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Travelers wearing face masks gather at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong.   AP Home  »  News  »  Number of coronavirus infections in China surpasses SARS epidemic Number of coronavirus infections in China surpasses SARS epidemic ON  JANUARY 30, 2020 10:42 AM IN  NEWS The total number of people in China infected by the new coronavirus has soared to nearly 6,000, with thousands more suspected surpassing those stricken by SARS, according to reports. The country on Wednesday reported 5,974 confirmed cases of the illness, compared to its 5,327 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome in the 2002-03 outbreak. Meanwhile, the death toll from the coronavirus has reached 132. During the SARS epidemic, 348 people were killed in China and nearly 800 died worldwide. ALSO READ:  More trouble as Coronavirus infects more than 6,000 in China, other countries On Tuesday, the coronavirus death toll was 106 and the total number of confirmed cases wa...

Home  »  Foreign  »  Russia shuts border crossings with China over coronavirus fears Russia shuts border crossings with China over coronavirus fears ON  JANUARY 30, 2020 11:15 AM IN  FOREIGN Three Russian regions in the Far East have closed their borders with China until Feb 7 amid fears over the outbreak of coronavirus there, the TASS news agency cited the governor of Khabarovsk region as saying on Tuesday. In Moscow, authorities said they had put in place special safety measures at hotels and tourist sites as the death toll from the flu-like virus rose to 106 in China with more than 4,500 cases confirmed. Russia has not had any confirmed cases of the new virus but has direct daily flights to several Chinese cities and officials said last year they expected more than 2 million Chinese tourists to visit in 2019. READ ALSO:  India reports first case of coronavirus – Official “We have taken special control of hotels and other places where tourists gather...

  Home  »  Entertainment  »  Nollywood: Why I went shirtless to beg for help — Ernest Asuzu Nollywood: Why I went shirtless to beg for help — Ernest Asuzu ON  JANUARY 29, 2020 3:00 AM IN  ENTERTAINMENT By Benjamin Njoku Popular actor, Ernest Asuzu, who’s currently making headlines after a video where he went shirtless to beg for help on the streets of Lagos surfaced online, has come out to defend his action. {"uid":0.13173102800051661,"hostPeerName":"https://www-vanguardngr-com.cdn.ampproject.org","initialGeometry":"{\"windowCoords_t\":0,\"windowCoords_r\":360,\"windowCoords_b\":612,\"windowCoords_l\":0,\"frameCoords_t\":621,\"frameCoords_r\":330,\"frameCoords_b\":1221,\"frameCoords_l\":30,\"posCoords_t\":621,\"posCoords_b\":1221,\"posCoords_r\":330,\"posCoords_l\":30,\"st...