The latest figures posted on scmp website : 2,127 dead , 75,747 infected and 16,233 recovered.
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Singapore’s hotel sector is expected to take a significant hit from the Covid-19 outbreak in the short-term and recover just as quickly as after Sars in 2003. Operators in Hong Kong, however, may not be that lucky and will have to wait until the social unrest is resolved, according to analysts.
Christine Li, head of research for Singapore and Southeast Asia at Cushman & Wakefield, said the disruption from the outbreak on Singapore’s hospitality industry is expected to be short-lived even though the impact might be deeper in the near term.
William Cheng Shun-ho, chairman and CEO of Magnificent Hotel Investments, felt the time taken for the hotel sector to get back to normal in Singapore and Hong Kong would vary.
“The recovery of Singapore’s [hotel industry] will be faster than Hong Kong’s because they are less dependent on China,” said Cheng, whose company owns nine hotels, including Best Western in Hong Kong.
Prison outbreaks: Hubei, the Chinese province at the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, announced 631 new cases today after including infections in prisons.
Death toll rises: The total number of infected worldwide stands at over 76,600 and at least 2,200 people have died -- all but 11 in mainland China.
South Korea cases spike: Cases in the Asian country have soared from 28 a week ago to at least 204. The latest cases are mainly centered around a religious group in the southern city of Daegu.
Cruise passengers return: Evacuees from the stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for the virus after arriving in the US and Australia.
Cruise goers who tested negative continue to disembark as more infections were reported today.
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Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned the novel coronavirus is the worst public health crisis facing the country since its founding, as new outbreaks continued to expand in South Korea and Italy, raising fears of a global pandemic.
Speaking Sunday, Xi said the "current epidemic situation is still severe and complex, and the prevention and control work is at the most critical stage." The crisis is "the most difficult to prevent and control in China" since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, Xi said. He added the outbreak was likely to have a "great impact" on the country's economy, but that epidemic prevention and control methods were beginning to have an effect.
Following Xi's address, China announced it would delay the annual gathering of nearly 3,000 national legislators in Beijing, according to state media on Monday, underscoring the continuing impact and severity of the outbreak.
The National People's Congress's Standing Committed voted to delay the full session of the (NPC), the country's rubber-stamp parliament, which had been scheduled to start on March 5. No new date has been announced.
As of Monday, there were at least 77,150 confirmed cases in mainland China, bringing the global total to
more than 79,000, with the death toll at 2,620.
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(24-02-2020, 06:40 PM)soros Wrote: [ -> ]Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned the novel coronavirus is the worst public health crisis facing the country since its founding, as new outbreaks continued to expand in South Korea and Italy, raising fears of a global pandemic.
Speaking Sunday, Xi said the "current epidemic situation is still severe and complex, and the prevention and control work is at the most critical stage." The crisis is "the most difficult to prevent and control in China" since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, Xi said. He added the outbreak was likely to have a "great impact" on the country's economy, but that epidemic prevention and control methods were beginning to have an effect.
Following Xi's address, China announced it would delay the annual gathering of nearly 3,000 national legislators in Beijing, according to state media on Monday, underscoring the continuing impact and severity of the outbreak.
The National People's Congress's Standing Committed voted to delay the full session of the (NPC), the country's rubber-stamp parliament, which had been scheduled to start on March 5. No new date has been announced.
As of Monday, there were at least 77,150 confirmed cases in mainland China, bringing the global total to
more than 79,000, with the death toll at 2,620.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/23/asia/...index.html
wah lau eh, what "fears of pandemic", its already a pandemic liao! W.H.O sleeping man. Beijing now 399 cases with 4 deaths. Xi kiasi liao.
The total number infected is 81,139 and 2,766 dead. Recovered 30,002
Source : China NHC , state media and other authorities.
Posted on scmp website.