China Outbreak

China delayed sending crucial data on coronavirus to WHO, recordings of health body’s internal meetings reveal; points to WHO’s limited authority

China sat on releasing the genetic map of the coronavirus for more than a week after three different government labs had fully decoded the information. Tight controls on information and competition within the Chinese public health system were to blame, according to dozens of interviews and internal documents

Coronavirus outbreak shuts Macao, the world’s gambling capital but city expects to bounce back once tourism resumes

Authorities said 10 people in Macao have been sickened by the pneumonia-like illness, among them a hotel employee at Galaxy Casino, one of the city’s busiest gambling establishments.

17 dead, more than 540 cases confirmed in China after coronavirus outbreak; Wuhan to shut down all local transport, outgoing flights from city today

Deaths from China’s new flu-like virus rose to 17 on Wednesday, with more than 540 cases confirmed, leading the city at the centre of the outbreak to close transportation networks and urge citizens not to leave as fears rose of the contagion spreading.

Everything there is to know about the new coronavirus, the mystery virus from Wuhan, China

As of January 20, almost 300 confirmed cases of this infection along with 6 deaths have been reported.

Mystery pneumonia virus from China spreads to Hong Kong: Are we prepared for a new epidemic?

The illness has already affected 59 people in Wuhan, China - a majority of them reportedly worked at the Huanan seafood market.