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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A fifth case of a person with Coronavirus in France

Coronavirus: A Fifth Case in France, Two in Intensive Care

A fifth person is infected with the Chinese coronavirus, announced Minister Agnès Buzyn on Wednesday 29th January 2020. It is the daughter of the Chinese tourist in intensive care. A fifth person was infected in France with the new Chinese coronavirus, announced the Minister of Solidarity and Health Agnès Buzyn Wednesday 29th January 2020 during a press point. It is the […]

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British Airways has announced the suspension of all flights to and from China.

Coronavirus: British Airways Announces Immediate Suspension of all Flights to China

Faced with the coronavirus epidemic responsible for 132 deaths according to a last provisional assessment, the British airline takes a drastic measure, with immediate effect. The airline British Airways announced Wednesday 29th January 2020 the immediate suspension of all its flights to mainland China, following the order issued by the United Kingdom to avoid travelling to the country […]

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The Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the Pellegrin University Hospital in Bordeaux, January 27, 2020, where one of the patients infected with the coronavirus in France is hospitalised.

Coronavirus: A Fourth Confirmed Case in France, the Repatriation Operation is Taking Shape

The fourth case of coronavirus was detected on Tuesday 28th January 2020 in France, announced the Director-General of Health, Jérôme Salomon. A fourth person has been contaminated in France by the new Chinese coronavirus, announced this Tuesday 28th January 2020 the Director-General of Health, Jérôme Salomon. Hospitalized in Paris, this Chinese tourist aged about 80 comes from the province […]

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China Extends New Years' Leave to Help Contain the Coronavirus Epidemic

Coronavirus: China Extends New Years’ Leave to Help Contain the Epidemic

China has increased the number of victims of coronavirus and is stepping up measures to reduce the risk of contagion. Ten holidays in a row in the midst of an epidemic of viral pneumonia: China extended its long New Year’s holiday on Monday in the hope of delaying the peak in transport and reducing the risk of […]

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Coronavirus: French People from Wuhan who Wish to be Repatriated

The Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn held a press conference on Sunday 26th January 2020 after a meeting in Matignon with a part of the government. French expatriates in Wuhan who wish to be repatriated announced the Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn on Sunday 26th January 2020.  This repatriation by plane and organized by the […]

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Precautions against the coronavirus epidemic in Singapore, January 22, 2020.

Chinese Virus: Three Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed in France

The coronavirus, responsible for 41 deaths in China according to a last provisional assessment, arrived in France. Three patients are affected, in Bordeaux and Paris. Three cases of the new Chinese coronavirus were “confirmed” in France, on patients hospitalized in Paris and Bordeaux, announced Friday 25th January 2020 in the evening the French health authorities, stressing that these were […]

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