Tag Archives: China

Coronavirus updates: B.C. officials ‘confident’ man who visited China is province’s first case

B.C. has its first presumptively confirmed case of coronavirus A Toronto man is first Canadian to contract the novel coronavirus and his wife is presumed to be the second Health officials in Ontario are investigating 11 other people suspected, but not confirmed, to have the virus. 106 people in China have died — most in and… Read More: Coronavirus updates: B.C. officials ‘confident’ man who visited China is… »

Birmingham man who visited Wuhan tested for China coronavirus

Coronavirus alert in Birmingham as medics in hazmat suits quarantine suspected victim after he was SENT HOME by GP – despite revealing he had just returned from Wuhan Drew Bennett, 39, travelled home from Wuhan to Birmingham on December 31 after holidaying in Chinese city Struck down with severe flu-like symptoms but was told not… Read More: Birmingham man who visited Wuhan tested for China coronavirus »

China reports fourth case of plague this month

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese health authorities on Thursday reported a fresh case of bubonic plague in the country’s northern Inner Mongolia region, bringing the total number of plague cases to four since the beginning of the month. A rural herder in Siziwang county was diagnosed with the disease in a local hospital, according to a… Read More: China reports fourth case of plague this month »

China has culled more than 900,000 pigs due to African swine fever

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has culled 916,000 pigs after around 100 outbreaks of African swine fever in the country, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, as the disease continues to spread to new regions and larger farms. FILE PHOTO: A student feeds pigs at a farm next to a primary school in Xuanwei, Yunnan province,… Read More: China has culled more than 900,000 pigs due to African… »