Topic: East Asia
State media say a 32-year-old Russian man has become the first foreigner to die from swine flu in mainland China.The official Xinhua News Agency says the man was suffering from shortness of breath and a high fever and was admitted to a ...
China's Health Ministry says two more people have died of swine flu on the mainland, bringing its death toll to six.The ministry said late Friday that China had reported 2,972 confirmed cases of H1N1 virus in 48 hours ending Friday afternoon.No more ...
China has warned the country's battle against swine flu is " extremely grim" after infection levels spiked in some areas and a Beijing university student became the fourth person here to die of the virus. "There is a surge in patients in ...
China gives swine flu vaccines to thousands of Muslims making pilgrimage to MeccaChina will give swine flu vaccinations to thousands of Muslims about to make the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, state media said, as authorities reported the mainland's third death from ...
China reports 3rd confirmed swine flu death; vaccinates 2,000 Muslims making pilgrimageChinese officials moved to give swine flu vaccinations to thousands of Muslims making a pilgrimage to Mecca in the coming days as health authorities reported the mainland's third death from the ...
New Oriental shares fall as quarterly results show swine flu hitting enrollmentsShares of Chinese education services provider New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc. tumbled Tuesday after its quarterly results came in short of analysts' expectations because of the negative impact of ...
China has reported its second swine flu death after a patient in the northwestern province of Qinghai died of the disease.The health ministry gave no details on the patient in a brief statement posted on its website late Friday.China has confirmed a ...
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China on Tuesday announced its first swine flu death, saying a patient in its southwestern region of Tibet had died from the disease, as concern rises about a winter outbreak.State-run Xinhua news agency said in a report from the Tibetan regional capital ...
China reported its first swine flu fatality Tuesday, an 18-year-old woman in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, and the government said it was rushing tens of thousands of doses of flu vaccine to the city.China has acted aggressively to detect and contain ...