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  • Thursday, 19 March, 2020
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    Call to boost supplies of NHS protective equipment

    Medical workers tackling virus alarmed at lack of suitable masks and gowns

  • Wednesday, 18 March, 2020
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    China ramps up coronavirus help to Europe

    Shipments will have diplomatic impact as Beijing seeks to exploit transatlantic tensions

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    Ports feel coronavirus impact on global trade

    China’s exports show signs of recovery but demand falters in US and Europe

  • Sunday, 15 March, 2020
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    Scientists warn Britain to step up coronavirus testing

    Government urged to follow WHO advice and conduct widespread tracing and social distancing

  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2020
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    Oyo to halve China workforce as coronavirus takes toll

    Indian hospitality group hit by falling hotel occupancy rates and business model snags

  • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
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    Coronavirus: the cost of China’s public health cover-up

    A crackdown on information about the virus in Wuhan allowed the disease to spread far more widely

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
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    Coronavirus poses a big test for China’s leaders

    How well will China’s economy and political system withstand the shock?

  • Friday, 31 January, 2020
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    Flight out of Wuhan: concern and uncertainty for those who left

    Having defied logistical obstacles to leave, evacuees now face two weeks in quarantine

  • Friday, 31 January, 2020
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    Flight carrying British nationals out of Wuhan touches down

    Arrival at military base coincides with first confirmed cases of coronavirus in UK

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    ‘We see people getting ill around us’: the foreigners trapped in Wuhan

    US citizens set to be evacuated but other expatriates wait for details of exit plans

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
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    Decision made as concerns rise about economic impact of coronavirus crisis

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
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    China’s Xi Jinping pledges to overcome ‘devil’ coronavirus

    Hong Kong cuts transport links with mainland in attempt to limit spread of disease

  • Monday, 27 January, 2020
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    The impact of coronavirus across industry and finance

    Companies from luxury retailers to airlines and banks are reeling as the disease accelerates

  • Monday, 27 January, 2020
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    Foreign governments prepare to evacuate nationals from Wuhan

    Beijing says it will offer ‘necessary assistance’ as Chinese city remains on lockdown

  • Sunday, 26 January, 2020
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    Coronavirus makes for dismal lunar new year for Wuhan residents

    Citizens stuck at the epicentre of the outbreak tell of life in a city under lockdown

  • Sunday, 26 January, 2020
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    Xi Jinping warns of grave situation as coronavirus death toll rises

    Chinese president urges stronger measures to curb outbreak 

  • Saturday, 25 January, 2020
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    China reports increase in coronavirus deaths 

    France, Australia and Malaysia confirm first cases of disease and US second of Sars-like virus

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
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    Beijing has locked down Wuhan, but the disease will continue to test Xi Jinping’s ability to manage a crisis

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    Officials say 25 people have died as WHO holds back from declaring global emergency

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    Controls on information may have hampered efforts to curb spread of disease

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    China quarantines city in effort to contain viral outbreak

    Transport in Wuhan shut down and residents told not to leave centre of Sars-like epidemic

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    China’s shrinking cities: ‘Most of my classmates have left’

    Growth has slowed to a trickle in parts of Manchuria — but some young people are finding new careers online

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    Scientists warn over China virus outbreak

    Significant uncertainties remain about the severity and spread of illness, say experts

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