Tag: China
China’s coronavirus deaths surpass SARS as country plans halting return to...
FEBRUARY 8, 2020 / 5:35 PM
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China raised the death toll from its coronavirus outbreak to 811 on Sunday, passing the number...
Magen David Adom sends protective gear to Chabad in China amid...
The EMS organization sent in 2,000 face masks and 200 full-body protection kits; the latter includes special suits and masks, along with covers for...
As World Isolates China, Some Chabad Shluchim Leave Before It Is...
February 2, 2020 11:09 am
Chabad Shluchim are on the front line in China as fear mounts in face of the quickly spreading coronavirus and...
China death toll reaches 259; WHO warns countries to prepare
By JOE McDONALD and SAM McNEIL
BEIJING (AP) — China’s death toll from a new virus rose to 259 on Saturday and a World Health...
More airlines drop flights to China as virus spreads
By ADAM SCHRECK, ELAINE KURTENBACH and DAVID KOENIG
BANGKOK (AP) — British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended Los Angeles flights...
Coronavirus outbreak: Chartered jet flies Americans from China to US, report...
Nearly 240 Americans were evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan early Wednesday morning, and are now on their way back to the United States where...
Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuation
By KEN MORITSUGU
BEIJING (AP) — A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on...
Chinese city stops outbound flights, trains to fight virus
By KEN MORITSUGU
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese city of more than 11 million people planned to shut down outbound flights and trains Thursday as...
China to step up countermeasures as virus outbreak grows
Huizhong Wu, Sophie Yu
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will step up efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays...
US, China sign historic phase one trade deal
'It doesn't get any bigger than this'
President Trump signed a landmark trade agreement with China, heralding a period of detente in a trade war between the world's two...