The Worldometer for the Coronavirus can be accessed here:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
This Worldometer also provides confirmed cases and deaths by country and territory.
Other information resources in no particular order:
Title: China admits "shortcomings" as global efforts to stop deadly coronavirus ramp up
Published: CBS News, 4 February 2020
From the article:
* Chinese officials have agreed to let American experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization team in the coming days, and senior members of the Communist Party have admitted "shortcomings and deficiencies" in the country's response.
To read this article:
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-usa-confirmed-cases-news-death-toll-latest-2020-02-04/
Title: India Temporarily Suspends e-Visa For Chinese Nationals & Foreigners Living In China Over Coronavirus
Author: Sameer Contractor
Published: NDTV, 3 February 2020
From the article:
* The Coronavirus outbreak could see Chinese travellers being deported back to China from India, which could adversely affect the upcoming Auto Expo and the supply chain of components across the auto sector.
To read this article:
https://auto.ndtv.com/news/india-temporarily-suspends-e-visa-for-chinese-nationals-foreigners-living-in-china-over-coronavirus-2173753
Title: 10 myths about the coronavirus, including a link to meat-eating and imported packages
Author: Hilary Brueck
Published: Business Insider US, 4 February 2020
From the article:
* Misinformation about the coronavirus is spreading rapidly on te internet.
* Despite what you might've heard, you cannot get the virus from an imported package or a pet, and garlic and sesame oil will not help treat it.
To read this article:
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/wuhan-coronavirus-myths-red-meat-bleach-antibiotics-and-sesame-oil-2020-2?r=US&IR=T
Title: Coronavirus live updates: Hong Kong reports first coronavirus fatality as new cases spread across Southeast Asia
Authors: Anna Fifield, Derek Hawkins & Siobhán O'Grady
Published: The Wasington Post, 4 February 2020
From the article:
* A raft of new infections have been announced outside China, including six more in both Thailand and Singapore, suggesting that the virus is gaining steam internationally. The head of the World Health Organization has said the virus’s global spread is still minor.
* Ten people aboard a cruise ship anchored off the coast of Yokohama, Japan, tested positive for the new coronavirus, Japanese media reported Tuesday.
To read this article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-coronavirus-live-updates/2020/02/04/707854ae-46d7-11ea-ab15-b5df3261b710_story.html?outputType=amp
Title: China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates
Published: Aljazeera
From the article:
* Global death toll reaches 427 with two reported dead outside mainland China as the number of infections passes 20,500.
* The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for greater solidarity and slammed some governments of being "well behind" in sharing data on virus cases as he has received complete case report forms for only 38 percent of the cases outside China.
To read this article:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/china-admits-shortcomings-coronavirus-death-toll-hits-425-200203234036932.html
Title: China says it will ban the trade in wild animals, like bats, believed to be behind the Wuhan coronavirus, and tighten supervision on 'wet markets'
Author: Lauren Frias
Published: Business Insider US, 4 February 2020
From the article:
* Experts believe the Wuhan coronavirus likely started in a wet market, where live and dead animals are often sold in poorly regulated conditions.
To read this article:
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/china-ban-illegal-animal-trade-tighten-supervision-on-wet-markets-2020-2?r=US&IR=T
Title: Deaths in China Rise, With No Sign of Slowdown
Published: The New York Times, 4 February 2020 (updated 5 February 2020)
From the article:
* Hyundai is suspending production in South Korea amid supply chain problems linked to the coronavirus.
* More people have now died in this epidemic than in the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, outbreak of 2002-2003 in mainland China. During that outbreak, 349 people died.
To read this article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/world/asia/coronavirus-china.html
Title: Coronavirus: Botswana gets 5 suspected cases, here are updates across Africa on the deadly outbreak
Published: Business Insider by Pulse, 3 February 2020
From the article:
* Here in Africa, there are no confirmed cases of the deadly outbreak. However, a growing number of countries have registered several suspected cases. So far, the latest reports are in Botswana and Lagos, Nigeria.
To read this article:
https://www.pulse.ng/bi/lifestyle/coronavirus-botswana-gets-5-suspected-cases-of-killer-infection-here-are-updates/gdc0wpv
Title: Coronavirus quarantine precautions around the world
Published: The Guardian, 4 February 2020
From the article:
* Russia has sent planes to China as it begins its evacuation from Wuhan and Hubei province. More than 700 Russians are said to be living in the region, of whom 132 had expressed a desire to return to Russia, the country’s embassy in Beijing has reported.
* Brazil said on Sunday that it would evacuate its citizens from Wuhan by plane after facing criticism for its slow response. Once back in Brazil, those evacuated are expected to be placed in quarantine on a military base.
* There have been no verified infections in Africa to date, but several countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Angola, Botswana and Ivory Coast, have signalled possible infections. Confirming or ruling out coronavirus in the continent can take time, as health authorities lacking expertise have to send samples to labs in countries such as South Africa.
To read this article:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/04/coronavirus-quarantine-precautions-around-the-world
Title: $9 Cabbages, Emergency Pork: Coronavirus Tests China on Food
Author: Raymond Zhong
Published: The New York Times, 4 February 2020
From the article:
* Officials are pushing to keep produce flowing and prices down as nervous shoppers stock up, challenging the country’s ability to feed itself.
To read this article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/business/china-coronavirus-food-prices.html
Title: The first coronavirus drug candidate is set for testing in China
Author: Sy Mukherjee,
Published: Fortune, 4 February 2020
From the article:
* U.S.-based biotech Gilead, known for its HIV and hepatitis C treatments, has struck a partnership with Beijing's China-Japan Friendship Hospital to test out an antiviral drug called remdesivir in actual humans in Wuhan, the apparent origin site of the coronavirus outbreak.
To read this article:
https://fortune.com/2020/02/03/coronavirus-vaccine-testing-in-china/
Some articles [that might be considered as controversial]:
Title: This Chinese doctor tried to save lives, but was silenced. Now he has coronavirus
Authors: Yong Xiong & Nectar Gan
Published: CNN, 4 February 2020
From the article:
* On December 30, Li Wenliang dropped a bombshell in his medical school alumni group on the popular Chinese messaging app WeChat: seven patients from a local seafood market had been diagnosed with a SARS-like illness and quarantined in his hospital.
To read this article (includes a video):
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/03/asia/coronavirus-doctor-whistle-blower-intl-hnk/index.html
Title: Coronavirus: China wildlife trade ban 'should be permanent'
Author: Navin Singh Khadka
Published: BBC News, 4 February 2020
From the article:
* Campaigners have urged China to apply a permanent ban on the wildlife trade following the coronavirus outbreak.
To read this article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51310786
Title: No, The Wuhan Coronavirus Was Not Genetically Engineered To Put Pieces Of HIV In It
Author: Victoria Forster
Published: Forbes, 2 February 2020
From the article:
* The newest of these [referring to a slew of spurious information flooding the internet] was a little unusual because it was based on a pre-print of a real scientific paper [published on 30 January 2020], (since removed just a few hours ago) uploaded to website bioRxiv, where scientists can present their completed, or near-completed studies, prior to peer-review by other scientists. The work, by a group based in India, was entitled “Uncanny similarity of unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV spike protein to HIV-1 gp120 and Gag.”
To read this article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2020/02/02/no-coronavirus-was-not-bioengineered-to-put-pieces-of-hiv-in-it/#141b090256cb