Chinese woman detained for hiding virus contact – Xinhua
Police in China have detained a woman for “deliberately concealing” her contact with someone from an area stricken by the coronavirus and jeopardizing efforts to stop its spread, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.
Hong Kong reports first coronavirus fatality: TVB news
Hong Kong reported its first coronavirus death, local news broadcaster TVB said on Tuesday, the second fatality outside mainland China.
China’s virus-stricken Wuhan converts buildings into hospitals
The central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, started on Monday night to convert a local gymnasium, an exhibition center and a cultural complex into makeshift hospitals, a local newspaper reported.
China state media urges investors not to panic over market slide on coronavirus outbreak
Chinese state media outlets are calling on investors not to panic after financial markets tumbled on Monday amid concerns about the coronavirus spreading across the country.
China virus death toll posts grim record rise, passes 400
China said it would welcome assistance from the United States to fight a coronavirus outbreak, a day after it accused Washington of scaremongering, and as the death toll rose on Tuesday by a new daily record to more than 420.
Australia eyes second flight from Wuhan as evacuees arrive on Christmas Island
Australia may arrange a second evacuation flight out of China’s Wuhan city, the epicenter of the coronavirus, after a first plane load of its citizens arrived on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.
Latest on the coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
China said it would welcome assistance from the United States to fight a coronavirus outbreak, a day after it accused Washington of scaremongering, and as the death toll in China rose on Tuesday by a new daily record to more than 420.
Australian deputy prime minister survives leadership challenge, for now
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack on Tuesday survived a leadership challenge in a party room vote of the National Party – the junior partner in the coalition government.
Taiwan evacuates first group from Wuhan, announces limit on mask purchases
Taiwan has evacuated the first batch of an estimated 500 Taiwanese stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has been locked down by the government as it tries to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus first discovered there.
China says U.S. should not overreact on coronavirus outbreak
China’s foreign ministry reiterated on Tuesday the United States should refrain from overreacting on the coronavirus outbreak and called on Washington to work with Beijing and the international community to deal with the epidemic.
