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Most Filipinos afraid of getting COVID–SWS

Almost the majority of Filipinos are worried about contracting the deadly COVID-19,  according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The...

World Roundup: WHO: Spraying ineffective, risky

WHO: Spraying ineffective, risky China warned vs. virus 2nd wave Spraying disinfectant on the streets, as practiced in some countries, does not eliminate the new coronavirus...

China considering a complete ban on wildlife trade and consumption

Beijing"•China’s top legislative committee on Monday began deliberating a proposal to ban all trade and consumption of wild animals, a practice believed responsible for...

Virus exposes flaws in sports, event planning

Hong Kong--The coronavirus exposes an ignorance of China’s lucrative sports market and poor contingency planning, experts say, after Formula One became the most high-profile...

Armed robbers steal toilet paper in HK

Hong Kong"•Armed robbers who stole hundreds of toilet rolls were being hunted by Hong Kong police on Monday, in a city wracked by shortages...

Understanding the new coronavirus

Earlier this week, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. This formal declaration,...

Age-old measures of protection

By Olivier Thibault Quarantines and cordons sanitaires, such as those being imposed on Chinese cities to contain the new coronavirus, were developed to respond to...

China isolates 13 cities

Quarantine affects 41-million people  Cases jump to 800 overnight New hospital rushed in 10 days WHO yet to declare a global crisis Chinese authorities rapidly expanded a mammoth...

Virus epicenter shut-off

China banned trains and planes from leaving Wuhan, a major city at the center of a virus outbreak, seeking to seal off its 11-million...

Virus scare grips nations

A new virus that has killed nine people, infected hundreds and already reached the United States could mutate and spread, China warned Wednesday, as...

Wuhan market smorgasboard of species linked to pandemics

The food market where China’s deadly virus surfaced was a smorgasbord of exotic wildlife ranging from wolf pups to species linked to previous pandemics...

Wuhan virus compounds Hong Kong’s woes

Hong Kong"•The emergence of a SARS-like virus in China is the last thing Hong Kong’s struggling economy needs, analysts say, as the city reels...

17 new cases of mystery virus

Beijing"•China reported 17 new cases of the mysterious SARS-like virus on Sunday, including three in a severe condition, heightening fears ahead of China’s Lunar...

Gordon: Don’t panic over Wuhan ‘mystery’ disease

No need for undue panic or anxiety until the cause of the mystery disease from Wuhan, China, has been known, Senator Richard Gordon said...
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