Wuhan

Initially, We Did Not Take Coronavirus Outbreak Seriously: Gujarat Students

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 20, 2020

Two students from Gujarat, who have returned to India from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, on Wednesday said initially they did not take reports about the outbreak seriously.

5 Chinese Among 7 Tourists Screened For Coronavirus In Himachal's Shimla

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Wednesday February 19, 2020

The Shimla district administration today called in five Chinese tourists and two others from Myanmar and Thailand for medical screening after they were found staying in a hotel in the hill town. Fortunately, none of them were found to be suffering from coronavirus.

Wuhan Airport Reminds Air India Pilot Of A Zombie Apocalypse

India News | Ragini Saxena, Bloomberg | Wednesday February 19, 2020

As an Air India flight landed at the airport in Wuhan last month to rescue Indians stranded in the coronavirus-hit city, Captain Kamal Mohan couldn't help but think that he had entered a post-apocalyptic film set.

India To Send Its Largest Military Aircraft To Wuhan As Evacuation Continues

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 18, 2020

India will send a C-17 military transport aircraft to the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to evacuate more Indians and deliver a consignment of medical supplies to China's coronavirus-hit people, official sources said.

Extra Exam Points For Children Of Doctors In China's Coronavirus-Hit Province

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 18, 2020

China's schooling system places a major emphasis on exams, and even younger children face extreme competition to get into top schools that parents believe will raise their chances of getting into a good university.

Wuhan Hospital Director Dies Of Coronavirus

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 18, 2020

A hospital director at the epicentre of China's virus epidemic died Tuesday, state media said, the latest medical worker to fall victim to the new coronavirus spreading across the country.

Century-Old Chinatowns From US To Australia Fall Quiet Over Virus Fears

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 18, 2020

Normally bustling century-old Chinatowns from Melbourne to San Francisco have fallen quiet and businesses are struggling to survive as fears over the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak ripple around the world.

Relief, Dancing As Students Leave Coronavirus Isolation Camp After 2 Weeks

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday February 18, 2020

Amid scare over the deadly coronavirus, which has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation, several girls at an isolation camp in Delhi broke into dance and after they tested negative and were allowed to go home. They were evacuated earlier this month from China's Wuhan city, the epicentre of the outbreak.

Coronavirus: First Batch Of Wuhan Evacuees Released From Delhi Quarantine Facility

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 17, 2020

A batch of about 200 people, who were among over 400 quarantined at an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) facility in Delhi after being evacuated earlier this month from coronavirus-hit Wuhan in China, were discharged on Monday, a senior official said.

China Seeks Help Of Tech Giants To Track Coronavirus With QR Codes

World News | Reuters | Monday February 17, 2020

China's government is enlisting the help of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd to expand colour-based systems for tracking individuals affected with the coronavirus nationwide.

Air India Crew From Wuhan Evacuation Gets PM's Letter Of Appreciation

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 17, 2020

A total of 68 Air India crew members, who were part of the two special flights that evacuated 647 Indians and seven Maldivians from coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, were handed over letters of appreciation signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

Indian Couple's SOS From Coronavirus Epicentre Wuhan: "There's No One In Our Apartment Complex"

Indians Abroad | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday February 17, 2020

An Indian couple from Uttar Pradesh, stuck in China's Wuhan city where coronavirus epidemic broke out over a month ago, has sought central government's help to arrange their return to the country.

New Coronavirus Is Preventable And Treatable: China Health Official

World News | Reuters | Monday February 17, 2020

The novel coronavirus that has killed more than 1,700 people in China is "preventable and treatable", an official from the country's National Health Commission said on Monday.

No Problem In Air India's Divestment This Time: Hardeep Singh Puri

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 17, 2020

Mr Puri was speaking at an event held to distribute the 'Letters of Appreciation' issued by Prime Minister to the staff of Air India who conducted evacuation operation of the stranded Indians from the Wuhan city.

Cured Coronavirus Patients In China Donate Plasma To Save Others: Report

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 17, 2020

Twenty recovered coronavirus patients donated their plasma to those in severe condition in Wuhan, capital of the hard-hit province of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), said the province's COVID-19 scientific research team on Sunday.