HUBEI PROVINCE
COVID-era Wuhan party boss under investigation, says China's anti-graft watchdog
Wang Zhonglin, the former party chief of Hubei and Wuhan, is under investigation for corruption. This follows his earlier prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly appointed as Wuhan's top official in February 2020. He served as governor of Hubei in 2021 and later became the highest-ranking official in the province. Additionally, several other senior officials from pandemic-era Hubei have faced investigations and serious consequences.
Grandmother demands Rs 51 lakh for raising daughter of her son who got remarried after divorce
A grandmother is suing her son to demand financial compensation for raising his daughter for fifteen years after his divorce. The son remarried and moved, leaving his daughter with his mother. This situation has sparked a debate on family responsibilities and childcare support. The case highlights societal expectations for grandparents in child-rearing.
Fireworks shop explosion in China kills 12 people in second such blast in days
A massive explosion at a fireworks shop in Xiangyang, Hubei province, left 12 individuals dead. This disaster comes on the heels of a similar event in Jiangsu province that took the lives of eight people just days prior.
China reports 15 new COVID-19 cases as Wuhan gears up to test its 11 million people
According to China's National Health Commission (NHC), seven new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on Tuesday of which one is imported and the other six cases locally transmitted.
COVID-19: China shuts down largest makeshift hospital in Wuhan, last batch of medics leave
As the number of coronavirus cases abates, China shutdown one of its largest makeshift hospitals built in February to treat the surging COVID-19 infections in Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic.
Covid-19 battle: Restrictions on drug export may be lifted
Out of 13 drugs whose exports were restricted, the government is likely to lift the ban on five including paracetamol, tinidazole, metronidazole, ornidazole, and azithromycin, people in the know of the matter said.
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China's rearguard actions to arrest COVID-19 spread offer lessons for India: Health experts
India's nationwide lockdown is broadly compared to that of China's sledgehammer clampdown of over 56 million residents of cental Hubei province and its capital Wuhan since January 23, which reported over 68,000 cases of the country's total 81,340 COVID-19 infections and 3,292 deaths as of Thursday.
China's coronavirus epicentre Hubei to resume domestic flights from Sunday
China has said the domestic passenger flights will resume operations in the coronavirus epicentre Hubei province, except for its capital Wuhan, from Sunday as part of a plan to ease lockdown in the region after it reported zero COVID-19 cases for several days.
Hubei residents rush to leave China coronavirus epicentre as lockdown lifts
Railway stations and airports began opening from Wednesday -- with the exception of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei where the virus is believed to have emerged late last year at a food market selling wild animals.
China to lift travel curbs on Hubei province, including Wuhan
The easing of restrictions comes as Hubei reported that new infections dropped to zero on March 19, a dramatic plunge from the height of an epidemic that’s infected more than 80,000 Chinese and killed over 3,200.
China reports no new domestic coronavirus cases for first time: National Health Commission
China's National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report said that no new domestically transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus disease were reported on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday.
Hubei, China's coronavirus epicentre, sees single-digit cases for first time
China confirmed only eight new coronavirus infections in Hubei province, the first time the epicentre of the epidemic recorded a daily tally in single-digits, as tough containment measures dramatically slow the spread of the virus in mainland China.
China eases curbs as coronavirus infections retreat, imported cases tick up
More places in China lowered emergency response levels to the coronavirus epidemic and relaxed travel restrictions a day after President Xi Jinping visited the epicentre of the outbreak, signalling authorities were turning the tide.
China's coronavirus death toll touches 3,042; confirmed cases rise to 80,552
The death toll in China's novel coronavirus outbreak has touched 3,042 with 30 new fatalities while the confirmed cases have risen to 80,552 amid signs that the dreaded COVID-19 was stabilising, including in the epicentre Hubei province.
Coronavirus: China death toll climbs to over 2,700 amidst signs of slowdown
The country's National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily update said it received reports of 52 deaths, all from Hubei, and 406 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection from all over the country. The death toll has gone up to 2,715 and overall confirmed cases reached 78,064.
Indian, Chinese officials communicating over delay in grant of permission to IAF flight: China
India has announced its plan to send Indian Air Force's biggest plane C-17 Globemaster with medical supplies to China and to evacuate remaining Indians numbering over 100 from China's coronavirus-hit Hubei province.
WHO team visits Wuhan city as China's Coronovirus death toll jumps to 2,442
By the end of Saturday, a total of 2,442 people had died of the disease and 76,936 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said in its daily update on Sunday.
Nissan, Honda delay restart of some China plants due to coronavirus
"In compliance with the new government directive by the authorities in Hubei Province, we will consider the timing of the restart of the plants in view of the situation of our suppliers," the Japanese automaker told Reuters in an email.
Death toll in China's coronavirus climbs to 2,118
The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in China has climbed to 2,118 with the death of 114 more people, while the overall confirmed cases increased to 74,576, Chinese officials said on Thursday. Significantly, China's daily number of newly cured and discharged novel coronavirus patients has surpassed that of new confirmed infections for a second consecutive day.
China announces biggest drop in new virus cases in almost a month
The National Health Commission said that more than 74,500 people have now been infected nationwide by the virus, which first emerged in central Hubei province in December.
Tradition comes to rescue: China administers 3,000-year-old medicine on patients affected by Coronavirus
Treatment in Wuhan hospitals combine TCM and western medicines.
More than half of coronavirus cases in Hubei treated with traditional Chinese medicine: Official
The Chinese government has also approved field trials for experimental US antiviral drug, Remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients. The death toll in China's novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic has climbed to 1,523 with 143 new fatalities reported mostly from the worst-affected Hubei province while the confirmed cases jumped to over 66,000.
China virus death toll nears 1,500 but new cases fall
The death toll from China's coronavirus epidemic rose to 1,483 on Friday but the number of new infections in hard-hit Hubei province fell after a change in case definitions caused a massive increase the previous day.
China witnesses deadliest day as death toll in coronavirus outbreak surges to 1,367
The total deaths from the more than two-month-old virus outbreak as reported on Thursday stood at 1,367, with the total number of confirmed cases mounting to 59,804, health officials were quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency. So far 445 cases have been reported from about 26 countries including three from India.
Virus death toll in Hubei surges by 242 in one day: Govt
In its daily update, Hubei's health commission confirmed another 14,840 new cases in the central province, where the outbreak emerged in December.
Indian envoy describes evacuation of Indians from virus-hit Wuhan a logistical nightmare
Air India's B747 aircraft made two flights to Wuhan city - the ground zero of the coronavirus epidemic that has killed more than 900 people, infected 40,000 others and spread to 25 countries, including India, the US and the UK. In the first flight, 324 Indians were evacuated and another 323 Indians and seven Maldivian citizens were flown back in the second flight.
China's coronavirus death toll climbs to 813 but new cases fall
With 91 more people dying, most in Hubei province, the novel coronavirus death toll is now higher than the 774 people killed worldwide by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic that started in southern China.
India reaches out to over 600 Indians in coronavirus-hit Hubei province
"We have established contact with over 600 Indians across the province and are individually ascertaining their willingness to be repatriated. Our Mission in Beijing is working round-the-clock on the ground to work out the necessary logistics," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing.
Will provide necessary assistance for evacuation of foreign nationals from Wuhan: China
Besides India, several other countries including the US, France, Japan, South Korea, are making arrangements to airlift their nationals from central Hubei province and its capital city Wuhan. The deadly coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in China with 25 new fatalities reported from Hubei province, taking the death toll to 132 and the confirmed infection cases to nearly 6,000.
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