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"So Many Bodies Piled Up": Hong Kong Funeral Services Reel Under Covid
Traditional wooden coffins are running short in Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub's battle on COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlours.
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"We're Social Animals": Hong Kong Residents Flout Lockdown On Festival
People in Hong Kong thronged beaches, ferries and outlying islands on Sunday, many of them violating ban on gatherings of more than four people aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Pet Dog In Hong Kong First Case Of Human-To-Animal Coronavirus Transmission
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong was confirmed to be infected with the disease, in a likely case of human-to-animal transmission, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus Update: Death Toll Rises To 908, 40,171 Infected Cases; WHO To Accelerate Research And Innovation
Coronavirus death toll has crossed 900 in China. National Health Commission of China has confirmed 40,171 infected cases. Two deaths have been confirmed outside China, one in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines.
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9 Of Hong Kong Family Infected With Coronavirus After Sharing Meal
Nine members of a Hong Kong family are infected with the new coronavirus after sharing a hotpot meal, officials confirmed late Sunday.
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722 Deaths Due To Coronavirus In China Exceed SARS Outbreak Number
The number of deaths from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 717 on Saturday, surpassing the toll from the SARS outbreak on the mainland and Hong Kong almost two decades ago.
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Hong Kong Airlines To Lay Off 400 Staff, Asks Them To Take Unpaid Leave
Hong Kong Airlines said Friday it has been forced to slash hundreds of jobs and ask remaining staff to take unpaid leave as the coronavirus outbreak compounds problems at the already-struggling firm.
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Masked Officials, Empty Corridors: Scenes From A Quarantined Cruise Ship
About 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner anchored off Japan after health officials confirmed on Wednesday that 10 people aboard had tested positive for the virus.
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Hong Kong Airline Cathay Asks Staff To Take Unpaid Leave Amid Coronavirus
Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is asking its 27,000 employees to take up to three weeks of unpaid leave, CEO Augustus Tang said Wednesday, as the airline faces a crisis in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
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Hong Kong Testing Over 1,800 Passengers On Cruise Ship For Coronavirus
Hong Kong was testing over 1,800 passengers and crew on a cruise ship for a coronavirus that originated Wuhan, after some crew members reported having fever and other symptoms. Authorities were not letting anyone leave the ship without permission.
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Coronavirus Kills 490 In China As Disease Spirals Into Global Emergency
The number of people infected in China by the coronavirus outbreak jumped on Wednesday to nearly 500, after Hong Kong reported its first death from the disease and millions more in China were ordered to stay indoors.
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Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Air India To Suspend Flights To Hong Kong From February 8: Report
Air India today said that it is suspending its Delhi-Hong Kong flight from February 8, hours after the authorities there confirmed the death of a patient with the new Coronavirus.
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Hong Kong Reports First Coronavirus Death, Second Outside China
Hong Kong reported its first coronavirus death on Tuesday, a 39-year-old male who had been suffering from an underlying illness and had visited China's Wuhan city in January, hospital staff said, marking the second death outside mainland China.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Sri Lanka Confirms First Coronavirus Case: Health Official
Hong Kong has banned visitors from China's Hubei province where corovirus outbreak originated as number of virus deaths in China rose to 80.
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Hong Kong Declares Coronavirus Outbreak An Emergency, 41 Dead In China
Hong Kong on Saturday declared the outbreak of a mystery virus as an "emergency" -- the city's highest warning tier -- as authorities ramped up measures aimed at reducing the risk of further infections spreading.
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"So Many Bodies Piled Up": Hong Kong Funeral Services Reel Under Covid
Traditional wooden coffins are running short in Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub's battle on COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlours.
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"We're Social Animals": Hong Kong Residents Flout Lockdown On Festival
People in Hong Kong thronged beaches, ferries and outlying islands on Sunday, many of them violating ban on gatherings of more than four people aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Pet Dog In Hong Kong First Case Of Human-To-Animal Coronavirus Transmission
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong was confirmed to be infected with the disease, in a likely case of human-to-animal transmission, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus Update: Death Toll Rises To 908, 40,171 Infected Cases; WHO To Accelerate Research And Innovation
Coronavirus death toll has crossed 900 in China. National Health Commission of China has confirmed 40,171 infected cases. Two deaths have been confirmed outside China, one in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines.
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9 Of Hong Kong Family Infected With Coronavirus After Sharing Meal
Nine members of a Hong Kong family are infected with the new coronavirus after sharing a hotpot meal, officials confirmed late Sunday.
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722 Deaths Due To Coronavirus In China Exceed SARS Outbreak Number
The number of deaths from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 717 on Saturday, surpassing the toll from the SARS outbreak on the mainland and Hong Kong almost two decades ago.
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Hong Kong Airlines To Lay Off 400 Staff, Asks Them To Take Unpaid Leave
Hong Kong Airlines said Friday it has been forced to slash hundreds of jobs and ask remaining staff to take unpaid leave as the coronavirus outbreak compounds problems at the already-struggling firm.
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Masked Officials, Empty Corridors: Scenes From A Quarantined Cruise Ship
About 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner anchored off Japan after health officials confirmed on Wednesday that 10 people aboard had tested positive for the virus.
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Hong Kong Airline Cathay Asks Staff To Take Unpaid Leave Amid Coronavirus
Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is asking its 27,000 employees to take up to three weeks of unpaid leave, CEO Augustus Tang said Wednesday, as the airline faces a crisis in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
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Hong Kong Testing Over 1,800 Passengers On Cruise Ship For Coronavirus
Hong Kong was testing over 1,800 passengers and crew on a cruise ship for a coronavirus that originated Wuhan, after some crew members reported having fever and other symptoms. Authorities were not letting anyone leave the ship without permission.
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Coronavirus Kills 490 In China As Disease Spirals Into Global Emergency
The number of people infected in China by the coronavirus outbreak jumped on Wednesday to nearly 500, after Hong Kong reported its first death from the disease and millions more in China were ordered to stay indoors.
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Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Air India To Suspend Flights To Hong Kong From February 8: Report
Air India today said that it is suspending its Delhi-Hong Kong flight from February 8, hours after the authorities there confirmed the death of a patient with the new Coronavirus.
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Hong Kong Reports First Coronavirus Death, Second Outside China
Hong Kong reported its first coronavirus death on Tuesday, a 39-year-old male who had been suffering from an underlying illness and had visited China's Wuhan city in January, hospital staff said, marking the second death outside mainland China.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Sri Lanka Confirms First Coronavirus Case: Health Official
Hong Kong has banned visitors from China's Hubei province where corovirus outbreak originated as number of virus deaths in China rose to 80.
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Hong Kong Declares Coronavirus Outbreak An Emergency, 41 Dead In China
Hong Kong on Saturday declared the outbreak of a mystery virus as an "emergency" -- the city's highest warning tier -- as authorities ramped up measures aimed at reducing the risk of further infections spreading.
