Feb. 28 | S. Korea cases > 2,000; Dog tests 'weak positive'

No new coronavirus cases reported in Shanghai

No new cases of coronavirus were reported in Shanghai in the last 12 hours till noon on Friday, the Shanghai Health Commission said.

Also, three patients, including one who was in a critical condition, were discharged from the hospital, while 18 suspected cases have been ruled out, the commission said.

The discharged patients include a 5-year-old boy surnamed Liu, who had traveled to other regions but not to Hubei Province. He was admitted to a hospital after developing fever and was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus pneumonia. He was later transferred to the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University for treatment.

Another patient was a 64-year-old man surnamed Wu, who had close contact with infected patients. He was confirmed with the virus on February 2. The other patient was a 65-year-old woman surnamed Ju, who also had close contact with patients diagnosed with the virus. She tested positive for the virus on February 20 after visiting a hospital with symptoms of fever and cough.

Cases in Shanghai As of 2020-Feb-28 12:00 Source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission
Location	Confirmed
Pudong	60
Baoshan	21
Minhang	19
Xuhui	18
Jing'an	16
Songjiang	14
Changning	13
Putuo	11
Fengxian	9
Yangpu	9
Jiading	9
Hongkou	7
Huangpu	6
Qingpu	6
Chongming	4
Jinshan	4

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What's happening in Shanghai?

Didi driver traced and put in quarantine

A Shanghai Didi driver who gave a COVID-19 patient a ride in has been identified and put under quarantine. There were no signs he had been infected, Didi said on Thursday.

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Metro QR code launched to track coronavirus

A QR code to track passengers on Metro trains was officially activated on Friday. It was introduced by Shanghai's transport authorities.

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Hotline crew helping foreigners understand Shanghai

On the night of January 27, I got a call from my director who asked me: "Are you still in Shanghai? There has been a coronavirus outbreak. More and more calls have been coming in and we are short-staffed. Could you come back to work tomorrow? For a 12-hour shift?"

(The author is an English and French interpreter at the Shanghai Call Center.)

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What's happening in China?

Cities with most cases As of 2020-Feb-28 18:01 Source: National Health Commission
Location	Confirmed	Dead
Hubei	65914	2682
Guangdong	1348	7
Henan	1272	20
Zhejiang	1205	1

Pet dog tests 'weak positive' for novel coronavirus

A spokesperson for Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said Friday that a pet dog had been tested "weak positive" for the novel coronavirus.

The dog's nasal and oral cavity samples were tested and it did not have any symptoms so far, the spokesperson said.

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Some recovered patients still test positive for virus

Some recovered patients discharged from the hospital have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, but so far they haven't been found to be infectious, an official with the National Health Commission said on Friday.

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Universities to admit more master's students affected by coronavirus

Chinese universities will expand admission for graduate students pursuing master's degree this year as an effort to increase access to higher education for millions of graduates affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, Weng Tiehui, vice-minister of education, said on Friday.

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French doctor stays to 'do my duty' in Wuhan

After persuading most of his patients and his wife and son to go back to France following the lockdown of Wuhan, Philippe Klein, a French doctor, decided to stay in the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak.

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What's happening around the world?

Countries with most cases

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World on alert as multiple countries report first coronavirus cases

Multiple countries across the world reported their first confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 12 hours.

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Iran's former ambassador to Vatican dies of coronavirus: media

Iran's former Ambassador to Vatican Hadi Khosroshahi on Thursday died of the novel coronavirus infection, local media reported.

Khosroshahi had been hospitalized in Tehran's Masih Daneshvari hospital.

Iran announced on Thursday that 245 people have been infected with COVID-19 in the country, and among them 26 have died.

Source: Xinhua

Iranian vice president tests positive for COVID-19: Report

Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran's vice president for women and family affairs, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to IRNA.

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S.Korea confirms 571 more cases of COVID-19, 2,337 in total

South Korea confirmed 571 more cases of the COVID-19 on Friday, raising the total number of infections to 2,337.

As of 4:00pm local time, the number of infected patients totaled 2,337, up 571 from the previous day. The death toll was unchanged at 13.

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First COVID-19 case in U.S., with no links to China

U.S. public health officials are reporting the first case of COVID-19 in a person who hasn't travelled to any affected regions and has no known contact with anyone who has the virus.

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India temporarily suspends visa on arrival for Japanese, South Korea citizens

Indian authorities on Thursday announced that visa-on-arrival facilities for Japanese and South Korean nationals have been temporarily suspended in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Saudi Arabia closes off holy sites, suspends visas over coronavirus

Saudi Arabia on Thursday closed off the holiest sites in Islam to foreign pilgrims over the coronavirus, disrupting travel for thousands of Muslims already headed to the kingdom and potentially affecting plans later this year for millions more ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan and the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

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