11-month-old baby cured of novel coronavirus

Gao said the family visited Wuhan, the center of the novel coronavirus epidemic, from Jan 10 to 12 and they returned to Zhongshan on Jan 21.

Coronavirus Outbreak: China builds hospital in 10 days (With Photos)

The hospital, specialised for treatment of the victims of epidemic was constructed in Wuhan of Hubei Province in just 10 days.

China finishes new hospital for virus patients as toll grows

“The lack of hospital rooms forced sick people to return home, which is extremely dangerous. So having additional (beds) available is a great improvement,” Zhong told CCTV’s 24-hour news channel.

Built in 10 days, China’s virus hospital takes 1st patients

The first patients arrived at the Huoshenshan Hospital at 10 a.m. on Monday, according to state media. The reports gave no details of the patients’ identities or conditions.

Coronavirus Outbreak: 175 Nepalis to be evacuated from Wuhan

At least 175 Nepalis residing in China have filled up the evacuation form issued by the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing.

Philippines reports 1st virus death outside of China

The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death from a new virus outside of China, where authorities delayed the opening of schools in the worst-hit province and tightened quarantine measures in a city that allow only one family member to venture out to buy supplies.

Govt. to evacuate Nepalis from Hubei, China

Following the outbreak of epidemic in China, the Government of Nepal has decided to evacuate Nepali nationals currently residing in Hubei Province of China, read the release.

Stocks drop again after virus declared global emergency

Stock markets turned lower again on Friday after world health authorities declared the virus pandemic that has spread from China to more than a dozen countries a global emergency.

US advises against travel to China; virus declared emergency

The State Department’s travel advisory told Americans currently in China to consider departing using commercial means, and requested that all non-essential U.S. government personnel defer travel “in light of the novel coronavirus.”

Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat

A self-described germaphobe, Trump has had little to say in public about the new virus that so far has killed more than 170 people in China, sickened thousands more there and led to a handful of confirmed cases in the U.S.

China virus death toll rises to 170, transmission a concern

Thursday’s figures cover the previous 24 hours and represent an increase of 38 deaths and 1,737 cases for a total of 7,711. Of the new deaths, 37 were in the epicenter of the outbreak in Hubei province and one in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

Virus cases in China top SARS as evacuations begin

The death toll rose to 132, which is still lower than the 348 people who were killed in China by SARS

Deaths rise to 132 in China outbreak as foreigners leave

China’s latest figures cover the previous 24 hours and add 26 to the number of deaths, 25 of which were in the central province of Hubei and its capital, Wuhan. The 5,974 cases on the mainland marked a rise of 1,459 from the previous day, although that rise is a smaller increase than the 1,771 new cases reported on Monday. Dozens of infections have been confirmed abroad as well.

Whether to call Bolton, other witnesses roils Trump’s trial

After Trump’s defense team rested Tuesday with a plea to “end now,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell privately told senators he doesn’t yet have the votes to brush back Democratic demands for witnesses now that revelations from John Bolton, the former national security adviser, have roiled the trial.

China counts 106 virus deaths as US, others move to evacuate

China’s death toll from a new viral disease that is causing mounting global concern rose by 25 to at least 106 on Tuesday as the United States and other governments prepared to fly their citizens out of the locked-down city at center of the outbreak.

Trump lawyers raise defenses as pressure grows for witnesses

Former national security adviser John Bolton writes in a manuscript that Trump wanted to withhold military aid from Ukraine until it committed to helping with investigations into Democratic rival Joe Biden. That assertion matters because Trump and his lawyers have repeatedly insisted that he never tied the suspension of security aid to political investigations.

Nighttime rocket attack on US Embassy in Baghdad injured 1

The two staff members, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media, did not specify the injured person’s nationality

China confirms 2,700 cases of virus, 40 counted elsewhere

China: 2,744, with 769 of those newly confirmed in the 24 hours through midnight Sunday. Five are in Hong Kong and two in Macao. Nearly all of the 80 deaths have been in central Hubei province, with four elsewhere in China.

Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuation

Chinese President Xi Jinping called the outbreak a grave situation, and the government stepped up efforts to restrict travel and public gatherings while rushing medical staff and supplies to Wuhan, which remains on lockdown.

Democrats argue ‘right matters’ in Trump impeachment trial

“That’s what Donald Trump wanted investigated or announced — this completely bogus Kremlin-pushed conspiracy theory,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who is leading the prosecution, during Thursday’s session.