health threat, with no guarantee one will arrive in time.
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