Tag: China
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China virus epicentre to open up as world locks down
China announced Tuesday an end to travel curbs at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, as governments around the world tightened lockdowns affecting 1.7 billion people in a desperate effort to slow the spread of the deadly disease. COVID-19: Kwara civil servants to work from home Monday Hubei, where the novel coronavirus emerged late last…
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China expels U.S. journalists from 3 top newspapers amid dispute
China announced plans early on Wednesday to expel U.S. journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post in retaliation for U.S. curbs on Chinese media. ALSO READ:Reps jettison Bill to regulate CSOs The move by China is the latest escalation in a tit-for-tat war between the two superpowers about…
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Italy locks down as China signals major progress in virus fight
Italy imposed unprecedented nationwide restrictions on its 60 million people on Tuesday to control the deadly coronavirus, as China signalled major progress in its battle against the global epidemic. ALSO READ:APC crisis: Acting National Secretary, Giadom, resumes The outbreak, combined with a crash in oil prices, caused carnage on financial markets on Monday, sparking the…
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News Infected passengers evacuated on US flights as China virus toll mounts
More than a dozen infected Americans from a coronavirus-riddled cruise ship off Japan flew on evacuation flights to the US with other passengers on Monday, as the epidemic claimed more lives in China to take the death toll above 1,700. The COVID-19 virus has infected more than 70,500 people in its epicentre of China and…
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Thailand seeking to ease losses as virus slows tourism from China
Thailand is finding ways to cope with massive financial setbacks due to its lack of Chinese tourists amid the coronavirus epidemic, as the government announces a series of measures to alleviate affected businesses. READ ALSO: 2 men in court for allegedly raping 16-year-old girl Government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said on Monday that the Government Savings Bank…
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China virus death toll passes 1,000, WHO warns of ‘very grave’ global threat
The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak surged past 1,000 in China on Tuesday as the World Health Organization warned that the epidemic poses a “very grave” global threat. ALSO READ:Legal Aid Council receives 16 cases in January The WHO is holding a conference in Geneva on combatting the virus as Beijing struggles to…