The last few weeks have been quite eventful as our group of students in China has been affected by the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus. This timeline summarizes the previous weeks’ worth of updates and shows how the situation unfolded.
Update Monday, February 3, 12:30 p.m.: As of 12:21 p.m. Beijing time on February 3, 17,238 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been found in China, with 21,558 suspected cases and 361 deaths. 479 individuals have recovered from the virus. There are now confirmed cases of the virus in Read more…
Update Saturday, February 1, 12:30 a.m.: As of 10:41 p.m. Beijing time on January 31, 9,811 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been found in China, with 15,238 suspected cases and 213 deaths. 214 individuals have recovered from the virus, which now has two cases in Britain. Italy and Read more…
Update Friday, January 31, 12:30 a.m.: As of 12:19 a.m. Beijing time on January 31, 8,156 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been found in China, with 12,167 suspected cases and 171 deaths. 135 individuals have recovered from the virus. Cases of the mysterious new coronavirus in mainland China Read more…
Update Wednesday, January 29, 11:58 p.m.: As of 11:58 p.m. Beijing time on January 29, 6,095 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been found in China, with 9,239 suspected cases and 133 deaths. 119 individuals have recovered from the virus. The first case in Tibet was found, a 34 Read more…
Update Wednesday, January 29, 12:56 a.m.: As of 12:53 a.m. Beijing time on January 29, 4,633 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been found in China, with 6,972 suspected cases and 106 deaths. 73 individuals have recovered from the virus; two people were released from hospital in Beijing today. Read more…
Last updated 10:43 a.m. Update Tuesday, January 28, 9:50 a.m.: As of 8:40 a.m. Beijing time on January 28, 2,902 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been found in China, with 5,794 suspected cases and 82 deaths. 58 individuals have recovered from the virus. The virus has claimed its Read more…
Greetings from Beijing, China! By now you have most likely heard of the coronavirus outbreak that has originated in Wuhan and has spread all over the country and internationally. I am currently studying abroad in Beijing and traveled to Harbin for the first few days of the Chinese New Year Read more…
Update Tuesday, January 28, 12:50 a.m.: As of 12:18 a.m. Beijing time on January 28, 2,858 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been found in China, with 5,794 suspected cases and 82 deaths. 56 individuals have recovered from the virus, a few in Beijing. The virus has now spread Read more…
Update Monday, January 27, 12:10 a.m.: As of 12:10 a.m. Beijing time on January 27, 2,079 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been found in China, with 2,692 suspected cases and 56 deaths. 49 individuals have recovered from the virus, a few in Beijing. The virus has now spread Read more…