2020.01.28; TJa28th: Wuhan coronavirus: China will contain ‘demon’ outbreak, Xi Jinping says as death toll mounts | South China Morning Post
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Wuhan coronavirus: China will contain ‘demon’ outbreak, Xi Jinping says as death toll mounts
- Chinese president pledges transparent and timely release of information about the illness
- Respiratory expert says outbreak might peak in the next week or 10 days
Published: 9:28am, 28 Jan, 2020
Updated: 5:18am, 29 Jan, 2020
China coronavirus: 110 patients under observation in US, while other countries assess plans as more ill people identified globally
- Centres for Disease Control and Prevention does not believe virus has mutated, and says the risk to the US public remains low
- ‘At this time in the US, this virus is not spreading in the community,’ an official says
Published: 2:15am, 28 Jan, 2020
Updated: 5:57am, 28 Jan, 2020
Owen joined the Post as US correspondent in 2018 after several years working as a reporter and editor in China. He covers US-China relations, trade, and wider issues concerning China's global presence. A co-founder of the Shanghai-based news outlet Sixth Tone, he is an alumnus of London's School of Oriental and African Studies and Fudan University in Shanghai.
- Lam to chair steering committee overseeing measures to cope with virus outbreak
- Most kindergartens, primary and secondary schools will not reopen until February 17 while Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon cancelled
Alvin Lum is an award-winning political journalist specialising in Hong Kong politics and the city's justice system. Previously, he worked for the Hong Kong Economic Journal and Citizen News.
Sum Lok-kei joined the Post in 2018. He is a reporter on the Hong Kong desk.
China coronavirus: Hong Kong medical experts call for ‘draconian’ measures in city as research estimates there are already 44,000 cases in Wuhan
- HKU’s faculty of medicine dean Gabriel Leung says research shows self-sustaining human-to-human transmission is already happening in all major mainland cities
- He called for measures to limit people’s movement, school closures, work-from-home arrangements and cancellation of mass gatherings
Published: 7:37pm, 27 Jan, 2020
China coronavirus: Hong Kong will ban anyone who has been to Hubei province from entering city, in response to mounting calls to tighten border checks
- The denial of entry will be for anyone from the province and anyone who has visited in the past 14 days, except for residents of city
- Macau further ramps up measures, announcing that about 1,100 Hubei visitors need to return to the mainland or they will be placed in isolation
Published: 2:53pm, 26 Jan, 2020
A sixth person in Hong Kong has the new coronavirus, it was revealed on Sunday, and will be moved to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung. Photo: Felix Wong
Kimmy Chung joined the Post in 2017 and reports for the Hong Kong desk on local politics and Hong Kong-mainland issues. Prior to joining the Post, she covered Hong Kong politics and social policies for more than six years for different media outlets.
Sum Lok-kei joined the Post in 2018. He is a reporter on the Hong Kong desk.
Chan Ho-him is a reporter for the Hong Kong desk focused on covering education policies. He joined the Post in 2019. Prior to that, he was an investigative reporter at Ming Pao.
Alvin Lum is an award-winning political journalist specialising in Hong Kong politics and the city's justice system. Previously, he worked for the Hong Kong Economic Journal and Citizen News.