Virus in China 2020

Coronavirus cases fall, experts disagree whether peak is near

China reports its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, lending weight to a prediction by its senior medical adviser that the outbreak could end by April.

Coronavirus death toll passes 1,000 in China

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China passes 1,000 people, health authorities announces.

First Bangladeshi infected by Coronavirus in Singapore

A Bangladeshi worker in Singapore has been diagnosed with coronavirus infection, said the Ministry of Health of Singapore.

No traveller can leave airport without coronavirus screening

Not only those coming from China, but all passengers will be screened at the airports from now on, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has stated.

Impact of coronavirus: onion, garlic, ginger prices rise

The prices of most everyday commodities including onion, ginger and garlic have risen at the country's largest wholesale market at Chattogram's Khatunganj, largely due to the spread of coronavirus in China.

Coronavirus keeps spreading

Three more Asian countries confirmed coronavirus infections yesterday among citizens who had not travelled to China, as Hong Kong reported its first death from the disease and millions more people in Chinese cities were ordered to stay indoors.

Coronavirus Screening: Measures at airport still not enough

A plane carrying passengers from the Chinese city of Kunming landed at the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 2:15pm yesterday. An aircraft of Turkish Airlines arrived from Istanbul around the same time.

Japan quarantines cruise ship to test 3,700 on board after Hong Kong coronavirus case

Japanese officials begin screening more than 3,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship quarantined off the port of Yokohama near Tokyo after a Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for coronavirus.

Hong Kong reports first coronavirus death as hospital workers escalate strike

Hong Kong reports its first coronavirus death, a 39-year-old male who had been suffering from an underlying illness and had visited China's Wuhan city in January, hospital staff says, marking the second death outside mainland China.

February 12, 2020
February 12, 2020

Coronavirus cases fall, experts disagree whether peak is near

China reports its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, lending weight to a prediction by its senior medical adviser that the outbreak could end by April.

February 11, 2020
February 11, 2020

Coronavirus death toll passes 1,000 in China

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China passes 1,000 people, health authorities announces.

February 10, 2020
February 10, 2020

First Bangladeshi infected by Coronavirus in Singapore

A Bangladeshi worker in Singapore has been diagnosed with coronavirus infection, said the Ministry of Health of Singapore.

February 8, 2020
February 8, 2020

No traveller can leave airport without coronavirus screening

Not only those coming from China, but all passengers will be screened at the airports from now on, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has stated.

February 5, 2020
February 5, 2020

Impact of coronavirus: onion, garlic, ginger prices rise

The prices of most everyday commodities including onion, ginger and garlic have risen at the country's largest wholesale market at Chattogram's Khatunganj, largely due to the spread of coronavirus in China.

February 5, 2020
February 5, 2020

Coronavirus keeps spreading

Three more Asian countries confirmed coronavirus infections yesterday among citizens who had not travelled to China, as Hong Kong reported its first death from the disease and millions more people in Chinese cities were ordered to stay indoors.

February 5, 2020
February 5, 2020

Coronavirus Screening: Measures at airport still not enough

A plane carrying passengers from the Chinese city of Kunming landed at the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 2:15pm yesterday. An aircraft of Turkish Airlines arrived from Istanbul around the same time.

February 4, 2020
February 4, 2020

Japan quarantines cruise ship to test 3,700 on board after Hong Kong coronavirus case

Japanese officials begin screening more than 3,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship quarantined off the port of Yokohama near Tokyo after a Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for coronavirus.

February 4, 2020
February 4, 2020

Hong Kong reports first coronavirus death as hospital workers escalate strike

Hong Kong reports its first coronavirus death, a 39-year-old male who had been suffering from an underlying illness and had visited China's Wuhan city in January, hospital staff says, marking the second death outside mainland China.

February 3, 2020
February 3, 2020

Built in 10 days, China’s 1000-bed hospital takes first patients

The first patients arrived today at a 1,000-bed hospital built in 10 days as part of China’s efforts to fight a new virus.