Feb. 8 | Shanghai reports 5 new cases, new visa policies
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Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Cases in Shanghai As of 2020-Feb-08 12:00 Source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission | |
Location | Confirmed |
Pudong | 53 |
Baoshan | 17 |
Xuhui | 16 |
Jing'an | 15 |
Minhang | 14 |
Songjiang | 14 |
Changning | 11 |
Fengxian | 9 |
Putuo | 7 |
Hongkou | 7 |
Yangpu | 7 |
Jiading | 6 |
Huangpu | 5 |
Qingpu | 5 |
Jinshan | 2 |
Chongming | 2 |
Source: Shanghai Daily
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Cities with most cases As of 2020-Feb-08 19:00 Source: National Health Commission | ||
Location | Confirmed | Dead |
Hubei | 24953 | 699 |
Guangdong | 1095 | 1 |
Zhejiang | 1048 | 0 |
Henan | 981 | 4 |
What's happening in Shanghai?
5 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Shanghai
Another five coronavirus cases have been confirmed, bringing the total to 286 in the city, with 11 suspected cases ruled out, the Health Commission said on Saturday afternoon.
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Temperature checks and masks now mandatory at public places in Shanghai
Everyone must wear masks and have their temperature measured in all public places in the city from Saturday.
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Metro passenger detained for refusing to wear a mask
A 44-year-old local man has been detained for refusing to wear a mask at a Metro station, Shanghai police said on Saturday.
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Travel agents given financial assistance
Shanghai's cultural and tourism authorities are refunding quality assurance deposits to travel agencies to help them through financial difficulties resulting from the coronavirus epidemic, the tourism administration announced on Saturday.
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New visa policies during the outbreak
Local companies can register for work permits for their international staff through online application in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Shanghai Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.
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What's happening in China?
Inspection group arrives in Wuhan to investigate issues involving Dr. Li Wenliang
An inspection group dispatched by the National Supervisory Commission has arrived in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province and the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to thoroughly investigate issues related to Dr. Li Wenliang, the commission's official website said Saturday.
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Hong Kong researchers invent fast novel coronavirus detection device
Researchers of a Hong Kong university have invented a fast portable detection device for novel coronavirus that reduces the whole procedure from sampling to testing to merely 40 minutes.
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Pangolins a potential intermediate host of novel coronavirus: study
The genome sequence of the novel coronavirus strain separated from pangolins was 99 percent identical to that from infected people, indicating pangolins may be an intermediate host of the virus, a study has found.
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China sees steady increase of patients recovering from coronavirus infection
China has seen a steady increase in the number of patients recovering from novel coronavirus infections Jan. 30, according to health authorities on Friday.
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Daily novel coronavirus pneumonia cases drop outside epicenter province
China's new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia outside Hubei Province, where the epicenter city of Wuhan is located, has been dropping for four consecutive days, according to data released by the National Health Commission.
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