China removes party chief of Hubei province where death toll of the novel coronavirus outbreak spiked dramatically
Officials in Hubei said they were broadening their definition for COVID-19 cases by including people "clinically diagnosed" with the virus in the daily tally.
Xi chaired a meeting of the ruling Politburo Standing Committee on Wednesday after figures showed that the number of new cases had dropped for a second straight day. Authorities in Hubei have been accused of concealing the gravity of the outbreak in early January because they were holding key political meetings at the time.
"I think it's way too early to try to predict the beginning, the middle or the end of this epidemic right now," said Michael Ryan, head of WHO's health emergencies programme. The announcement was made just hours after Vodafone, Nokia, Deutsche Telekom, Britain's BT and Rakuten of Japan had pulled out, following in the footsteps of Intel, Facebook, Cisco and China's Vivo.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China central bank gives greenlight to Mastercard's China JV for clearing businessChina's central bank gives green light to Mastercard's China JV for clearing business
Read more »
China says it's facing 'war' against virus as death toll tops 1,100President Xi Jinping touts 'positive results' from efforts to contain coronavirus epidemic but warns country 'must not relax' its efforts as death toll climbs to 1,113.
Read more »
Coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000 in mainland China: Live updates - CNNFederal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell warns Congress that the coronavirus could hurt the global economy. Follow live updates:
Read more »
Coronavirus updates: Death toll tops 1,000 in ChinaLATEST: Thailand stops passengers from Holland America's cruise ship MS Westerdam from disembarking, the latest country to turn it away amid fears of the coronavirus despite no confirmed infections aboard.
Read more »
China launches coronavirus tracking app as death toll surpasses 1,000Dubbed the 'close contact detecter,' the smartphone app aims to let people know if they are at risk of catching the disease based on whether they have been in close proximity with someone who has it.
Read more »
Fed's Bullard: China to 'slow noticeably' in first quarter due to virusThe Chinese economy is expected to 'slow noticeably' because of effort...
Read more »