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The Xinfadi market on Beijing’s southeastern side was closed Saturday and neighboring residential compounds locked down after more than 50 people in the capital tested positive for the coronavirus. They were the first confirmed cases in 50 days in the city of 20 million people. |
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People wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus stop at a checkpoint outside the Xinfadi wholesale food market district in Beijing, Saturday, June 13, 2020. Beijing closed the city's largest wholesale food market Saturday after the discovery of seven cases of the new coronavirus in the previous two days. |
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BEIJING – China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities. The 57 new confirmed infections included 36 in Beijing. |
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Just months ago, much of south-east Asia appeared on the brink of a major coronavirus epidemic. The outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan had escalated at the worst possible time, ahead of the lunar new year, when Chinese tourists usually flock to hotels and resorts across the region. |
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BEIJING (AP) China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities. The 57 new confirmed infections included 36 in Beijing. |
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BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities. The 57 new confirmed infections included 36 in Beijing. |
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Welcome to Nikkei Asian Preview. Another major Chinese company listed on U.S. exchanges will begin trading in Hong Kong this week. JD.com 's second listing will be watched closely by other mainland companies caught in the crosshairs of Washington and Beijing's regulatory disputes. |
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Trish Lumsden, 46, tried to get her eight-year-old son, Christian, tested for the disease when he fell ill with a cough and fever on February 28, but was told by her GP that it was “probably a cold”.
By that time he had been back at school for nearly two weeks. |
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SEOUL, South Korea —— South Korea has confirmed 34 additional cases of the coronavirus, mostly in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says South Korea has so far recorded 12,085 COVID-19 cases. It says 10,718 of them have recovered, 1,090 remain in treatment and the rest 277 died. |
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Trish Lumsden, 46, tried to get her eight-year-old son, Christian, tested for the disease when he fell ill with a cough and fever on February 28, but was told by her GP that it was "probably a cold".
By that time he had been back at school for nearly two weeks. |
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TOKYO -- Global competition for supremacy in digital currencies has entered a new phase with China's creation of an East Asia cryptocurrency scheme and American social media company Facebook adjusting its Libra plan in line with the stance of U.S. regulators. |
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Cathay Pacific has not ruled out job cuts in the future but is relying on government support and staff taking unpaid leave to get through the pandemic. Photo: Sam Tsang.
Asian aviation job cuts less savage than in Europe and North America, regional chief predicts. |
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JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysian actor Patrick Teoh has been charged at the Johor Baru Sessions Court for allegedly insulting Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim on social media. The 73-year-old former radio announcer pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out to.... |
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WASHINGTON: Of the 176 million people expected to be pushed into poverty by the coronavirus crisis, two-thirds are in South Asia, warned a World Bank report released this week. Officially, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh had the third, seventh- and tenth-most new cases in the world this week. |
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SEOUL, South Korea —— South Korea has confirmed 34 additional cases of the coronavirus, mostly in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says South Korea has so far recorded 12,085 COVID-19 cases. It says 10,718 of them have recovered, 1,090 remain in treatment and the rest 277 died. |
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BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities. The 57 new confirmed coronavirus infections include 36 in Beijing. |
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BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities. The 57 new confirmed coronavirus infections include 36 in Beijing. |
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BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities. The 57 new confirmed coronavirus infections include 36 in Beijing. |
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SEOUL, South Korea —— South Korea has confirmed 34 additional cases of the coronavirus, mostly in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says South Korea has so far recorded 12,085 COVID-19 cases. It says 10,718 of them have recovered, 1,090 remain in treatment and the rest 277 died. |
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© Provided by Associated Press A security officer stands guard outside the Xinfadi wholesale food market district in Beijing, Saturday, June 13, 2020. Beijing closed the city's largest wholesale food market Saturday after the discovery of seven cases of the new coronavirus in the previous two days. |
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SEOUL, South Korea —— South Korea has confirmed 34 additional cases of the coronavirus, mostly in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says South Korea has so far recorded 12,085 COVID-19 cases. It says 10,718 of them have recovered, 1,090 remain in treatment and the rest 277 died. |
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BEIJING – China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities. The 57 new confirmed coronavirus infections include 36 in Beijing. |
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The 57 new confirmed coronavirus infections include 36 in Beijing. The Xinfadi market on Beijing's southeastern side was closed Saturday and neighboring residential compounds locked down after more than 50 people in the capital tested positive for the coronavirus. They were the first confirmed cases in 50 days in the city of 20 million people. |
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SEOUL, South Korea —— South Korea has confirmed 34 additional cases of the coronavirus, mostly in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says South Korea has so far recorded 12,085 COVID-19 cases. It says 10,718 of them have recovered, 1,090 remain in treatment and the rest 277 died. |
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BEIJING – China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities. The 57 new confirmed coronavirus infections include 36 in Beijing. |
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