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China cuts tariffs on $75B of US imports in trade truce
China cut tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. imports including soybeans, pork and auto parts Thursday in a trade truce with Washington while Beijing struggles with a costly virus outbreak.
Those want to return from China being discouraged: Health Minister
Health Minister Dr Zahid Malik on Thursday said the government is discouraging people, including Bangladesh nationals, to return from China as the coronavirus outbreak worsens.
No panic, no rumour, says Chinese envoy about coronavirus
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Thursday urged all to remain alert instead of creating panic and spreading rumours noting that no Chinese national here and no Bangladesh national in China is infected with coronavirus.
Newborn infected with coronavirus in China's Wuhan
A newborn in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, was confirmed to have been infected with the virus just 30 hours after being born, a local hospital said Wednesday.
21 countries donate medical supplies to China: spokesperson
A total of 21 countries and the United Nations Children's Fund have donated epidemic prevention and control supplies to China, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 5th worst
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked fifth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday morning.
WHO says novel coronavirus not pandemic, fighting misinformation crucial
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that the novel coronavirus epidemic has not become a pandemic but an outbreak with multiple foresides, and that fighting against the "epidemic of information," rumors or false information, is crucial.
Britain urges citizens to leave mainland China
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has urged all British citizens in China to leave because of the outbreak of the new virus.
Court trial goes online in China amid virus outbreak
A court trial went online in east China's Shandong Province amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China.
Belgium confirms its 1st case of virus
Belgium has reported its first case of a new virus in a person who was repatriated from the Chinese epicenter of the outbreak.