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Economic Times | 10 Feb, 2020 | 04.01PM IST
Coronavirus LIVE updates: India taking all preventive measures, assures govt
The head of the World Health Organization has said that there have been "concerning instances" of coronavirus among people with no travel history to China, warning that it could be the "tip of the iceberg".
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Goa is safe
"I don't think there is any fear on coronavirus as far as Goa is concerned. Till date, there is no positive case of coronavirus reported in Goa. We have set up isolation wards at Chicalim (South Goa) and Goa Medical College and Hospital (North Goa)," Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday.
Alibaba offers $2.86 bn to firms hit by coronavirus outbreak
Alibaba Group Holdings said on Monday its affiliate Ant Financial's WeBank unit would offer 20 billion yuan ($2.86 billion) in loans to companies in China in light of the coronavirus outbreak, with preferential terms for Hubei firms. Alibaba made the announcement in a statement posted on its official Weibo account. The loans will carry low interest rates, it added.
Let's not create a fear psychosis on the subject. There is no connection of coronavirus with migratory birds.
- Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar
India does not have enought kits!
"As of now, adequate stocks of logistics including PPE is available. State governments have also been advised on the necessary precaution to be taken up on the issue. Presently there is no such crisis--like shortage of PPE. But, as a part of preventive measure storing adequate quantity of PPE in advance is always a better way to deal with the crisis, if the need arises. We have estimated the requirement of about 50,000 PPE kit for the doctors," the official told IANS.
India to test samples of Coronavirus from Afghanistan
Union Minister Harshvardhan on Monday informed the Parliament that India has agreed to a request made by Afghanistan for sample testing of new coronavirus here. Speaking on the matter in Lok Sabha the minister said: "Request from Afghanistan for samples testing has been agreed to." The minister also said that the Indian government decided to provide help to other neighbouring countries in Southeast Asian region in handling the challenge posed by the new coronavirus.
China praises PM Modi for assistance offer
China on Monday appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's letter to President Xi Jinping offering solidarity and assistance to deal with the deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying it "fully demonstrated" New Delhi's friendship with Beijing.
India taking all preventive measures: Govt
India is taking all preventive measures. We are monitoring and reviewing the situation daily. Till now 1,118 flights have been screened: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan
GM will restart China production from Feb. 15
General Motors said on Monday it would restart production in China from Feb. 15 amid the coronavirus epidemic in China. The U.S. automaker would have a staggered start of production across plants with local partners over the next two weeks, a company spokeswoman told Reuters.
Parineeti Chopra on Coronavirus
Sad, but I guess this is the situation now. Stay safe guys. �� #Coronavirus #StaySafe https://t.co/NHAgtMj5H0
— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) 158130799300027 foreigners in China have been infected with coronavirus, 2 dead
China's Foreign Ministry said that 27 foreigners in the country have been confirmed infected with the new coronavirus as of Monday morning, and two had died. An American died on Feb. 6 and a Japanese died on Feb. 8, ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a daily news briefing in Beijing. Three of the cases have been discharged, he added.
UK government declares coronavirus a "serious and imminent threat" to public health: BBC
No handshakes please: MWC 2020 organiser braces for Coronavirus
The GSMA has completely banned visitors from the Hubei province, whose capital Wuhan is the epicentre of the epidemic that has killed over 900 people. According to GSMA CEO John Hoffman, all travellers from the Hubei province will not be permitted access to the event. Over 6,000 people from China attend the mobile show each year.
Quarantined ship reports 60 more cases of coronavirus
Around 60 more people on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship moored off Japan have been diagnosed with novel coronavirus, Japan's national broadcaster NHK said on Monday.
Panic spreads as China shutdown shadow lengthens
According to industry sources in China, there is a strong likelihood that the authorities may extend the Lunar New Year holiday till February 17 in some key provinces, especially in greater China from February 10. This means that companies and factories will continue to remain shut, resulting in uncertainty looming large globally, including in India.
Coronavirus hits Indian automakers
The pipeline of parts from China, the biggest manufacturing hub for the world, is fast drying up. The automotive industry has been working with lean inventory and single market sources for a long time to effectively manage inventory and costs.
This is worse than the impact of 2011 tsunami in Japan. This time around, factories across the world can potentially come to a standstill because of supply drying out on account of the (novel) coronavirus
- Venkatram Mamillapalle, MD, Renault India
Carmakers likely to restart factories in China
According to a report of Reuters, automakers including Daimler, Tesla and Ford are likely to restart production in China on Monday after being forced to shut factories for more than a week following a widespread outbreak of the coronavirus. However, some have further delayed reopenings or flagged a hit to profit.
11 million Chinese live outside China. Many are now stuck inside
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens who live overseas but returned home for the Lunar New Year holidays are now stuck in the country as a growing list of nations bar those who have been in China from entering to curb the spread of the deadly new coronavirus.
Coronavirus is the enemy of mankind but it is controllable, is preventable, is curable
- Liu Xiaomin, China's ambassador to Britain
Coronavirus pushing inflation up in China
China consumer prices rose at their highest rate in more than eight years, official data showed Monday, with inflation more than expected on the back of Lunar New Year demand and a deadly virus outbreak. Beijing had already been battling a slowing domestic economy before the new coronavirus emerged, disrupting businesses, travel and supply chains. The consumer price index (CPI), a key gauge of retail inflation, came in at 5.4 percent last month on-year, up from 4.5 percent in December -- with prices of pork and fresh vegetables pushing up costs. Food prices spiked 20.6 percent. The overall monthly figure exceeded the 4.9 percent forecast by analysts in a Bloomberg survey and is the highest since October 2011.
There've been some concerning instances of onward 2019nCoV spread from people with no travel history to China. The detection of a small number of cases may indicate more widespread transmission in other countries; in short, we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation
WHO salutes doctors fighting epidemic
In the spirit of human solidarity, I salute the doctors, nurses, caregivers and public #healthworkers on the front… https://t.co/1ZhzEZrc0r
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) 1581286123000Coronavirus toll over 900 now
The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus epidemic jumped to 908 and the number of confirmed cases has risen over 40,000, Chinese health officials said on Monday.
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