Update: 1st death outside China; Death toll over SARS

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Cases in Shanghai As of 2020-Feb-02 24:00 Source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission
Location	Confirmed
Pudong	39
Baoshan	10
Jing'an	9
Minhang	9
Xuhui	7
Changning	7
Songjiang	7
Huangpu	5
Hongkou	5
Fengxian	5
Putuo	4
Yangpu	4
Jiading	2
Qingpu	2
Jinshan	1
Chongming	1

Source: Shanghai Daily

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Cities with most cases As of 2020-Feb-03 10:10 Source: National Health Commission
Location	Confirmed	Dead
Hubei	11177	350
Zhejiang	724	0
Guangdong	683	0
Henan	566	2

What's happening in Shanghai?

Shanghai reports 11 new coronavirus cases, total hits 193

Another 11 people in the city have been confirmed infected with coronavirus, raising the total number to 193, and 60 suspected cases have been ruled out, Shanghai's health authority said on Monday morning.

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Passengers must wear masks, take temperature checks at Metro stations

Nine local Metro stations will start checking passengers’ temperatures from Monday and the measure will be expanded to other stations soon.

The first checkpoints have been set up at local transport hubs including at Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station and Hongqiao international airport.

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Foreign couple released from quarantine site

A foreign couple has become the first to be discharged from a quarantine group in Jing’an District.

A brief farewell meeting was held for the couple, whose identity has not been disclosed, on January 30.

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Mandatory registration for all arrivals in Shanghai

All people entering Shanghai will now have to register via mobile phone, the city’s transportation commission said on Saturday.

This measure covers all who enter Shanghai via road, rail or air, including residents returning from out of town, to curb the spread of coronavirus.

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What's happening in China?

China sees 2,829 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, 57 new deaths

Chinese health authorities Monday said it received reports of 2,829 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 57 deaths on Sunday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Among the deaths, 56 are in Hubei Province and one in southwest China's Chongqing, according to China's National Health Commission.

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Philippines reports world’s 1st virus death outside China

The first death outside China from the new coronavirus was recorded Sunday in the Philippines, as countries around the world evacuated hundreds of their citizens from the infection zone and Chinese authorities completed a new, rapidly constructed 1,000-bed hospital for victims of the outbreak.

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China builds new hospital in 10 days to combat coronavirus

China has built a makeshift hospital in 10 days to battle against the novel strain of coronavirus in Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus outbreak in central China's Hubei Province.

Huoshenshan (Fire God Mountain) Hospital was delivered Sunday in Wuhan. It is dedicated to treating patients infected with the virus.

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Novel coronavirus may spread via digestive system: Experts

Chinese experts warned that the novel coronavirus could be transmitted through the digestive system, according to the latest findings.

They found viral nucleic acids in patients' stool and rectal swabs after they noticed that the initial symptom of some patients infected with the coronavirus was diarrhea only, instead of a fever, which is more common.

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Coronavirus: Travel restrictions imposed on Chinese residents so far

Countries and regions from around the world are closing borders to people who had been in China (specifically Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak), as officials ramp up efforts to prevent the spread of the virus.

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Warning: Coronavirus may spread further as Chinese get back to work

The novel coronavirus came at a bad time for China. January and February are the two months for the world's largest human migration, the "chunyun," or Spring Festival travel rush.

Most Chinese work outside their hometown – hundreds of millions of them – and return home to reunite with family members during the Spring Festival.

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Vaccine work on novel coronavirus advances

The development of vaccines for the novel coronavirus is making progress after its infection model on primates has been established. Also, two chemical compounds have been proven to be effective in restraining the activity of the virus, which will speed up the process of developing drugs to fight the outbreak, science and technology officials of Hubei province said.

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