Health & Medicine

On 23 January, Chinese authorities sealed off Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, shutting down all transport links and suspending…

The new coronavirus breached China’s borders before containment efforts fully took hold, spreading to other nations and triggering immediate economic consequences on…

In a drastic move to contain the spreading coronavirus, Chinese authorities sealed off the city of Wuhan early Thursday morning, trapping approximately…

International financial markets experienced sharp volatility on January 24, 2020, following confirmation that a novel respiratory virus had emerged in China. The…

On January 23, 2020, at 10 a.m. local time, Chinese authorities imposed a sweeping lockdown on Wuhan, a city of 11 million…

The World Health Organization released a directive on 20 January warning governments across Asia to tighten their infection‑control measures before the novel…

The World Health Organization has urged Asian countries to rapidly enhance their infection control measures after a novel pneumonia-like virus was detected…