Tag: Health

Some 60 percent of cases in South Korea have been linked to the outbreak at a branch of the church in the city of Daegu

Outside mainland China where it originated late last year, the outbreak has spread to some 28 other countries and territories, with a death toll of around two dozen

China's response to new coronavirus outbreak further discredit’s the myth of Beijing’s 'benevolent' dictatorship

Chinese arrivals have plummeted from 30,000 to 3,000 per day, leaving many local tour operators struggling to make ends meet

The church at the centre of the outbreak is a branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a religious movement founded in 1984 by South Korean Lee Man-hee, who has about 500,000 followers

Hundreds of people are believed to have attended church services with ‘Patient 31’ in recent weeks

Taiwan is not ruled by China and should not be labelled as an infected area, the island's foreign ministry spokeswoman says

About 60,000 people have now been confirmed to have the virus, the vast majority in China

The Life Church and Missions is cooperating with authorities in tracing churchgoers so they can be screened for the virus

Livelihood of thousands of families has been affected with at least 3,000 pigs already reported dead and over 7,000 more due for culling