Published 20:20 IST, February 14th 2020
Vietnam quarantines rural community of 10,000 people amid coronavirus outbreak
In a bid to take preventive measures, Vietnam has quarantined a rural community of 10000 people near its capital city, Hanoi, for 20 days amid coronavirus.
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In a bid to take preventive measures, Vietnam has quarantined a rural community of 10000 people near its capital city, Hai, for 20 days amid fears of coronavirus outbreak, according to an international media ncy on February 13. A rural community of Son Loi in rrn Vietnam province of Vinh Phuc, situated 44 km (27 miles) from Hai is home to 11 of 16 coronavirus cases in Souast Asian country, which includes a three-month-old baby. China has confirmed more than 5000 new cases of dely coronavirus outbreak on February 14, according to reports. passengers on a cruise ship were quarantined from five countries due to virus fears finally deboarded ship in Cambodia.
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CNHC records 121 new deaths
China’s National Health Commission said it h recorded 121 new deaths and 5,090 new coronavirus cases on mainland on February 13, taking total infected tally to 64,434 people. Nearly 55,748 people are presently undergoing treatment at various hospitals across country and 1383 people have died from vel coronavirus outbreak that has emerged in Hubei province’s capital, Wuhan, in December. hard-hit Hubei province, epicentre of outbreak, has reported 116 new fatalities and reported 4,823 new confirmed cases on Thursday, provincial health commission said. latest report brought total confirmed cases in Hubei province to 51,986, state-run Xinhua news ncy reported.
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WHO confirms a sharp rise in cases
World Health Organisation on Thursday said a sharp rise of 254 cases of COVID-19 (official name for coronavirus) cases in China, due to a change in counting methods, did t represent a big shift in epidemic. Of 254, Hubei and its provincial capital, Wuhan reported 242 deaths, single highest in a day so far. "This does t represent a significant change in trajectory of outbreak," Michael Ryan, he of WHO's health emergencies programme, told a press conference in Geneva. "We're t dealing, from what we understand, with a spike in cases of 14,000 on one day," he said.
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20:20 IST, February 14th 2020