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Delta, American, United Suspend All Flights to China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Three of the most popular airlines in the U.S. — Delta, American and United — have canceled flights to and from mainland China amid efforts to control the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Delta Air Lines said on Friday that it would suspend all its flights to China from Feb. 6 to…
· Carl Samson
Bystanders in Australia Reportedly Ignore Chinese Man Dying of Heart Attack Over Fear of Coronavirus
Bystanders outside a restaurant in Sydney, Australia allegedly refused to provide CPR to a Chinese man who suffered a heart attack over fears that he was carrying the deadly 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The 60-year-old man, who has not been identified, died before…
· Ryan General
Real Life ‘Chun-Li’ is Now In the Front Lines Helping Fight Coronavirus
A female bodybuilder who brought the “Street Fighter” character Chun-Li to life by wearing cosplay is now in the front lines fighting to contain the novel coronavirus. Yuan Herong, the muscular doctor from Shandong Province, China, shared her intentions in helping to fight the…
· Bryan Ke
People in Wuhan Are Shouting ‘Add Oil’ From Their Windows to Fight Coronavirus
A video showing residents of Wuhan coming together to boost morale by chanting “Wuhan, jiayou” out of their apartment windows has gone viral on social media. The residents of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, where the novel coronavirus (or 2019-nCoV) originated, took to their…
· Carl Samson
Costco Worker Allegedly Denies Boy Because He’s ‘From China’ and Might Have Coronavirus
A sample stand worker at a Costco in Issaquah, Washington allegedly turned an Asian American child away on the suspicion that he was “from China” and might infect her with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The 8-year-old boy, who was out with his parents on Sunday, wore a face…
· Bryan Ke
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Donates $14 Million to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine
Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba, reportedly donated 100 million yuan ($14.4 million) to help scientists develop a cure for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that has claimed 170 lives in China. The 55-year-old entrepreneur donated through the Jack Ma Foundation, designating…
· Ryan General
UFC Fighter Makes Racist Coronavirus Joke to Insult Chinese Champion
UFC fighter Joanna Jedrzejczyk has earned criticism online for an Instagram story that many found to be insensitive. The Polish fighter, who is set to face UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili in March, made fun of her opponent by making a not-so-subtle reference to the…
· Bryan Ke
Hong Kong University Professor Developing a Vaccine for Coronavirus
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a vaccine for the novel coronavirus (or 2019-nCoV) that has majorly affected China as well as several other countries, but the medicine needs time before it can be tested. Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, chair of infectious diseases at Hong Kong…
· Ranier Maningding
It’s Coronavirus Season. You Know What That Means? Racism. Lots of It
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy“. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. It’s coronavirus season, boys and girls! You know what that means? Racists. Lots, and lots of…
· Ryan General
Rapper 50 Cent Wants Donald Trump to Send Chinese People ‘Back to China’ Over Coronavirus
Rapper 50 Cent recently took to Instagram to share his feelings about the deadly novel coronavirus which has now made global headlines. Since the outbreak, social media has been rife with disinformation and panic pertaining to the newly discovered disease. Some ignorant posts…
· Bryan Ke
LA Chinese Restaurant Tests Customers for Fever Over Coronavirus Threat
Sichuan Impression, a Los Angeles-based Chinese restaurant has announced a temperature screening before customers are allowed to dine at the restaurant as a preventive measure amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, also known as the 2019-nCoV. The restaurant informed…
· Bryan Ke
First Person Cured of Novel Coronavirus in Wuhan, Chinese Authorities Say
Authorities have confirmed the first person has been cured of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China where the disease originated. The patient, only identified as 56-year-old Chen, was discharged from the hospital after showing significant improvements…
· Ernestine Siu
Rumors of OC’s Coronavirus Infection Shock Irvine — Here are the Facts
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with an additional comment from the University of California, Irvine. The Orange County Health Care Agency has confirmed one case of the coronavirus, which has so far killed over 80 people and infected thousands of others, in Orange…
· Carl Samson
Woman Claiming to Be a Wuhan Nurse Alleges Over 90,000 Are Infected With Coronavirus in Viral Video
A woman who claimed to be a nurse in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019 nCoV), revealed that the pathogen has infected 90,000 individuals right before the Lunar New Year. That number is far more from the official count of about 2,800 cases from…
· Bryan Ke
Snakes, Wolf Puppies and Rats Sold at Market Where Coronavirus Originated
A menu filled with a variety of exotic wild animals was reportedly sold at a market in Wuhan, Hubei province, China where the coronavirus originated. Some of the wild animal meat mentioned on the price list of a vendor at the Huanan Seafood Market includes live foxes,…
· Ryan General
Woman Suspected of Having Coronavirus Brags About Hiding Symptoms to Enter France
A Chinese woman reportedly infected with the deadly coronavirus bragged online about how she was able to hide her infection, successfully traveling by plane from Wuhan to France. Social media users are livid over the woman’s images that showed her meeting her friends upon…
· Khier Casino
China’s Mysterious Coronavirus Has Reached the United States
The first case of coronavirus — a respiratory disease first reported in Wuhan, China where six people died and at least 200 people have been infected — has made its way to the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Tuesday. Nancy Messonnier, director…
· Bryan Ke
‘Plague Inc.’ Game Sales Skyrocket in China, But Developer Has a Warning
“Plague Inc.,” developed by U.K.-based gaming studio Ndemic Creations, saw a massive increase in sales amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China, but its creator advised the public not to rely on the game as a learning tool. James Vaughn, the creator of the game, said…
· Ryan General
Good Samaritan Donates 500 Face Masks to Police in Wuhan, Then Speeds Away
A video of a good Samaritan leaving multiple boxes of face masks at a police station has become widely shared on Chinese social media. The unidentified do-gooder can be seen going to a police station in Anhui province, where he reportedly left 500 face masks in a bid to help…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Who Bragged of ‘Hiding’ Fever and Coughing to Dine in France Found By Authorities
The Chinese embassy in Paris has made contact with the woman who bragged about eating at a Michelin star restaurant despite having a fever and coughing before landing in the city. Officials were able to contact the woman on Wednesday evening and asked her to refer herself to…