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Coronavirus confirmed as pandemic by World Health Organization

Wednesday, March 11th 2020, 21:30

The World Health Organization calls for "urgent action" as Italy announces most shops will close.
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Coronavirus: Is China getting back to business?

Wednesday, March 11th 2020, 0:14

China's government wants to get back to normal after official figures suggest the crisis may have stabilised.
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Coronavirus: China says disease 'curbed' in Wuhan and Hubei

Tuesday, March 10th 2020, 12:30
related places: Wuhan

President Xi Jinping says the spread of the disease had been "basically curbed" in Hubei province.
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Letter from Africa: The spread of coronavirus prejudice in Kenya

Monday, March 9th 2020, 0:39
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Before it recorded a single case of the virus, Kenya witnessed a number of anti-Chinese incidents.
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Chinese group to complete British Steel takeover

Sunday, March 8th 2020, 23:59
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The Chinese Jingye Group has said that the £50m takeover is due to be completed on Monday.
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Coronavirus: Ten dead in China quarantine hotel collapse

Sunday, March 8th 2020, 16:55
related places: Quanzhou

The search for survivors continues at the building which was being used as a coronavirus quarantine facility.
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Coronavirus: China's classrooms without students

Sunday, March 8th 2020, 0:37

All schools and colleges in China have been closed for more than two weeks in the fight against coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Dozens trapped as China quarantine hotel collapses

Saturday, March 7th 2020, 16:16
related places: Quanzhou

The hotel in Quanzhou was being used as a coronavirus quarantine facility, state media says.
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The cancer patient trapped by coronavirus: What happened next?

Saturday, March 7th 2020, 0:16

When a cancer patient was blocked at a Chinese checkpoint, her mother's tears went round the world.
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Coronavirus: Drug shortage fears as India limits exports

Wednesday, March 4th 2020, 10:01
related countries: India India

It comes as the coronavirus outbreak has kept many Chinese drug ingredient manufacturers shut.
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Coronavirus outbreak hits Beijing small businesses

Wednesday, March 4th 2020, 0:00
related places: Beijing

The BBC's Stephen McDonell visits shopping areas in Beijing to see if the virus is having an effect.
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Coronavirus: China orders travellers quarantined amid outbreak

Tuesday, March 3rd 2020, 15:18

China fears the virus might be imported back into the country as numbers of new infections fall.
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Coronavirus: South Korea church leader apologises for virus spread

Monday, March 2nd 2020, 15:32
related places: Hubei

Lee Man-hee got down on his knees and said the disease's spread was "not intentional".
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China Uighurs 'moved into factory forced labour' for foreign brands

Monday, March 2nd 2020, 5:34

A report says China has moved minority Muslims into factory jobs, where their freedom is restricted.
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Coronavirus: South Korea sect leader to face probe over deaths

Sunday, March 1st 2020, 21:02

Lee Man-hee, 88, is accused of hampering efforts to contain the virus.
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Coronavirus: Nasa images show China pollution clear amid slowdown

Saturday, February 29th 2020, 18:41
related places: Nasa

Nasa says major decreases in nitrogen dioxide levels are "at least partly" linked to the outbreak.
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Sun Yang: Eight-year ban for Chinese Olympic champion

Friday, February 28th 2020, 14:24

China's three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang is banned from competing for eight years for missing a doping test in September 2018.
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Coronavirus: On the front line in Wuhan

Friday, February 28th 2020, 0:03
related places: Wuhan

The BBC speaks to a Chinese doctor who has been on the front line of fighting Coronavirus in Wuhan.
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Coronavirus: Outbreak at 'decisive point' as WHO urges action

Thursday, February 27th 2020, 20:49

The WHO's head Dr Tedros says new cases outside China are now the "greatest concern".
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Coronavirus: The ‘propaganda push’ in China

Thursday, February 27th 2020, 0:16

As China battles the deadly virus, medics on the front line are being hailed as heroes.
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Coronavirus cases surge to 400 in Italy

Wednesday, February 26th 2020, 22:10
related countries: Italy Italy

Europe's worst-hit country reports a rise of 25% in a day, as the virus spreads fast outside China.
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Coronavirus: Five countries, five responses

Wednesday, February 26th 2020, 16:32
related countries: Italy Italy

How countries are battling the virus - from disinfectant lorries in China to roadblocks in Italy.
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Uighur mother makes plea to join Australian husband

Tuesday, February 25th 2020, 19:24
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Nadila Wumaier denies Chinese official's claims that she is free to leave house arrest.
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Kenya bans commercial slaughter of donkeys

Tuesday, February 25th 2020, 16:17
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Their population has fallen sharply since Kenya began exporting donkey meat and hide to China.
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Gui Minhai: Hong Kong bookseller gets 10 years jail

Tuesday, February 25th 2020, 8:16
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong, Sweden Sweden

Gui Minhai, who has Swedish citizenship, has published books on the personal lives of Chinese leaders.
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'I'm not leaving China without my dog'

Monday, February 24th 2020, 18:40
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine
related places: Wuhan

A Ukrainian woman has told the BBC why she decided to decline evacuation and stay in the coronavirus stricken Chinese city of Wuhan.
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Coronavirus credit crunch hits millions of Chinese firms

Monday, February 24th 2020, 4:06

Prolonged shutdowns for businesses in China are bringing many firms to the brink of collapse.
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Coronavirus: 'Narrowing window' to contain outbreak, WHO says

Saturday, February 22nd 2020, 5:45
related countries: Iran Iran

The World Health Organization says the rise of new cases with no clear link to China is a concern.
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Coronavirus: Ukraine protesters attack buses carrying China evacuees

Friday, February 21st 2020, 15:09

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged people to show solidarity and remember "we are all human".
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Sinophobia: How a virus reveals the many ways China is feared

Thursday, February 20th 2020, 0:37

A wave of discrimination that's emerged with the coronavirus crisis shows how differently the world views China.
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Coronavirus: Walking through Beijing's near-empty streets

Thursday, February 20th 2020, 0:06
related places: Beijing

The city is unrecognisable as people work from home and avoid going out.
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Coronavirus: China expels Wall Street Journal journalists for article it deemed racist

Wednesday, February 19th 2020, 17:32

The Wall Street Journal ran an opinion piece criticising China's response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Missing woman survives five days lost in Queensland forest

Tuesday, February 18th 2020, 4:26

Chinese university student Yang Chen took shelter in caves and drank fresh water from creeks.
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Apple warns coronavirus will hurt iPhone supplies

Monday, February 17th 2020, 22:47

The tech giant says it is "experiencing a slower return to normal conditions" in China than expected.
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Uighurs 'detained for beards and veils' - leak

Monday, February 17th 2020, 16:04
related places: Xinjiang

New documents reveal the "strongest evidence yet" of China's crackdown on people in Xinjiang.
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Coronavirus: A Cameroon student on how he recovered

Monday, February 17th 2020, 0:12
related countries: Cameroon Cameroon

China-based student Kem Senoua is the first African known to have contracted the virus - he spoke to the BBC.
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Coronavirus: First death confirmed in Europe

Saturday, February 15th 2020, 23:02
related countries: France France

A Chinese tourist has died in France from the new coronavirus - the first fatality outside Asia.
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Coronavirus: Beijing orders 14-day quarantine for returnees

Saturday, February 15th 2020, 1:31

The latest restriction comes as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak passes 1,500.
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Coronavirus: No change in outbreak despite China spike, WHO says

Friday, February 14th 2020, 8:49

The World Health Organization says it is "not seeing a dramatic increase" in cases outside China.
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Woman who learned English from Jeopardy! becomes contestant

Thursday, February 13th 2020, 20:26
related countries: Canada Canada

Kristyna Ng, who moved to Canada from China as a child, says Jeopardy! helped her learn English.
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Coronavirus: Sharp increase in deaths and cases in Hubei

Thursday, February 13th 2020, 15:40

Two top officials are sacked after the spike was revealed, resulting from a new diagnostic method.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Chinese medics shave heads

Thursday, February 13th 2020, 14:57
related places: Wuhan

Medics in Wuhan resort to shaving their heads in a bid to prevent cross-infection of the coronavirus.
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Philippines to end US troops agreement

Tuesday, February 11th 2020, 19:42
related countries: United States United States

President Duterte has previously said he would pivot towards China and away from US ally.
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Coronavirus: Senior Chinese officials 'removed' as death toll hits 1,000

Tuesday, February 11th 2020, 15:29
related places: Hubei

Hubei officials lose their jobs in the most high-profile 'removals' of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Equifax: US charges four Chinese military officers over huge hack

Tuesday, February 11th 2020, 8:05
related countries: United States United States

Nearly 150 million Americans had personal data compromised in the hack of the credit rating giant.
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Coronavirus claims 97 lives in one day - but number of infections stabilises

Monday, February 10th 2020, 14:20

Meanwhile, another 60 people have caught the virus on a quarantined cruise ship in Japan.
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong imposes quarantine rules on mainland Chinese

Saturday, February 8th 2020, 14:36

Travellers from mainland China will be isolated for 14 days in new efforts to stem the coronavirus.
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Chinese 'democracy tourists' see Iowa up close

Friday, February 7th 2020, 22:28

The students visitors were fascinated by the caucuses, despite the vote's messy outcome.
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Li Wenliang: Coronavirus death of Wuhan doctor sparks anger

Friday, February 7th 2020, 16:41
related places: Wuhan

Li Wenliang's death has sparked unprecedented levels of grief and anger on Chinese social media.
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Li Wenliang: Coronavirus kills Chinese whistleblower doctor

Friday, February 7th 2020, 4:16
related places: Wuhan

Li Wenliang warned fellow medics in December - but police told him to stop "making false comments".
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Maldives: Suspected jihadists held over Maldives stabbings

Thursday, February 6th 2020, 12:44
related countries: Aruba Aruba, Maldives Maldives

Two Chinese nationals and one Australian were attacked on the island of Hulhumale.
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China halves tariffs on more than 1,700 US goods

Thursday, February 6th 2020, 7:18
related countries: United States United States

Markets react positively as China takes its first step to ease tensions over the trade war with the US.
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Coronavirus: The economic cost is rising in China and beyond

Thursday, February 6th 2020, 0:18

How is the coronavirus outbreak affecting China's economy and trade?
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to quarantine visitors from mainland China

Wednesday, February 5th 2020, 22:38

All arrivals, including foreigners, face 14 days of quarantine in the bid to halt a viral outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Chinese Grand Prix in doubt as Shanghai suspends sports events

Wednesday, February 5th 2020, 14:49
related places: Shanghai

Sports authorities in Shanghai suspend all sporting events in the city as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Australian evacuated from China to Christmas Island for quarantine

Wednesday, February 5th 2020, 7:07
related countries: Aruba Aruba, Christmas Island Christmas Island
related places: Wuhan

An Australian documents on TikTok his journey from Wuhan to quarantine on Christmas Island.
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Coronavirus: Window of opportunity to act, World Health Organization says

Wednesday, February 5th 2020, 0:17

Experts say China's recent measures have created a chance to stop the virus becoming a global crisis.
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Coronavirus: Chinese targeted as Italians panic

Tuesday, February 4th 2020, 16:52
related countries: Italy Italy

Italy's leaders condemn a series of incidents affecting Chinese students and tourists.
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Coronavirus: China admits 'shortcomings and deficiencies'

Tuesday, February 4th 2020, 8:30

China also orders a crackdown on illegal wildlife markets, where the virus reportedly emerged.
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Coronavirus: China wildlife trade ban 'should be permanent'

Tuesday, February 4th 2020, 1:33

China should apply a permanent ban on the wildlife trade in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Disabled boy dies in China after father quarantined

Monday, February 3rd 2020, 17:36

Two officials are sacked after a boy whose father was quarantined for suspected coronavirus dies.
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Coronavirus: China accuses US of causing panic and 'spreading fear'

Monday, February 3rd 2020, 14:34
related countries: United States United States

The US is denying entry to all foreign nationals who have visited China in the past two weeks.
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Coronavirus: China shares in biggest fall in four years

Monday, February 3rd 2020, 8:47

The Shanghai index closes nearly 8% lower as investors weigh the impact of the outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospital staff strike to demand closure of China border

Monday, February 3rd 2020, 5:52

Workers want the border with mainland China completely shut - but authorities insist it stays open.
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Coronavirus: First death outside China reported in Philippines

Sunday, February 2nd 2020, 16:55
related countries: Philippines Philippines

A 44-year-old Chinese man has died after travelling to the Philippines from the city of Wuhan.
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Coronavirus: US and Australia close borders to Chinese arrivals

Saturday, February 1st 2020, 22:48
related countries: Australia Australia, United States United States

The US and Australia are among the countries that have implemented rare travel restrictions.
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Coronavirus: US bars foreigners who recently visited China

Saturday, February 1st 2020, 6:51
related countries: United States United States

US citizens returning from Hubei province, where the coronavirus outbreak began, face quarantine.
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Coronavirus: In quarantine after being repatriated from China

Friday, January 31st 2020, 22:11
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Wuhan

Briton Matt Raw, who was flown out of Wuhan, shows the BBC his living quarters at Arrowe Park Hospital.
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The British citizens trying to flee China

Friday, January 31st 2020, 12:42
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK nationals are being evacuated from China as the country tries to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Death toll rises as virus spreads to every Chinese region

Thursday, January 30th 2020, 19:19

The death toll now stands at 170, with more than 7,700 cases confirmed in China.
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Which countries are evacuating citizens?

Thursday, January 30th 2020, 17:05
related places: Wuhan

Hundreds of foreigners in the Chinese city of Wuhan are being put on flights home.
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Coronavirus: Thousands stuck on cruise ship after suspected case

Thursday, January 30th 2020, 15:42

Passengers are told to stay on board in Italy but initial tests on a 54-year-old woman are negative.
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What it does to the body

Thursday, January 30th 2020, 13:11

Chinese doctors detail the impact the new coronavirus has on patients.
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Coronavirus: Scientists race to develop a vaccine

Thursday, January 30th 2020, 5:04
related countries: United States United States

US researchers are already working on a vaccine against the new virus that has emerged in China.
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Coronavirus: Australia plans island quarantine as foreigners leave Wuhan

Wednesday, January 29th 2020, 13:02
related places: Wuhan

Hundreds of foreigners fly out of Wuhan, as Australia announces a Christmas Island quarantine plan.
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Coronavirus: Australian scientists first to recreate virus outside China

Tuesday, January 28th 2020, 23:34
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Scientists say it could be a "game changer" in efforts to contain the deadly disease.
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Tuesday, January 28th 2020, 22:54
related countries: United States United States
related places: Boston, Harvard

A Harvard professor and two Boston-based Chinese researchers are accused of aiding China's government.
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to slash border travel as virus spreads

Tuesday, January 28th 2020, 20:52

It wants to drastically reduce visits from mainland China, where the death toll has reached 106.
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Coronavirus: Chinese wish is for new year health, not fortune

Tuesday, January 28th 2020, 18:48

The coronavirus outbreak has changed how China celebrates its biggest two-week holiday.
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UK to allow Huawei 'limited role' in 5G network

Tuesday, January 28th 2020, 18:00
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States
related places: Huawei

The US failed to convince the prime minister to ban the Chinese firm from any involvement.
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Coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 106 as China tightens measures

Tuesday, January 28th 2020, 9:24

Transport restrictions have been further tightened as the number of new infections almost doubles.
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Coronavirus: Tales of solidarity from China's virus-hit Wuhan

Tuesday, January 28th 2020, 8:07
related places: Wuhan

The number of coronavirus cases continues to climb but some in Wuhan are determined to spread cheer.
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Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 82 as China extends holiday

Monday, January 27th 2020, 23:42

The new year holiday has been extended by three days, in an attempt to contain the outbreak.
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China coronavirus spread is accelerating, Xi Jinping warns

Sunday, January 26th 2020, 5:54

China's president tells a high-level meeting that the country faces a "grave situation".
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China coronavirus: Death toll rises as disease spreads

Saturday, January 25th 2020, 9:43

Fifteen more people have died from the virus in China, as the country celebrates Lunar New Year.
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Why China’s LGBT hide their identities at Lunar New Year

Saturday, January 25th 2020, 0:14

Representation of China's LGBT community is improving but many still struggle during Lunar New Year.
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Coronavirus: How can China build a hospital so quickly?

Saturday, January 25th 2020, 0:03
related places: Wuhan

Wuhan is building a new hospital that will be finished within six days, according to China's state media.
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Chinese diasporas on edge over coronavirus

Friday, January 24th 2020, 23:33

Chinese overseas are concerned for their own health and that of their families back home.
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China coronavirus: Lunar New Year subdued as outbreak spreads

Friday, January 24th 2020, 22:38

Travel restrictions are being expanded in parts of China, as millions go home for the holidays.
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Chinese New Year: What you need to know

Friday, January 24th 2020, 17:01

Here's what you need to know about one of the world's biggest celebrations
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China coronavirus: Death toll rises as more cities restrict travel

Friday, January 24th 2020, 11:30
related places: Hubei

At least 10 cities are limiting journeys in and out as officials say 26 people have died so far.
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Coronavirus: Chinese embassy in Paris finds woman who 'cheated' checks

Friday, January 24th 2020, 3:09
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

The woman boasted about taking medicine to bring her temperature down in order to clear customs.
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Lessons learnt since deadly Sars epidemic‎

Friday, January 24th 2020, 0:45

Almost two decades after Sars, a new mystery virus puts China back in the global spotlight.
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China coronavirus: Lockdown measures rise across Hubei province

Thursday, January 23rd 2020, 18:44

There are more than 500 confirmed cases of the deadly virus, with more nations reporting infections.
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Coronavirus: British passenger 'wasn't sure' he could get out of Wuhan

Thursday, January 23rd 2020, 8:06
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Wuhan

British passenger describes the journey from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan after the spread of coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Wuhan shuts public transport over outbreak

Thursday, January 23rd 2020, 6:24
related places: Wuhan

Wuhan, a city of eleven million, temporarily shuts down all its public transport amid the outbreak.
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Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses?

Thursday, January 23rd 2020, 1:08

Surgical masks have been used to prevent illness in China for decades.
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Coronavirus: China advises against travel to Wuhan as deaths surge

Wednesday, January 22nd 2020, 15:46

Officials say efforts to control the outbreak are at a critical stage as fatalities double in a day.
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Does a milk advert show Harry and Meghan's future?

Wednesday, January 22nd 2020, 10:59
related countries: Jersey Jersey

As the Queen's grandson sells Jersey milk in China, critics call for clarity over royal endorsements.
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New China virus: US announces first case

Tuesday, January 21st 2020, 21:44
related countries: North Korea North Korea
related places: Wuhan

Nearly 300 people have been infected in the coronavirus outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China.
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