China Virus

Trump Says His Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Has Tested Positive For "China Virus"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 7, 2020

Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for Covid-19, the president said Sunday, the latest member of his inner circle to contract the disease.

"It's China Virus, Corona Sounds Like A Beautiful Place In Italy": Trump

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 23, 2020

US President Donald Trump has hit out at China for not stopping the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives globally, as he yet again used the term "China virus" and urged his supporters not to call it coronavirus, saying the name sounds like a "beautiful place" in Italy.

"Not Even Close": Donald Trump Says China Virus Cases "Far Higher" Than Admitted

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 17, 2020

US President Donald Trump on Friday said China's real death toll from coronavirus was "far higher," even after officials issued a new count sharply raising the number of dead in Wuhan, where the pandemic began.

With 605 COVID-19 Deaths, Spain Records Lowest Fatalities In 17 Days

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 10, 2020

Spain recorded its lowest daily death count from coronavirus in 17 days, with 605 people dying, the government said on Friday.

China Virus Epicentre Wuhan To Open Up As World Locks Down

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 24, 2020

China announced Tuesday an end to travel curbs at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, as governments around the world tightened lockdowns affecting 1.7 billion people in a desperate effort to slow the spread of the deadly disease.

China's Success In Fighting Coronavirus "Hope For Rest Of World": WHO

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 23, 2020

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO)believes China's battle with the coronavirus offers a beacon of hope, but others question whether Beijing's strategy can be followed by other countries - particularly Western democracies.

UK Man Robbed For Toilet Papers Outside Shop Amid Coronavirus: Report

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday March 15, 2020

A London man was robbed for his toilet paper just moments after leaving a store as the coronavirus pandemic has prompted widespread stockpiling in the British capital, a media report said.

Beijing To Send International Arrivals To Quarantine Facilities: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 15, 2020

Beijing authorities will send all international arrivals in the Chinese capital to quarantine facilities starting Monday, state media reported, as China steps up measures against imported coronavirus cases.

Coronavirus Outbreak Highlights: PM Modi Leads Video Conference Of SAARC Nations

India News | Edited by Saptaparni Goon, Sumana Nandy | Monday March 16, 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak which began in a market in China's Wuhan district in December last year has spread throughout the world. There are over 80 confirmed cases in India. India has also started evacuating its citizens from other countries after the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic and said that Europe is the ne...

Coronavirus Pandemic Passes Its Peak In China, Marked Slowdown In Spread

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 12, 2020

China's coronavirus epidemic has passed its peak, its top health commission said on Thursday, as it logged just eight new infections in Hubei province, the first time the epicentre of the outbreak recorded a daily tally of less than 10.With the marked slowdown of the spread of the virus, more businesses have reopened with authorities cautiously eas...

Chemotherapy Of Cancer Patient Delayed In Coronavirus-Hit Cruise Ship

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 7, 2020

Among the 2,400 passengers stranded off the California coast on a cruise ship carrying at least 21 people infected with coronavirus, few people aboard likely have more to lose than Kari Kolstoe, a retiree from North Dakota with stage-4 cancer.

China Reports 30 More Coronavirus Deaths, Rise In New Infections

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 6, 2020

China reported 30 more deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak on Friday, with fresh infections rising for a second straight day and 16 new cases imported from overseas.

290 Million Students Out Of School As Coronavirus Battle Intensifies

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 5, 2020

Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home on Thursday with Italy the latest country to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urged an all-out, global offensive against the epidemic.

"Was So Scared": China Man's Battle With Coronavirus Since January

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 4, 2020

If it were not for the reunion with his brother who works in Wuhan, Kang Tiejun would not have come to the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak before the Spring Festival, which fell on January 25 this year.

Coronavirus Highlights: Rashtrapati Bhavan Cancels Holi Gatherings

India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Thursday March 5, 2020

About 15 Italian tourists - who landed in Delhi last month - and one Indian, who was with travelling with them, tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of cases to 28. India recorded its biggest jump in coronavirus cases today.