Month: February 2020

The official Chinese coronavirus death-toll rose over 20 percent on Wednesday after China eased its diagnostic criteria. Nearly 15,000 new cases and 242 new deaths were recorded in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak. Previously, the government had only confirmed cases in those individuals who tested positive for the virus. With testing kits in…

Reuters A study of nearly 140 coronavirus patients found that the infection’s most common symptom is fever. Many patients also experience fatigue and a dry cough. A handful of patients developed diarrhea before a fever, which raises the possibility that the virus could be transmitted through feces. If patients aren’t hospitalized or isolated during the…

Hunkered down at the epicentre of China’s virus epidemic and cut off from the world, the remaining foreigners in Wuhan are eking out a life in fear. A coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1,300 people and locked down the central Chinese city has left thousands of foreigners trapped as authorities impose an unprecedented…

By John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The coronavirus epidemic may be peaking in China where it was first detected in the central city of Wuhan but it is just beginning in the rest of the world and likely to spread, a global expert on infectious diseases said on Wednesday. The Chinese government’s senior medical adviser…

General Motors will restart production at its plants across China beginning Saturday as it continues to take precautions to ensure worker health amid the coronavirus outbreak. But economists warn all the precautions in the world will not leave automakers unscathed. GM is especially in danger. Its wide-scale operations in China put its 2020 revenues this year at “high risk” because of the outbreak. …

The World Health Organization recently declared the novel coronavirus’s emergence a global health emergency necessitating a worldwide response. Yet one corner of the globe has been denied an opportunity to contribute its own expertise to that effort, and to benefit from the expertise of others. At the People’s Republic of China’s behest, Taiwan remains locked…

  China seemed to score a major victory in its fight against the coronavirus by building two new hospitals in an extremely short time, promising 2,600 new beds. Chinese state media lauded the lightning-speed construction of the makeshift hospitals, saying it reflected the “nation’s building prowess.” Official data, however, shows the facilities have been slow…

Anne Hathaway a taclé Amy Schumer après une blague la concernant dans le film Trainwreck, dont l’humoriste est à l’affiche. Les deux femmes ont échangé sur les réseaux sociaux. Anne Hathaway n’est pas réputée pour son sens de l’humour. L’actrice de 32 ans est régulièrement critiquée pour sa froideur et son manque de spontanéité. Une…

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, multiple news outlets declared, with former Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg a very close second — and, essentially, tied for first. That same night, Democratic candidates Andrew Yang, a businessman, and Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet both announced they were leaving the race after disappointing showings.…

  Former Vice President Joe Biden would like to remind you just how white Iowa and New Hampshire are. Before the polls had even closed in New Hampshire on Tuesday, Biden had already left the early primary state for South Carolina. That’s where, even after results showed him in a distant fifth place in New…