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THREAD -- The #UnitedStates has confirmed the first case of #Coronavirus. Health authorities said that the victim is in his thirties & had travelled to the United States from China's Wuhan. The man was currently hospitalized as a precaution.

Death toll in #China's Coronavirus goes up to 9, total cases rise to 440. Health authorities warn that the disease could spread further in the ongoing Chinese holiday season, during which millions travel at home and abroad.

#India: In the wake of the breakout of the #Coronavirus virus, Civil aviation ministry has directed 7 airports to screen passengers arriving from China. 189 passengers were tested for the virus in last 5-days at Mumbai International Airport, all test results came back negative.

#Maharashtra government has also installed a thermal scanner at Mumbai International airport. A team of 10 doctors is monitoring passengers and accordingly conducting tests at the airport. Other airports which are screening passengers are Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata.

#NorthKorea will ban foreign tourists to protect itself against the new virus that has claimed at least nine lives in China.

The World Health Organization (@WHO), which is holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday, will consider declaring an international public health emergency over the virus, as it did with swine flu and Ebola.

@WHO The death toll due to #Coronavirus outbreak in #China has now reached 17. Cases of infection have risen to 543 in total. Over 1,300 people are currently under medical observation

@WHO UPDATE | #CoronavirusOutbreak | Indian nurse diagnosed with #Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia. Around 30 nurses from #Kerala are under observation

@WHO #InTheNews | World Health Organisation says measures taken by #China is helping minimise the risk of #Coronavirus spreading internationally.

@WHO JUST IN | Olympics boxing qualifier cancelled due #CoronavirusOutbreak in #Wuhan. The Chinese city was scheduled to host the Asia/Oceania qualifier from 3-14 February. The event will now be rescheduled

#Tokyo2020 #Coronavirus

@WHO UPDATE | India offers to host next month's Olympic Qualifying Tournament for boxing, which was cancelled in the #Chinese city of #Wuhan following the outbreak of #coronavirus.
#Tokyo2020 #WuhanCoronavirus