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• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 10 WHO 30 January 2020
• IHR Emergency Committee for Pneumonia due to the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV transcript of a press briefing - 30 January 2020 WHO


• Statement on the second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) WHO 30 Jan 2020 -- "The second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019 in the People's Republic of China, with exportations to other countries, took place (...) The Committee agreed that the outbreak now meets the criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and proposed the following advice to be issued as Temporary Recommendations."
• WHO Declares China Coronavirus Outbreak Public Emergency of International Concern Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- The new strain of coronavirus dubbed 2019-nCoV - which was first detected last December in China's Wuhan - has hit 18 countries. The pneumonia-type infection has already left 171 people dead in China alone and over 8,000 people globally have contracted the dangerous disease.
• Coronavirus spread now a global emergency declares World Health Organization UN News 30 Jan 2020 -- The rise in new coronavirus cases outside China, now constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization's Emergency Committee declared on Thursday, calling on all countries to take urgent measures to contain the respiratory disease.
• Xi: PLA must play key role against virus PLA Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- President Xi Jinping is calling on the People's Liberation Army to shoulder its responsibility and continue contributing to the country's uphill battle to control the recent novel coronavirus outbreak and prevent a pandemic.
• Over 6,000 trapped aboard ship at Italian port over virus fears Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- Over 6,000 tourists have been trapped aboard a cruise ship at an Italian port as a Chinese couple on the giant ship is being tested for the coronavirus.
• Taiwan confirms second domestic case of Wuhan coronavirus CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- Taiwan on Thursday confirmed its second domestic case of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was spread in a family setting in central Taiwan, bringing the total number of patients to nine.
• Taiwan to extend halt on all tours to China until end of February CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- The suspension of all tours to China imposed on Taiwanese travel agencies will be further extended until the end of February as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to increase, the Tourism Bureau said Thursday.
• Face masks should be prioritized for at-risk groups: vice president CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- In the wake of recent reports of face mask shortages at convenience stores in Taiwan, Vice President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁), an epidemiologist by training, said Thursday that for the average person, wearing a surgical face mask is not entirely necessary to prevent contracting the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
• Taiwan prepares for long battle against new coronavirus CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) issued instructions to relevant agencies in preparation for the long battle to contain a new form of coronavirus during a cabinet meeting Thursday, the Executive Yuan said in a press release.
• Efforts continue to secure return of Taiwanese in Hubei: MAC CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- The government will continue to explore the feasibility of using a charter flight to bring home 400 Taiwanese in the Chinese province of Hubei, which the Chinese government has placed on lockdown in an effort to contain the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Thursday.
• China has allocated 27.3 bln yuan for coronavirus control Global Times 30 Jan 2020 -- China has allocated 27.3 billion yuan (about 3.94 billion U.S. dollars) to support the battle across the country against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as of 5 p.m. Jan. 29, the country's finance ministry said Thursday.
• Epidemic turning point expected Global Times 30 Jan 2020 -- The Chinese people have just experienced an unforgettable Spring Festival as the whole country has been forced to endure the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has resulted in more than 170 deaths and 8,152 confirmed cases in all of the Chinese mainland's 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.
• Spokesman: Iran starts help to Iranian compatriots in China polluted area IRNA 30 Jan 2020 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman said round-the-clock efforts to manage different dimensions of coronavirus polluted areas in Chinese city of Wuhan for our compatriots there have started.
• China reports 7,711 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia, 170 deaths People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- Chinese health authorities announced Thursday that 7,711 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps by the end of Wednesday. A total of 170 people have died of the disease.
• Early reporting, isolation, diagnosis "best way to contain coronavirus": official People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- The general public should reach a consensus that early identification, reporting, isolation, diagnosis and treatment is the best and most effective way to contain the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, a health official said in Beijing on Wednesday.
• More Chinese provinces see patients recover from coronavirus pneumonia People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- More Chinese provinces and municipalities have seen patients diagnosed with novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pneumonia recover, according to local hospitals on Wednesday.
• China ensures adequate cash supplies related to fight against coronavirus People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- China's central bank took measures to ensure adequate cash supplies to meet the demand for cash in terms of salaries and material procurement related to the fight against coronavirus.
• New test kits for coronavirus approved in China People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- A batch of nucleic acid reagent test kits for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and received a medical device registration certificate.
• Patient treatment, supplies highlighted as Chinese premier chairs epidemic control meeting People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- Chinese authorities emphasized the treatment of patients and the supply of medical resources at a high-level meeting on the novel coronavirus prevention and control on Wednesday.
• Chinese vice premier orders better medical supply to address shortage People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan Wednesday ordered better medical supplies to aid the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic.
• Confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection rise to 10 in Hong Kong People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- A couple from Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province have been confirmed for novel coronavirus infection, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 10, the Center for Health Protection (CHP) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Wednesday.
• China's Hubei reports 1,032 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- Central China's Hubei Province reported 1,032 new confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and 37 new deaths on Wednesday, the provincial health authorities said Thursday.
• Tibet reports first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region reported the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia Thursday, according to local health authorities.
• China orders community organizations to suspend mass gatherings amid coronavirus outbreak People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- China's urban and rural community organizations are asked not to hold mass gatherings amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, said the Ministry of Civil Affairs Thursday.
• Early reporting, isolation, diagnosis "best way to contain coronavirus": official People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- The general public should reach a consensus that early identification, reporting, isolation, diagnosis and treatment is the best and most effective way to contain the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, a health official said in Beijing on Wednesday.
• China virus death toll rises to 169; over 1,000 new cases reported Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- The number of confirmed deaths from China's viral epidemic has risen to 169, the government said on Thursday, as hard-hit Hubei province reported 37 new fatalities.
• Foreign Ministry working 24/7 to get Iranians out of virus-hit Chinese city: Spokesman Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry says the country's diplomatic apparatus is making round-the-clock efforts to get Iranians out of the Chinese city of Wuhan, which is the epicenter of an ongoing epidemic of coronavirus.
• President Says Taiwan Must Join World Health Organization to Fight Coronavirus Radio Free Asia 30 Jan 2020 -- President Tsai Ing-wen called on Thursday for Taiwan to be allowed to join the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the democratic island is at the "front line" of the coronavirus epidemic that has seen tens of millions of people quarantined in central China.
• New Virus Case Confirmed in Tibetan Area of Sichuan, With Travel Blocked Across Tibet Radio Free Asia 30 Jan 2020 -- A new case of infection by the Wuhan coronavirus in a Tibetan area of China was confirmed on Thursday in Sichuan's Ngaba prefecture, according to Chinese state media reports which described the patient as a 26-year-old woman from Hubei.
• PM Hun Sen Cites Impact on Cambodian Economy in Refusing Ban on China Flights Amid Virus Fears Radio Free Asia 30 Jan 2020 -- The economic risks associated with banning flights from China is far deadlier than the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) believed to have originated in China's Wuhan city, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday, downplaying reports about the severity of the epidemic.
• Russia Closes Border With China To Prevent Possible Coronavirus Spread RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- Russia has closed its border with China over the coronavirus as countries across the globe begin isolating hundreds of citizens evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan in an effort to stop the spread of the viral outbreak that has killed at least 170 people.
• Russia to Close Border With China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak - Prime Minister Mishustin Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- So far, the coronavirus epidemic has left 170 people dead and over 7,700 more infected in China.
• Russia Closes Parts of Border with China to Combat Spread of Virus VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- Russia joined the list of countries introducing strict measures to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus from China, in what has emerged as an early test of new Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's government.
• First Confirmed Case of Coronavirus Reportedly Registered in Philippines Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- Late on Wednesday, China's National Health Commission stated that cases of the new coronavirus, dubbed 2019-nCoV, have been registered in all Chinese regions.
• Japanese Government Creates Task Force to Fight Spread of Coronavirus – Reports Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- The Japanese government decided on Thursday to create a task force to prevent the further spread of a new coronavirus, the NHK broadcaster reported.
• Air Traffic Between China and Italy Blocked as First Two Coronavirus Cases Confirmed - Conte Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has confirmed the first two cases of a new coronavirus in his country.
• Russia Emergency Group Denies Reports Alleging First Person Contracted Wuhan Coronavirus in Moscow Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- Russian netizens earlier in the day spread controversial rumors claiming that a person who had allegedly contracted the new Wuhan coronavirus - dubbed 2019-nCoV - was urgently hospitalized in a Moscow clinic.
• US Warns Americans Not to Travel to China VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- The Trump administration is warning Americans not to travel to China as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases grows rapidly.
• US Reports First Person-to-Person Transmission of Coronavirus VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- U.S. health officials said Thursday that they had confirmed the first person-to-person transmission of the deadly coronavirus in the United States.
• WHO: World Needs to Be on Alert for Dangers Posed by Coronavirus VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- For the third time in one week, a World Health Organization Emergency Committee will meet to decide whether the new coronavirus poses a global health threat. The latest number of confirmed cases has risen to 7,700, including 170 deaths.
• Australia Announces Coronavirus Island Quarantine Plan VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- Australia is awaiting permission from China to airlift its citizens out of the coronavirus-hit province of Hubei and put them into quarantine on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. Health authorities say seven cases of the potentially deadly disease have been diagnosed in Australia.
• Press Briefing by Senior Counselor Kellyanne Conway, ONDCP Director Jim Carroll, and Assistant Secretary of Public Health ADM Brett Giroir The White House 30 Jan 2020
• China deserves "gratitude and respect" for efforts to fight virus outbreak: WHO chief People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that China deserves the international community's gratitude and respect for having taken very serious measures to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak and prevent exporting cases overseas.
• Over 7,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus in China, 170 dead Global Times 30 Jan 2020 -- A total of 7,711 cases of novel coronavirus were confirmed in the Chinese mainland as of 24:00 on Wednesday, with 170 dead and 128 recovered patients.
• Patient treatment, supplies highlighted in China's epidemic control meeting Global Times 30 Jan 2020 -- Chinese authorities emphasized the treatment of patients and the supply of medical resources at a high-level meeting on the novel coronavirus prevention and control on Wednesday.