Wuhan: Peng Yinhua, a doctor from a Wuhan hospital that receives patients infected with the deadly coronavirus, has died from the virus, authorities said on Friday. Peng, 29, a respiratory acute care medical professional, became infected while working at the First People’s Hospital of Jiangxia district of Wuhan, reports Xinhua news agency. He was hospitalized on […]
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China coronavirus death toll breaches 2,000
Beijing: The death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China crossed 2,000-mark on Wednesday with 136 new deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 74,185, China’s health authorities said. In its daily report, the National Health Commission (NHC) said that 2,004 people had died of the disease known as COVID-19. NHC said […]
Wuhan hospital director dies of coronavirus
Beijing: Liu Zhiming, director of Wuchang hospital in Wuhan, the city at the centre of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, died of the disease on Tuesday, according to a statement released by local government authorities. Earlier this month, Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old doctor in Wuhan who was sanctioned for attempting to bring the coronavirus to […]
Lashkar founder Hafiz Saeed sent to jail for five years
New Delhi/Islamabad: Just ahead of the FATF review, founder and patron of the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Saeed, was convicted in terror funding cases and sent to jail for five-and-a-half years by a Pakistani court on Wednesday. Sources in Pakistan said the mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks was sentenced to five-and-a-half years and imposed a […]
Coronavirus claims over 1,000 lives in China
Beijing: Chinese health authorities on Tuesday said the death toll due to the novel coronavirus in China has increased to 1,016, with 42,638 infected cases. According to China’s National Health Commission, 7,333 serious cases had been recorded as of Monday midnight, while 3,996 people were discharged, reports Efe news. The Commission said it had tracked […]
2,829 new cases of coronavirus in China, 57 new deaths
Beijing: Chinese health authorities on Monday said it received reports of 2,829 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 57 deaths on Sunday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Among the deaths, 56 are in Hubei Province and one in southwest China’s Chongqing, according to China’s National Health Commission, […]
Indian nationals asked to submit passport details to Beijing embassy
New Delhi/Beijing: India has asked its nationals to submit their passport details to the country’s embassy in Beijing, following reports that many of them were trapped in Wuhan city, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has been placed under a lockdown. Over 500 Indian students are studying in colleges and universities in Wuhan, […]
India finds it hard to assess number of citizens stuck in Wuhan
New Delhi/Beijing: India is finding it hard to assess the exact number of Indians stranded in central China’s Wuhan city which has been placed under a lockdown, following the outbreak of the contagious novel coronavirus. The death toll in China due to the 2019-nCoV has increased to 80 and around 3,000 people have tested positive […]
Snakes may be the source of coronavirus outbreak in China
Beijing: Snakes may be the original source of the newly discovered novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China, according to a new study. The finding, published in the Journal of Medical Virology, provides important insights on the potential origins of the most recent outbreak of viral […]
Ahead of Beijing 2022, China launches driverless bullet train capable of travelling at 350km/hr
Beijing: Ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, China has launched a new driverless train capable of travelling at 350kmph. According to a report in independent.co.uk, the high-speed bullet train, which connects Beijing with Zhangjiakou — two of the main host cities of the Winter Olympics — slashes the journey time from three hours to […]