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W.H.O. declares coronavirus a global health emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of new virus from China a global emergency after the number of infected people spiked more than tenfold in a week. The United Nations health agency made the determination on Thursday as more cases of human-to-human transmission were being reported worldwide. To date, China has reported more than 7,700 cases, including 170 deaths. Eighteen other countries have reported cases, as scientists race to understand how exactly the virus is spreading and how severe it is. ...

Airlines suspend China flights, cut service on virus fears

British Airways and Asian budget carriers Lion Air and Seoul Air are suspending flights to China as fears spread about the outbreak of a new virus that has killed more than 130 people.Several other airlines including Finnair, Hon...

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Canadian teacher in Wuhan thinks it's best to hunker down, stay put

A Canadian teacher who lives in the Chinese city that is the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak says he has no plans to leave.Wayne Duplessis says he and his family are hunkered down in their home just outside of Wuhan's city centre.He, his wife, Emily Tjandra, and their 15-year-old son Wyatt have spent the last two weeks chatting with people online, watching videos, movies, and the news, and listening to music.Some Canadians in Wuhan have called on the federal government to send a flight to get them out, but Duplessis says he doesn't think it's wise to spend hours in the air with people who...

Pilot of Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog

A veteran pilot who plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers, authorities said. But even experienced pilots may have only seconds to act when they are blinded by weather, an expert said as investigators began scouring the wreckage for clues to Sunday morning’s crash. The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' next game against the Clippers on Tuesday night after the deaths of the retired superstar and the other victims.Bryant’s death at age 41 was mourned around the world in an outpo...

China counts 2,700 cases of new virus, 80 deaths

China says the death toll from a new virus has risen to 80, with 2,744 confirmed cases. The National Health Commission said Monday morning there were 769 new cases confirmed in the 24 hours through midnight Sunday. The government ...

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Kobe Bryant, 8 others killed in California chopper crash

It is expected to take several days for officials to recover the bodies of former NBA star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others from a helicopter crash outside Los Angeles. LA County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. ...

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China building a hospital to treat virus, expands lockdowns

China is swiftly building a hospital dedicated to treating patients infected by a new virus that has killed 26 people, sickened hundreds and prompted lockdowns of at least 13 cities on the eve of the country's most important holiday.Transportation is halted and streets eerily quiet in the locked-down cities as the virus led to the cancellation of festivities for the Lunar New Year.Wuhan, where the outbreak began, and 12 neighbouring cities have a combined population of more than 36 million.A Wuhan hospital with space for 1,000 beds is being built in the style of a facility that Beijing constr...

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WHO says viral illness in China is not yet a global health emergency

The World Health Organization says a viral illness in China that has sickened hundreds of people is not yet a global health emergency. The decision came after Chinese authorities moved to lock down three cities on Thursday and ...

Cases of new viral respiratory illness rise sharply in China

Chinese health authorities are urging people in the city of Wuhan to avoid crowds and public gatherings after warning that a new viral illness infecting hundreds of people in the country and causing at least 17 deaths could sprea...

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Coquitlam: Police seek to identify assault suspect

Coquitlam RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect of an assault that occurred on Friday, November 4, 2022. Coquitlam RCMP Frontline officers responded to an assault that occurred inside Superstore locat...

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