South Africa is ‘fully capable’ of handling the coronavirus says Chinese ambassador

Wed 19 February 2020: The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to South Africa, His Excellency Lin Songtian, assures South Africans that both countries are able to curb the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.By Elna Schütz, Portia Kobue. While the disease continues to spread internationally, with the World Health Organization categorising it as a high […]

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CHINA VIRUS THREATENS GLOBAL ANTIBIOTICS SUPPLY: EUROPEAN BUSINESS GROUP

Tue 18 February 2020: The world could face a shortage of antibiotics if the pharmaceutical industry’s supply problems posed by the coronavirus outbreak in China cannot soon be resolved, the head of a European business group in China warned on Tuesday. EU Chamber of Commerce President Joerg Wuttke told a roundtable in Beijing that the […]

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FAKE NEWS, MISINFORMATION MAKES CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS WORSE: STUDY

Fri 14 February 2020: (REUTERS) The rise of “fake news” – including misinformation and inaccurate advice on social media – could make disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic currently spreading in China worse, according to research published on Friday. In an analysis of how the spread of misinformation affects the spread of disease, […]

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CORONAVIRUS: A STRESS TEST OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH CAPABILITIES WORLDWIDE

Mon 03 February 2020: Monday, February 3 More hospital beds for coronavirus patients in Wuhan China has designated 27 hospitals in Wuhan for the treatment of coronavirus, the official Global Times reported on Monday. Previously, people who suspected they were ill with the infection could go to only seven hospitals, causing long queues and days-long […]

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NO KISSING OR HUGGING, WATCHDOG ADVISES RUSSIANS AMID VIRUS FEARS

Sun 02 February 2020: Russia’s consumer health watchdog advised people on Friday to refrain from greeting each other with handshakes, kisses or hugs and to wear medical masks in crowded public places to try to stop China’s virus outbreak spreading to Russia. Russia, which has no confirmed cases of the coronavirus but has close ties […]

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CORONAVIRUS VACCINE COULD TAKE 20 MONTHS TO DEVELOP

Sat 01 February 2020: (REUTERS) A vaccine to treat the newest deadly strain of the coronavirus could be made available in 20 months’ time, an official at France’s Pasteur Institute Foundation said Friday. Several institutes and companies have announced efforts to develop, though estimates of when the vaccine would be ready are sobering. Germany’s research […]

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“THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS TO BE ON ALERT NOW, THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION.”, HEAD OF THE WHE

Thu 30 January 2020: The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned all governments to “take action” over the deadly SARS-like virus spreading from China, as hundreds of foreigners were evacuated from the epicentre of the outbreak. So far, the novel coronavirus has claimed 132 lives in China and infected more than 6,000 people in the […]

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