Title: China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates
Published: Aljazeera, 3 February 2020
From the article:
* Hong Kong shuts border crossings with mainland China, as more countries impose travel restrictions amid rising toll.
* The death toll in China from the deadly coronavirus outbreak that originated in the central city of Wuhan, rose to at least 361 on Monday, as the Philippines became the first country outside China to confirm a death from the infection.
To read this article:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/test-coronavirus-fatalities-rise-361-china-200202234024056.html
Title: Coronavirus: China issues 'urgent' appeal for protective equipment - live news
Authors: Michael Safi & Alison Rourke
Published: The Guardian, 3 February 2020
From the article:
* Chinese shares drop amid fears of virus impact
* Brazilians stranded in Wuhan issue rescue plea
* 11 more Britons to be flown home
To access webpage:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/feb/03/coronavirus-live-updates-china-wuhan-outbreak-evacuations-flights-latest-news-death-toll-climbs-passing-sars
Title: Coronavirus infections predicted to grow exponentially; first death outside China; outbreak becomes political
Authors: Anna Fifield & Joel Achenbach
Published: The Washington Post, 3 February 2020
From the article:
* One nation after another is closing its doors to most Chinese travelers, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise with no sign that the virus can be contained before it becomes a full-blown planetary health crisis. China's increasing isolation threatens to turn this new epidemic into a geopolitical conflict, intensifying preexisting tensions between China and the United States and having potentially significant impacts on the global economy.
To read this article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-coronavirus-live-updates/2020/02/02/090d75d8-453d-11ea-99c7-1dfd4241a2fe_story.html
Title: Coronavirus update at a glance: This summary gives the latest update on novel coronavirus in Australia
Published: Australian Government: Department of Health, 2 February 2020
From the website:
* As of this morning, 3 February 2020, 12 cases of 2019-nCoV have been confirmed in Australia.
To read more:
https://www.health.gov.au/news/coronavirus-update-at-a-glance
Title: Coronavirus update: India reports third case, patient condition stable
Author: Anulekha Ray
Published: LiveMint, 3 February 2020
From the article:
* This is the third case in Kerala after deadly coronavirus claimed more than 300 lives in China
To read more:
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-update-india-reports-third-case-patient-condition-stable-11580712939361.html
Title: Coronavirus: China accuses US of causing panic and 'spreading fear'
Published: BBC News, 3 February 2020
From the article:
* It follows the US decision to declare a public health emergency and deny entry to foreign nationals who had visited China in the past two weeks.
* There are more than 17,000 confirmed cases of the virus in China. Some 361 people have died in the mainland alone.
To read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51353279
Title: Coronavirus latest: Two South Africans under quarantine in China
Author: Tom Head
Published: The South African, 31 January 2020
From the article:
* It has been confirmed that the first South Africans to be screened for coronavirus have been quarantined in China.
To read more:
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/is-coronavirus-in-south-africans-quarantine-china-death-toll/
Title: The coronavirus will hit the tourism and travel sector hard
Author: Marion Joppe
Published: BizCommunity, 3 February 2020
From the articel:
* The spread of infectious diseases is invariably linked to travel. Today, tourism is a huge global business that accounts for 10.4 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 10 per cent of global employment.
To read more:
https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/373/200217.html
Title: Coronavirus: Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana record new suspected cases
Author: Daniel Mumbere
Published: AfricaNews, 3 February 2020
From the articel:
* Almost all African governments have publicly put in place strict screening at points of entry especially airports.
* Ivory Coast, Kenya, Ethiopia and Botswana have recorded suspected cases. All except Botswana have reported that the tests were negative.
* African airlines have cancelled scheduled flights to China except for Ethiopian Airlines.
To read more:
https://www.africanews.com/2020/02/03/ivory-coast-tests-suspected-coronavirus-case/