Nurse in China treating coronavirus patients gives daughter 'air hug'. Emotional video goes viral
4 years, 11 months ago

Nurse in China treating coronavirus patients gives daughter 'air hug'. Emotional video goes viral

India TV News  

The new coronavirus epidemic in China is set to become more deadlier than SARS as the death toll has passed 700. Amidst this chaos, a video shared by an official news outlet has gone viral. The said video shows a nurse working in a hospital that is treating coronavirus patients giving her daughter an 'air hug' -- this because physical contact is forbidden. The video garnered over a million views on YouTube alone after it was shared by Chinese state media outlet Xinhua News.

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Is there an epidemic brewing in China?
1 week ago

Is there an epidemic brewing in China?

India Today  

Social media platforms have been inundated with alarming claims about a new epidemic spreading across China. Users are sharing videos showing overcrowded hospitals and suggesting the rapid spread of multiple respiratory viruses, including Influenza A, HMPV, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and COVID-19. However, there is currently no credible evidence to support these claims, and official confirmation from health authorities remains absent. The …

Viral Video: COVID-19 patients in China receive treatment on street outside hospital in Beijing
2 years ago

Viral Video: COVID-19 patients in China receive treatment on street outside hospital in Beijing

Firstpost  

The footage opens on a street in front of the hospital. Some senior citizens were also present among them China has been going through a turbulent situation after COVID cases in the country surged dramatically since December. A Twitter user named Jennifer Zeng dropped the clip on her personal Twitter handle, where a number of coronavirus patients can be spotted …

Anger in China over death of teen in Covid quarantine centre after pleas by family for medical help ignored
2 years, 2 months ago

Anger in China over death of teen in Covid quarantine centre after pleas by family for medical help ignored

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death of a teenager …

China sat on coronavirus pandemic news for six days
4 years, 8 months ago

China sat on coronavirus pandemic news for six days

The Hindu  

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began travelling through for Lunar New Year celebrations. “All localities must prepare for and respond to a pandemic.” In …

Chinese, US medics share COVID-19 experiences via video
4 years, 8 months ago

Chinese, US medics share COVID-19 experiences via video

China Daily  

Medical experts from hospitals in Shandong province and their counterparts from Texas Medical Center in the United States share their experiences on COVID-19 via a video platform on Friday, April 10, 2020. Thirteen medical experts from hospitals in East China's Shandong province and 15 medical experts from Texas Medical Center in the US shared their experiences on preventing and controlling …

China pauses in memory of coronavirus victims and 'martyrs'
4 years, 9 months ago

China pauses in memory of coronavirus victims and 'martyrs'

Deccan Chronicle  

WUHAN: China came to a standstill on Saturday to mourn patients and medical staff killed by the coronavirus, as the world's most populous country observed a nationwide three-minute silence. Remembrance Officials said the observance was a chance to mourn virus "martyrs" -- an honorific title bestowed by the government this week on 14 medical workers who died fighting the outbreak. …

Photo of Quzhou nurse resting against doorway goes viral
4 years, 9 months ago

Photo of Quzhou nurse resting against doorway goes viral

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2020-03-12 A picture depicting a young nurse, 25, resting against a doorway recently went viral online, Quzhou Daily reported on March 11. The nurse is Zhang Qi, who works at Changshan County People's Hospital in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, the designated hospital for treating novel coronavirus pneumonia. To prevent infection, medical workers are required to wear heavy protective suits …

Doctors and nurses fighting coronavirus in China die of both infection and fatigue
4 years, 10 months ago

Doctors and nurses fighting coronavirus in China die of both infection and fatigue

LA Times  

Sudden pain pierced through the anonymity of hazmat suits and protective masks as a woman in full medical gear chased a black funeral van, letting out a faceless howl. A spate of recent deaths at China’s coronavirus epicenter highlights how COVID-19 has strained medical workers struggling to stem an outbreak that has killed more than 2,700 people and infected more …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Heartbreaking videos from Wuhan
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Heartbreaking videos from Wuhan

India Today  

Over 2000 people have lost their lives to Coronavirus With this deadly outbreak, some heart-wrenching videos are going viral This video shows an elderly couple infected with Coronavirus sharing a moment A Chinese nurse treating Coronavirus patients gives an 'air hug' to her sobbing daughter from the quarantined zone Since direct touch is not allowed From a distance, the child …

Mother infected with coronavirus in China gives birth to a healthy baby
4 years, 10 months ago

Mother infected with coronavirus in China gives birth to a healthy baby

India TV News  

A 33-year-old Chinese woman infected with the deadly coronavirus pneumonia has given birth to a healthy baby girl with no infection in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, state media reported on Tuesday. The Chinese woman was at the 37th week of pregnancy when she gave birth via caesarean to a baby with a weight of 2,730 grams at the Second Affiliated …

Mother infected with coronavirus in China gives birth to healthy baby
4 years, 10 months ago

Mother infected with coronavirus in China gives birth to healthy baby

India Today  

A 33-year-old Chinese woman infected with the deadly coronavirus pneumonia has given birth to a healthy baby girl with no infection in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, state media reported on Tuesday. The Chinese woman was at the 37th week of pregnancy when she gave birth via caesarean to a baby with a weight of 2,730 grams at the Second Affiliated …

How to reduce Coronavirus infectants
4 years, 11 months ago

How to reduce Coronavirus infectants

India TV News  

Researchers have reviewed studies on the persistence of coronaviruses on surfaces in hospitals like door handles, call buttons, bedside tables, and bed frames, and have suggested ways of using disinfectants on these objects. "Under the circumstances, the best approach was to publish these verified scientific facts in advance, in order to make all information available at a glance," said Eike …

Coronavirus: China opens virus hospital, steadies markets as toll grows
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: China opens virus hospital, steadies markets as toll grows

India Today  

China sent medical workers and equipment to a newly built hospital, infused cash into financial markets and further restricted people's movement in sweeping new steps Monday to contain a rapidly spreading virus and its escalating impact. China's updated figures of 361 deaths and 2,829 new cases over the last 24 hours, bringing the Chinese total to 17,205 cases, come as …

‘Utter chaos’: Coronavirus exposes China healthcare weaknesses
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Utter chaos’: Coronavirus exposes China healthcare weaknesses

Al Jazeera  

With more people infected with the coronavirus than had been with SARS, China’s healthcare system is feeling the strain. As thousands, if not tens of thousands, of fever patients who fear they might have caught the novel coronavirus that has now killed more than 100 people rush to Wuhan’s hospitals, the outbreak is testing China’s healthcare system on a scale …

Coronavirus: Aerial footage shows China rushing to build hospitals following deadly outbreak
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Aerial footage shows China rushing to build hospitals following deadly outbreak

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese officials are rushing to …

Video: China building a separate hospital for treating coronavirus patients. And it's a race
4 years, 11 months ago

Video: China building a separate hospital for treating coronavirus patients. And it's a race

India TV News  

In order to contain the deadly virus, China is building a special 1,000-bed hospital in Wuhan for treating coronavirus patients. The Wuhan local government is rushing to build a 1,000-bedded hospital in the outskirts of Wuhan to treat the patients.​ The 2019 novel coronavirus appears to have symptoms similar to those of severe acute respiratory syndrome and may be capable …

Science Says: What to know about the viral outbreak in China
4 years, 11 months ago

Science Says: What to know about the viral outbreak in China

Associated Press  

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. The first cases appeared last month in Wuhan, a city in central China’s Hubei province. The outbreak coincides with China’s busiest travel season as people visit their families or go abroad for the Lunar New Year holiday. So far, the virus …

China confirms human-to-human transmission of new coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

China confirms human-to-human transmission of new coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

Two people caught disease from family members and 14 medical personnel were infected by the patients, official says. Human-to-human transmission of a new coronavirus strain has been confirmed in China, fueling fears of a major outbreak of the SARS-like virus as millions travel for the Lunar New Year holiday. Zhong Nanshan, head of the National Health Commission, said on Monday …

What is a coronavirus and why is a new virus strain making people in China so sick?
4 years, 11 months ago

What is a coronavirus and why is a new virus strain making people in China so sick?

ABC  

It started as a few cases of pneumonia in workers at a fish market in central China. In late December 2019, doctors began seeing a new type of viral pneumonia — fever, cough, difficulty breathing — in people who worked at or visited the market in the suburbs of Wuhan in China. SARS was a particularly contagious virus and spread …

WHO says new China coronavirus could spread worldwide, warns hospitals
4 years, 11 months ago

WHO says new China coronavirus could spread worldwide, warns hospitals

India Today  

There may have been limited human-to-human transmission of a new coronavirus in China within families, and it is possible there could be a wider outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. In all, 41 cases of pneumonia have been reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, which preliminary lab tests cited by state media showed could be from …

Chinese report says illnesses may be from new coronavirus
5 years ago

Chinese report says illnesses may be from new coronavirus

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A preliminary investigation into viral pneumonia illnesses sickening dozens of people in and around China has identified the possible cause as a new type of coronavirus, state media said Thursday. As of Sunday, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said 59 people in the central Chinese city were being treated for the respiratory illness. “Preliminary identification of a novel …

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