Coronavirus Pandemic | Live Updates on Covid-19 – Part 1
This is what has happened in Africa especially Kenya since the Coronavirus OutbreakFebruary 19, 2020 |
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Rwanda’s health minister fired over mishandling of coronavirus testing kits. A Chinese national has been quarantined in Kenya Egypt records Africa’s first case Uganda’s foreign ministry plans to send $61,000 (UGX 222m) to students who are confined in the city of Wuhan, ruling out the option of evacuation. South African company to export face masks to China Ethiopia to quarantine all Wuhan entrants Ghana records a negative outcome for two suspected cases Kenya to repatriate its students from the Chinese city of Wuhan African airlines suspend flights to China Ethiopian Airlines denies reports of suspending flights Mozambique suspends visa-on-arrival for travelers from China |
Hundreds of Westerdam passengers test negative for coronavirusFebruary 19, 2020 |
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A total of 781 passengers from the Westerdam cruise ship are closer to returning home after Cambodian health authorities said they had tested negative for the novel coronavirus. The Westerdam was able to berth in Cambodia. At the time, no cases of the virus had been reported aboard the ship. |
Coronavirus infections outside of mainland China have passed 1,000February 19, 2020 |
South Korea’s Coronavirus Cases are spikingFebruary 19, 2020 |
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South Korea’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention has announced there have been 15 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the country. According to the latest update, 13 of the new cases are from the Daegu area in the country’s southeast. The total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in South Korea is now 46. |
Hong Kong Witnesses Second Death from CoronavirusFebruary 19, 2020 |
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A second person has died of the coronavirus in the semiautonomous Chinese financial hub of Hong Kong, the local hospital authority announced this morning. |
Coronavirus Cases are rapidly Increasing in JapanFebruary 19, 2020 |
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In Japan, a total of 613 novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed, with 545 on the Diamond Princess cruise ship and 68 outside the ship. |
Hong Kong’s 61st coronavirus patient is a Filipino domestic workerFebruary 18, 2020 |
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The latest patient is a 32-year-old woman from the Philippines who works in Hong Kong as a domestic helper, Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Center for Health Protection said at a news conference on Tuesday. |
Canada to send its charter plane to Tokyo on WednesdayFebruary 18, 2020 |
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A charter plane hired by the Canadian government is due to arrive in Tokyo on Wednesday, according to a government email sent to passengers on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Passengers who get on the flight will have to undergo a further 14-day quarantine once they arrive in Canada. |
Death Toll From CoronavirusFebruary 18, 2020 |
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98 additional deaths were recorded in mainland China on Monday, China’s National Health Commission said — including 93 in Hubei province. The global death toll is 1,873, including five people outside mainland China. |
Japanese health minister confirms Diamond Princess disembarkation to begin WednesdayFebruary 18, 2020 |
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UK organizing flight to evacuate British nationals on Diamond PrincessFebruary 18, 2020 |
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The UK is organizing a flight to evacuate British nationals on Diamond Princess ship as soon as possible. |