Virus in China 2020

Coronavirus cases fall, experts disagree whether peak is near

China reports its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, lending weight to a prediction by its senior medical adviser that the outbreak could end by April.

Coronavirus death toll passes 1,000 in China

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China passes 1,000 people, health authorities announces.

First Bangladeshi infected by Coronavirus in Singapore

A Bangladeshi worker in Singapore has been diagnosed with coronavirus infection, said the Ministry of Health of Singapore.

No traveller can leave airport without coronavirus screening

Not only those coming from China, but all passengers will be screened at the airports from now on, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has stated.

Impact of coronavirus: onion, garlic, ginger prices rise

The prices of most everyday commodities including onion, ginger and garlic have risen at the country's largest wholesale market at Chattogram's Khatunganj, largely due to the spread of coronavirus in China.

Coronavirus keeps spreading

Three more Asian countries confirmed coronavirus infections yesterday among citizens who had not travelled to China, as Hong Kong reported its first death from the disease and millions more people in Chinese cities were ordered to stay indoors.

Coronavirus Screening: Measures at airport still not enough

A plane carrying passengers from the Chinese city of Kunming landed at the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 2:15pm yesterday. An aircraft of Turkish Airlines arrived from Istanbul around the same time.

Japan quarantines cruise ship to test 3,700 on board after Hong Kong coronavirus case

Japanese officials begin screening more than 3,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship quarantined off the port of Yokohama near Tokyo after a Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for coronavirus.

Hong Kong reports first coronavirus death as hospital workers escalate strike

Hong Kong reports its first coronavirus death, a 39-year-old male who had been suffering from an underlying illness and had visited China's Wuhan city in January, hospital staff says, marking the second death outside mainland China.

February 1, 2020
February 1, 2020

312 Bangladeshis return from China; 8 sent to hospital

A total of 312 Bangladeshis, who were stranded in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city Wuhan, return to Dhaka today and eight of them are sent to Kurmitola General Hospital.

February 1, 2020
February 1, 2020

China virus death toll rises to 259, infections surge

The death toll from China's new coronavirus outbreak has risen to 259 and the tally of confirmed infections has surged to nearly 12,000, the government says.

January 29, 2020
January 29, 2020

Airlines halt, reduce China flights

A number of airlines say they are halting or reducing flights to China as the country struggles to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

January 29, 2020
January 29, 2020

35 Chinese nationals involved with Padma bridge under observation

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said 35 Chinese nationals working under the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project are under observation.

January 29, 2020
January 29, 2020

Flying during coronavirus scare: how you can stay safe

Air travel can be daunting, for many a reason. Now add to that a worldwide outbreak of a deadly virus and the fear multiplies tenfold. Most airports are now screening passengers for symptoms of coronavirus, which started in China’s Wuhan.

January 29, 2020
January 29, 2020

Coronavirus Fallout: Mega projects may suffer for Chinese staff’s absence

Work on several mega development projects may be hampered if the situation over coronavirus does not improve soon.

January 28, 2020
January 28, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Wuhan residents chant word of resilience

Amid growing adversity and a lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak, residents in Wuhan of China are chanting ‘Jiayou’, which roughly translated means fuel or oil but is rarely ever used in that context.

January 28, 2020
January 28, 2020

China urges citizens to delay foreign travel over virus fears

China urges its citizens to postpone trips abroad as the country expands a massive effort to contain a viral outbreak that has killed more than 100 people nationwide.

January 28, 2020
January 28, 2020

Foreigners prepare to leave as China virus toll leaps to 106

The United States and other nations race to get their citizens out of the locked-down Chinese city at ground-zero of a virus epidemic, as the death toll surges to 106 and the number of confirmed infections doubled to over 4,500.

January 27, 2020
January 27, 2020

PM has instructed on bringing back Bangladeshis from China: Shahriar Alam

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given directives to bring back Bangladeshi nationals who are now in coronavirus-stricken China and want to return, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam says in a Facebook post.

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