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Patients In Alameda County Being Tested For Deadly New Coronavirus2020-01-24
CBS Sports: OAKLAND (CBS SF) — A number of patients in Alameda County are being tested to see whether they have contracted the Wuhan coronavirus, according to health officials. A spokeswoman for the Alameda County Health Department stressed Thursday that there is no...
10 Patients Being Tested For Deadly New Coronavirus In Alameda County2020-01-24
CBS Sports: OAKLAND (CBS SF) — At least 10 people in Alameda County are being tested to see whether they have contracted the Wuhan coronavirus, according to health officials. A spokeswoman for the Alameda County Health Department stressed Thursday that...
After Sars, is Hong Kong prepared for another deadly coronavirus outbreak? Unlikely, with Carrie Lam ...2020-01-23
South China Morning Post: A contagious new coronavirus – a Sars-like virus – is spreading...
Masks run out amid two-week wait2020-01-23
Hong Kong Standard: Sophie Hui Most pharmacies have run out of face masks and there won't be a new supply for two weeks due to the Lunar New Year holiday, the general chamber of the trade says. Hongkongers have been in panic mode since Wednesday after two suspected cases of the...
CNY carnival canceled amid virus fears2020-01-23
Hong Kong Standard: Charlotte Luo A four-day Chinese New Year carnival suffered a second blow yesterday when organizers decided to cancel the annual event in the face of the Wuhan coronavirus threat. The cancellation came after two cases of the virus were confirmed in Hong Kong....
Coronavirus tests carried out on man in Belfast2020-01-23
Metro UK: The man is believed to be receiving treatment in an isolation ward as a precautionary measure (Picture: EPA/Zuma Press / eyevine) A man is reportedly being treated for symptoms associated with coronavirus in Belfast. The patient is believed to be receiving...
Lunar New Year carnival canceled2020-01-23
Hong Kong Standard: Previous NextThe Hong KongTourism Board has cancelled its four-day Lunar New Year carnival, which was set to be held from January 25 to 28 at the ArtPark in the West Kowloon Cultural District, as a result of the...
ACCIONA to build and operate its first desalination plant in Hong Kong2020-01-23
Public Technologies: The Hong KongWater Supplies Department has selected a consortium including ACCIONA to design, build, operate and maintain the first phase of the Tseung Kwan O desalination plant. The project, worth HKD9.018 billion (€1.042 billion), includes the construction...
Post Office Box Lobby Holiday Arrangement for Chinese New Year 20202020-01-23
Public Technologies: Skip to main content Post Office / DeliveryOfficeOpeningHours25 January26 January27 January28 JanuaryGeneral Post Office To be closed 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. KowloonCentral To be closed 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. To be closed Tsim Sha Tsui To be closed 8:00...
Lunar New Year carnival in doubt2020-01-23
Hong Kong Standard: The Hong KongTourism Board's preview of the planned four-day Lunar New Year carnival was canceled...
Protesters call for West Kowloon rail terminus lockdown2020-01-23
Hong Kong Standard: A group of black-clad protesters wearing masks called for the lockdown of the West Kowloon high speed rail...
HK residents have second thoughts on mainland trips2020-01-23
Hong Kong Standard: As Hong Kong's transport connections with Wuhan were being severed today, some residents rushed to cancel trips to various parts of the mainland they had planned for the Lunar New Year holiday, RTHK reports. The Hubei capital is on lockdown and Cathay...
Ex-flight attendant denies assaulting cop2020-01-23
Hong Kong Standard: A former flight attendant, 28, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police...
Coronavirus could have jumped to humans from snakes, researchers say2020-01-23
Metro UK: Researchers say the coronavirus is likely to have been passed to humans from snakes (Picture: Science Photo Library; Reuters) Scientists believe the deadly coronavirus spreading around the world from China could have been passed to humans from snakes sold at...