China extends holiday, businesses shut as virus toll rises to 81

The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China rose to 81 on Monday, as the government extended the Lunar New Year holiday and more big businesses shut down or told staff to work from home in an effort to curb the spread.

China coronavirus cases reach 2,835, state media says

The number of people infected with the coronavirus has reached 2,835, Chinese state television said on Monday.

Britain offers to help its citizens leave Chinese province due to coronavirus

Britain has offered to help its citizens leave China's Hubei Province where the coronavirus outbreak began.

UAE says impact of China virus on oil demand should not be 'exaggerated'

The United Arab Emirates' Minister of Energy said on Monday the oil market should not overreact to the possible impact of an outbreak of coronavirus in China on demand.

China will ensure ample supplies to Wuhan's markets, ensure price stability, Premier Li says

China will ensure ample supplies to Wuhan's markets and maintain price stability, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday during a visit to Wuhan, center of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 80 people in China and infected more than 2,700, CCTV state television reported.

Public anger grows over coronavirus in Thailand, with eight cases of the illness

The health minister in Thailand, the country with the most confirmed cases outside China of the new coronavirus, called an emergency meeting on Sunday with the transport and tourism ministries amid rising public discontent over the government's handling of the illness.

Russian operators stop selling tours to China over coronavirus

Russian tour operators have stopped selling package holidays to China due to the coronavirus outbreak there and are only bringing Russian tourists home, Dmitry Gorin, vice president of the Association of Russian Tour Operators, said on Monday.

Germany: No signs that Germans in Wuhan area are affected by coronavirus

The German government does not have any indications that Germans in the Wuhan area are affected by coronavirus, a spokeswoman for the German Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Germany mulling evacuation of citizens from Chinese region affected by coronavirus

Germany is considering evacuating German citizens from the Chinese region affected by coronavirus, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday.

Spain to repatriate Spanish nationals from Wuhan area: foreign minister

The Spanish government is working with China and the European Union to repatriate Spanish nationals from the Wuhan area of China amid concerns over coronavirus, Spain's Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Monday.

In bid to curb virus, China firms tell staff to work from home even after holidays end

Chinese corporate giants including Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings Ltd said they have asked staff to work from home for one week after an extended Lunar New Year break ends, seeking to limit the spread of a new flu-like virus.

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