Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte approved a temporary ban on all travelers, except Filipinos, from China and its autonomous regions. The death toll in China yesterday climbed by 45 to 304 and the number of cases by 2,590 to 14,380, according to the Chinese National Health Commission. Six officials in the city of Huanggang, neighboring the epicenter of Wuhan in Hubei Province, have been fired over “poor performance” in handling the outbreak, Xinhua news agency reported. Indonesia and Oman also halted flights to China, as did Saudi Arabia’s flagship national carrier, Saudia. South Korea barred foreigners who have stayed in or traveled to Hubei Province within the past 14 days from entering the country.

Source: Taipei Times February 02, 2020 15:56 UTC