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01 February 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- Hun Sen's Critics Fear Coronavirus, Ask Him to Reconsider Decision Not to Suspend Flights to China Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2020 -- Scholars and rights activists in Cambodia are urging Cambodia to more carefully consider Prime Minister Hun Sen's decision not to cancel flights from China for economic reasons amid the novel coronavirus scare.
- Coronavirus Death Toll Grows to About 300 in Hard-hit Chinese Province VOA 01 Feb 2020 -- Chinese officials in central Hubei province, where the coronavirus outbreak began, said Saturday that about 300 people had died and more than 12,000 had been infected by the virus, according to news reports.
- Nations Choose Different Approaches to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak VOA 01 Feb 2020 -- Countries around the world are taking differing approaches to prevent a coronavirus outbreak in China from spreading to their borders, with some nations instituting outright bans on Chinese citizens, with others issuing travel warnings or setting up quarantines.
- Curbs on Travelers from China to Limit Spread of Coronavirus Could Backfire: WHO VOA 01 Feb 2020 -- The World Health Organization warns travel bans to limit the spread of the new coronavirus from China could backfire and lead to a worsening of the epidemic worldwide. Latest reports put the number of confirmed cases at nearly 12,000, including 259 deaths, with most of the cases and all of the deaths occurring in China.
- India Evacuates Nationals From Wuhan, China VOA 01 Feb 2020 -- India has evacuated 324 of its nationals from Wuhan, the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China, where hundreds of Indians are studying in universities.
- Coronavirus: India to Send Another Aircraft to Wuhan to Evacuate Its Citizens Sputnik 01 Feb 2020 -- On Saturday morning, an Air India Boeing 747 with over 300 Indians evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, hotbed of the novel coronavirus, landed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- US move to raise travel warning 'too unkind': China Press TV 01 Feb 2020 -- China has harshly lambasted the United States' decision to raise its warning alert to the highest level for travel to the Asian country due to the coronavirus epidemic, saying that the move is inappropriate and not "in line with the facts."
- Taiwan bans entry of Chinese nationals from Guangdong Province CNA 01 Feb 2020 -- Chinese nationals from Guangdong Province will be prohibited entry into Taiwan starting Sunday, while travelers who have recently been there will be subject to a mandatory 14-day home quarantine, Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Saturday.
- China looks to EU to expedite purchase of medical supplies Global Times 01 Feb 2020 -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed the novel coronavirus outbreak over the phone on Saturday.
- Shanghai dispatches govt officials to work with grassroots personnel on epidemic control Global Times 01 Feb 2020 -- More than 6,000 communities and villages of Shanghai have been engaged in identifying cases of novel coronavirus infection and serve people under quarantine, Zeng Qun, deputy director of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau said during a press conference on Saturday.
- China builds more SARS treatment-model hospitals to fight epidemic People's Daily 01 Feb 2020 -- More hospitals designed to replicate the SARS treatment model are popping up across China as the country mobilizes medical resources nationwide to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
- Daily railway trips to plunge as China fights epidemic People's Daily 01 Feb 2020 -- Chinese railway passenger trips are expected to slump 78.5 percent year on year to 2.6 million on Saturday, as the country strengthens epidemic prevention and control.
- China builds more SARS treatment-model hospitals to fight epidemic People's Daily 01 Feb 2020 -- More hospitals designed to replicate the SARS treatment model are popping up across China as the country mobilizes medical resources nationwide to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
- WHO Urges Countries To Brace For 'Local Outbreaks' Of Coronavirus RFE/RL 01 Feb 2020 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments around the world to prepare for local outbreaks of the coronavirus.
- Government offers financial support to stabilize market amid epidemic Global Times 01 Feb 2020 -- China's financial authorities jointly announced a series of measures on Saturday to promote financial support for the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to guarantee daily necessities supply and help ensure stable growth of the real economy.
- Medical supply shortage haunts Hubei Global Times 01 Feb 2020 -- Thousands of medical personnel from across China have been rushing to Hubei, bringing medical supplies, as the extreme shortage of medical supplies has been haunting the epicenter of the novel coronavirus in the country.
- Chinese goes full throttle to manufacture masks in virus fight Global Times 01 Feb 2020 -- Though many factories across China remain empty amid mass quarantine campaign to curb the novel coronavirus spreading, companies that produce masks are going all out to churn out much-needed supplies.
- Xiamen launches lottery system for mask purchases Global Times 01 Feb 2020 -- The local government of Xiamen in East China's Fujian Province has launched a lottery system for mask purchases through its official WeChat account Friday, amid a severe shortage of protective masks as China battles the novel coronavirus outbreak.
- First batch of charter flights brings back 199 stranded Hubei residents People's Daily 01 Feb 2020 -- The first batch of charter flights sent by the Chinese government Friday evening brought back 199 stranded Hubei residents from overseas following the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.
- China reports 11,821 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, 259 deaths People's Daily 01 Feb 2020 -- 45 in Hubei Province and one in Chongqing Municipality.
- China further extends holiday in coronavirus hard-hit regions People's Daily 01 Feb 2020 -- China's central authorities approved Friday further extending the Spring Festival holiday in the novel coronavirus hard-hit Hubei Province to curb the outbreak.
- China capable of ensuring daily necessities supply amid epidemic, official People's Daily 01 Feb 2020 -- China is fully capable of ensuring daily necessities supply, and laying a solid foundation for winning the battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic, according to the country's top economic planner Friday.
- China's Hubei reports 1,347 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection People's Daily 01 Feb 2020 -- Central China's Hubei Province reported 1,347 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 45 new deaths on Friday, local health authorities said Saturday.
- Beijing suggests company employees work at home for epidemic control People's Daily 01 Feb 2020 -- The municipal government of Beijing announced Friday that enterprises in the city should make arrangements for employees to work at home before the end of Feb. 9 to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
- Chinese goes full throttle to manufacture masks in virus fight People's Daily 01 Feb 2020 -- Though many factories across China remain empty amid mass quarantine campaign to curb the novel coronavirus spreading, companies that produce masks are going all out to churn out much-needed supplies.
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