Five new cases of coronavirus in France .

Coronavirus: Five Britons Affected in France, Without Sign of Seriousness

These five people positive for coronavirus as well as six of their relatives were hospitalized on Friday 7th February 2020 in Lyon, Saint-Etienne and Grenoble. Five new cases of people infected with the new coronavirus have been identified in France, the British, whose state of health does not inspire concern, announced Saturday 8th February 2020, the Minister of Health […]

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Coronavirus: more than 720 dead in China, Hong Kong imposes quarantine

Coronavirus: More than 720 Dead in China, Hong Kong Imposes Quarantine

The number of deaths due to coronavirus continues to climb in China, approaching that of SARS. Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous territory, imposes strict measures, punishable by imprisonment in the event of an offence. Hong Kong started on Saturday 8th February 2020 to impose drastic quarantine measures to stem the epidemic of the new coronavirus, whose death toll exceeds 720 dead, while […]

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Workers install beds in an exhibition center converted to a hospital in Wuhan (central China) on February 4, 2020.

Coronavirus: Containment Measures Move Closer to Shanghai in China

With the first death in Hong Kong from the new coronavirus, the Chinese authorities have decided to introduce new containment measures. New containment measures were taken Tuesday 4th February 2020 in China, not far from Shanghai, the economic capital, a sign of the authorities’ concern over the spread of the new coronavirus which killed Hong Kong for the first time. […]

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Aerial photo taken on February 2, 2020 of the new hospital built in ten days in Wuhan. (© AFP / STR. Aerial photo taken on February 2, 2020 of the new hospital built in ten days in Wuhan)

Coronavirus: China Admits “Shortcomings”, Death Toll Rises to 425

The Chinese government has admitted “shortcomings” in its response to the health crisis, while more than 20,000 coronavirus infections have been reported in the country. The toll of the coronavirus epidemic in China has risen to 425 dead after 64 new deaths announced Tuesday, February 3, 2020 by the government which admitted “shortcomings” in its response to the health […]

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Coronavirus: the second repatriation plane landed in France

Coronavirus: The Second Repatriation Plane Landed in France

65 French are among the passengers of this plane coming from Wuhan in China. They will be confined for 14 days in the south of France. A second plane chartered by Paris to bring back from Wuhan 250 people, including 65 French, landed Sunday 2nd February 2020 afternoon in Bouches-du-Rhône, where a part of them, in particular, the French, will […]

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Coronavirus: the first French returnees are confined to a holiday centre

Coronavirus: The First French Returnees are Confined to a Holiday Centre

For 14 days, these 180 people from Wuhan will be followed by medical staff 24 hours a day in a seaside resort near Marseille. Departing the day before Wuhan, the epicentre of the new coronavirus epidemic, some 180 people, mostly French, were preparing to spend their first night on Friday 31st January 2020 in a holiday centre […]

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The provisional assessment of the viral epidemic reaches twenty-five deaths, on January 24, 2020.

Virus in China: Death Toll Rises to 26, including a Second Outside Wuhan

The new coronavirus continues to spread in China, while the WHO ruled on Thursday 23rd January 2020 that it was too early to declare the international emergency. Nearly a dozen Chinese cities were cordoned off on Friday 24th January 2020 at the epicentre of the viral epidemic, the toll of which increased again shortly after the WHO gave up […]

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Passers-by wearing protective masks in front of a hospital in Shanghai, January 22, 2020.

Coronavirus: Facing the Epidemic, China Confines Entire Cities

The cities of Wuhan and Huanggang, respectively 11 and 7.5 million inhabitants, were placed in quarantine on Thursday 23rd January 2020. Beijing has cancelled the New Year festivities. China confined Thursday, January 23, 2020 millions of inhabitants in two large cities including the metropolis of Wuhan from where a new virus has started which has started to spread around […]

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A maintenance officer passes disinfectant at Hankou station in Wuhan (China) on January 22,

Virus in China: Wuhan, at the Heart of the Mysterious Epidemic, Quarantine

The Chinese authorities decided on Thursday 23rd January 2020 to place in quarantine the metropolis of Wuhan, in the centre of the country, from which the epidemic started which left 17 dead. China is taking great measures against the new coronavirus which has started to spread to the rest of the world, de facto quarantining as of […]

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