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China's new imported coronavirus cases at record; no domestic transfers for second day - Reuters

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s imported coronavirus cases have risen to a record 228, data showed on Friday, as infected travellers spread to ever more provinces, adding pressure on authorities to toughen entry rules and health protocols.

For a second day in a row, China found no domestically transmitted cases of the virus that emerged in its central province of Hubei late last year, according to new daily figures registered on Thursday.

Fears of a second wave of infections are growing just as China brings its epidemic under control, with the spread of the virus in Europe and North America spurring a rush homewards by Chinese expatriates, many of them students.

“The number of imported cases in China has further increased, and so the pressure to be on guard has also increased,” Wang Bin, an official of the National Health Commission, told a news conference in Beijing on Friday.

Mainland China had 39 new imported infections on Thursday, the commission said. Fourteen of these were in the southern province of Guangdong, eight in the commercial hub of Shanghai and six in the capital, Beijing, it said in a statement.

The main entrypoints for infected travellers have been key transport hubs such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong, including the city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong.

A smattering of imported cases were also reported in the city of Tianjin and the provinces of Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shandong and Gansu in the north, as well as in the provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, and the region of Guangxi further south, taking China’s total imported infections to 228.

The commission did not say where the cases were believed to have originated, but provincial authorities said some of the travellers had been in Britain, Spain and the United States.

“Everyone is being very vigilant about those coming back from abroad. We must absolutely not let our guard down,” Cao, a Beijing resident who gave only his surname, told Reuters.

A police officer in a protective suit keeps watch on inbound travellers at Shanghai Pudong International Airport following a global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China March 20, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.

“We cannot relax this vigilance so much that we see a rebound.”

In Gansu, five officials were punished for picking up travellers returning from overseas without permission, including two who have tested positive, the official Xinhua news agency said.

As concern grows over infected arrivals from overseas, the foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea held a video conference on Friday to discuss cooperation to rein in the pandemic.

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The new imported case in Tianjin, a city of 11 million, was a 23-year-old woman studying in London who came home via Zurich, Tokyo and Beijing, Xinhua said.

The northeastern city of Shenyang said its first imported case was a traveller arriving from London via Seoul, who displayed no fever or respiratory tract symptoms at the airport on March 16.

Many outbreaks overseas were caused by travellers from China who were pre-symptomatic and so had not been screened or isolated, the Yale School of Public Health said in a study.

China has long recommended self-isolation by returning travellers, but authorities in some regions now enforce 14 days in quarantine in a medical facility for people returning from any of 24 badly-hit nations, to limit the risk of spread by those not yet showing symptoms.

For a second day, there were no new cases in the outbreak epicentre of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, the National Health Commission said.

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Mainland China’s tally of infections stands at 80,967, with the death toll at 3,248 by Thursday, an increase of three from the previous day.

Globally, 245,000 people have been infected and more than 10,000 have died.

Reporting by Ryan Woo, Gao Liangping, Brenda Goh, David Stanway, Thomas Suen, Zhang Yan, and Gabriel Crossley; Editing by Stephen Coates and Clarence Fernandez

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China's new imported coronavirus cases at record; no domestic transfers for second day - Reuters

The main entrypoints for infected travellers have been key transport hubs such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong, including the city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong.

The commission did not say where the cases were believed to have originated, but provincial authorities said some of the travellers had been in Britain, Spain and the United States.

“Everyone is being very vigilant about those coming back from abroad. We must absolutely not let our guard down,” Cao, a Beijing resident who gave only his surname, told Reuters.

“We cannot relax this vigilance so much that we see a rebound.”

In Gansu, five officials were punished for picking up travellers returning from overseas without permission, including two who have tested positive, the official Xinhua news agency said.

As concern grows over infected arrivals from overseas, the foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea held a video conference on Friday to discuss cooperation to rein in the pandemic.

NO SYMPTOMS

The new imported case in Tianjin, a city of 11 million, was a 23-year-old woman studying in London who came home via Zurich, Tokyo and Beijing, Xinhua said.

The northeastern city of Shenyang said its first imported case was a traveller arriving from London via Seoul, who displayed no fever or respiratory tract symptoms at the airport on March 16.

Many outbreaks overseas were caused by travellers from China who were pre-symptomatic and so had not been screened or isolated, the Yale School of Public Health said in a study.

For a second day, there were no new cases in the outbreak epicentre of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, the National Health Commission said.

Slideshow (5 Images)

Mainland China’s tally of infections stands at 80,967, with the death toll at 3,248 by Thursday, an increase of three from the previous day.

Globally, 245,000 people have been infected and more than 10,000 have died.

Reporting by Ryan Woo, Gao Liangping, Brenda Goh, David Stanway, Thomas Suen, Zhang Yan, and Gabriel Crossley; Editing by Stephen Coates and Clarence Fernandez

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2020-03-20 12:50:30Z
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India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape - NBC News

NEW DELHI — Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted horrified Indians to demand swift justice.

The four stood trial relatively quickly in India's slow-moving justice system, their convictions and sentences handed down less than a year after the crime. India's top court upheld the verdicts in 2017, finding the men's crimes had created a “tsunami of shock” among Indians.

“The four convicts were hanged together at 5.30 a.m.,” said Sandeep Goel, head of the Tihar Jail in New Delhi.

The victim, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, was heading home with a male friend from a movie theater when six men tricked into getting on a private bus. With no one else in sight, they beat her friend and repeatedly raped the woman. They penetrated her with a metal rod, causing fatal internal injuries. They dumped both victims on the roadside, and the woman died two weeks later.

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Asha Devi, the mother of the victim, thanked the judiciary and government after the convicts were hanged.

"Today, we got justice and this day is dedicated to the daughters of the country,” she told reporters. “I could not protect her but I was able to fight for her.”

Devi said she hoped that courts in India will end delays in rape cases and punish convicts within a year's time.

The case drew international attention at the time and prompted Indian lawmakers to stiffen penalties for rape, part of a wave of changes as India confronted its appalling treatment of women.

Facing public protests and political pressure after the attack, the government reformed some of India's antiquated laws on sexual violence and created fast-track courts for handling rape trials that formerly could last more than a decade.

The new laws prescribed harsher punishments for rapists and addressed new crimes, including acid throwing and stalking.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday that justice had prevailed and it was of utmost importance to ensure the dignity and safety of women.

"Together, we have to build a nation where the focus is on women empowerment, where there is emphasis on equality and opportunity,” he said on his Twitter account.

Hundreds of police were deployed outside the jail to control a crowd that waited to celebrate the executions. Dozens of people held placards hailing the hangings. The crowd chanted slogans like “Justice for women” and cheered by clapping and blowing whistles.

Another suspect had hanged himself in prison before his trial began, though his family insists he was killed. The sixth assailant was a minor at the time of the attack and served three years in juvenile detention.

Policemen stand guard at the entrance of the prison where the four convicted racists were executed on Friday.Manish Swarup / AP

Amnesty International India condemned Friday’s executions, saying they “mark a disheartening development.” It called again for India to abolish the death penalty.

“There is no evidence that the punishment acted as a particular deterrent to the crime and will eradicate violence against women,” the group said in a statement.

The executions were carried out as two recent attacks renew attention to the problem of sexual violence in India.

Activists say new sentencing requirements haven’t deterred rape, with Indian government data showing police registered almost 34,000 cases in 2018.

The real figure is believed to be far higher since stigma surrounding sexual violence keeps victims from reporting their attacks to police.

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Live updates: Coronavirus deaths top 10,000 globally - CNN International

A Kashmiri Muslim devotee covers his face as municipal workers spray disinfectants as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus inside the shrine of Shah-e-Hamadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on Friday, March 20. Dar Yasin/AP

The numbers: Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking coronavirus cases reported by the World Health Organization and additional sources, puts the total number of infections worldwide at more than 244,500, with at least 10,000 deaths.

India asks citizens for their "full contribution": The south Asian country is trialing a curfew and urging people to stay at home in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

South Korea to test all arrivals from Europe: While numbers in the East Asian country have dropped, authorities fear a second wave of cases imported from overseas. Hong Kong and mainland China also announced new controls on international arrivals this week.

China no new domestic cases: Mainland China recorded 39 new cases of coronavirus -- all imported from overseas -- on Thursday. It's the second consecutive day of no new domestically transmitted infections. It's also the second day in a row of no new confirmed cases in Hubei province -- ground zero for the pandemic.

Olympic Torch: The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday, marking the beginning of official Olympic celebrations. The International Olympic Committee said cancelation is "not on the agenda" but the next few weeks could prove decisive in whether it will go ahead this summer.

Hong Kong airlines slash flights: Both the city's flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, and budget service HK Express are suspending the majority of their routes in the light of tight new restrictions on international travelers and a global drop in demand.

Italy death toll: The total number of fatalities reported in the country at the new epicenter of the outbreak has now surpassed China's death toll. The number of deaths in Italy reached 3,405 on Thursday -- 157 more than China's toll, which stands at 3,248.

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2020-03-20 11:08:13Z
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China's new imported coronavirus cases at record; no domestic transfers for second day - Reuters

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s coronavirus infections from abroad hit a new daily record while infected travelers reached an unprecedented number of Chinese provinces, pressuring authorities to hold the bar high on already tough custom rules and public-health protocols.

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China has intensified measures to guard against infections arriving from abroad as the coronavirus spread around the world, concerned that travelers might trigger a second wave of domestic infections just as the outbreak was controlled at home.

Mainland China had 39 new confirmed cases on Thursday, the country’s National Health Commission said, all of which were imported cases. There were no locally transmitted cases for the second day.

Of the new imported infections, 14 were in Guangdong, eight in Shanghai and six in Beijing, the health authority said in a statement on Friday.

Big transport hubs like the Chinese capital, Shanghai, Guangdong, including Shenzhen, have been the main points of entry for cases involving infected travelers.

But on Thursday, imported cases were also reported in Tianjin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shandong and Gansu in the north, as well as in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Sichuan.

That brings the total number of imported infections in China to 228 as of Thursday.

The imported travelers, many of whom are Chinese nationals returning from overseas, have yet to pass their illness on to local communities so far, thanks to 14-day quarantine periods and isolation either at home or at designated venues.

But authorities are acutely aware of the dangers.

China must not allow the improving trend in the containment of the virus to reverse, President Xi Jinping warned on Wednesday, as the pandemic sickened more than 200,000 people around the globe.

Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province and epicenter of the outbreak in China, saw zero new cases for the second day, the National Health Commission said.

That brings the total accumulated number of confirmed cases in mainland China so far to 80,967.

The death toll from the outbreak had reached 3,248 as of the end of Thursday, up by three from the previous day.

Reporting by Ryan Woo and Brenda Goh; Editing by Tom Hogue and Stephen Coates

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2020-03-20 10:38:12Z
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China's new imported coronavirus cases at record; no domestic transfers for second day - Reuters

Mainland China had 39 new confirmed cases on Thursday, the country’s National Health Commission said, all of which were imported cases. There were no locally transmitted cases for the second day.

Of the new imported infections, 14 were in Guangdong, eight in Shanghai and six in Beijing, the health authority said in a statement on Friday.

Big transport hubs like the Chinese capital, Shanghai, Guangdong, including Shenzhen, have been the main points of entry for cases involving infected travelers.

But on Thursday, imported cases were also reported in Tianjin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shandong and Gansu in the north, as well as in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Sichuan.

That brings the total number of imported infections in China to 228 as of Thursday.

But authorities are acutely aware of the dangers.

China must not allow the improving trend in the containment of the virus to reverse, President Xi Jinping warned on Wednesday, as the pandemic sickened more than 200,000 people around the globe.

Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province and epicenter of the outbreak in China, saw zero new cases for the second day, the National Health Commission said.

That brings the total accumulated number of confirmed cases in mainland China so far to 80,967.

The death toll from the outbreak had reached 3,248 as of the end of Thursday, up by three from the previous day.

Reporting by Ryan Woo and Brenda Goh; Editing by Tom Hogue and Stephen Coates

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2012 Delhi gang rape: Four men to be executed Friday - The - The Washington Post

NEW DELHI — India executed four men convicted in a brutal 2012 rape and murder case early Friday, closing a painful chapter in the country’s history but raising difficult questions about how far the nation has progressed in tackling violence against women.

Dozens gathered outside the Delhi jail where the hangings took place even as the country has asked citizens to remain indoors because of the coronavirus pandemic. The executions marked the first use of capital punishment in India in five years.

“Today, the women of this country have got justice,” Asha Devi, the victim’s mother, told reporters after the hanging.

For many women in India’s capital, the memory of the December night when the crime took place is vivid. Maitri Deb had just finished eating dinner with her family when the news came on the television: A young woman — in her 20s, just like Deb — had been viciously raped and her body dumped on the side of a road in south Delhi.

“Something broke inside me,” said Deb, now 33. She went to a protest for the first time in her life, part of a surge of anger against sexual violence in India. But in the following years, Deb’s hopes for change faded.

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Women march during an anti-rape rally in June 2013 in Kolkata, to urge the government to act faster.

In the wake of the fatal rape, India ushered in landmark legal reforms. Lawmakers expanded the definition of rape to include oral sex and the insertion of any object into a woman’s vagina. Stalking and voyeurism became criminal offenses. Jail terms were increased for sexual crimes, and the death penalty was introduced in some cases. Fast-track courts were set up to expedite trials that often took years.

Yet gruesome rapes continue to take place. The number of reported rapes has risen nearly every year since 2012. In 2018, the most recent year for which data was available, 33,356 rapes were reported, or one every 15 minutes.

Experts say it is not clear whether the increase is because of a higher incidence of such crimes or better reporting — or both. The vast majority of such attacks in India remain unreported, they say. (In the United States, about 101,000 rapes were reported in 2018.)

Meanwhile, the fast-track courts have failed to deliver. Nearly half of Indian states hadn’t even set up such tribunals as of December. Interviews with lawyers and prosecutors indicate that where they do exist, their impact has been limited.

“I didn’t feel safe then, and I don’t feel safe now,” said Neha Chabbra, a 32-year-old living in Delhi. “I’m a married woman with a 5-year-old daughter. Now, I worry about her.”

Women’s rights activists and lawyers in India warn that harsher punishments, like the death penalty, may do little to stem the tide of sexual crimes against women. They also point to a damning statistic: Nearly 94 percent of reported rape cases in India are by people known to the victim, not stranger rape like the 2012 Delhi case.

“Things haven’t progressed the way they should have,” said Kalpana Sharma, an Indian journalist who has covered gender violence for three decades and recently published a book on the topic. “The mind-set hasn’t changed — women are not your property.”

Kamla Bhasin, a Delhi-based feminist activist, said the focus should be on preventive measures instead of punishment. “They are all coming from our homes,” she said.

The 2012 rape that spurred India into action stood out for its grisly nature.

On a cold December night, Jyoti Singh, known in India as “Nirbhaya” or “fearless,” and a male friend, boarded a private bus on their way home after watching a movie.

Six men were on board, drunk and cruising the city. They beat Singh’s male friend and dragged her to the back of the bus. The men took turns raping her and one ruptured her intestines with a metal rod. Then they dumped her by the roadside. Two weeks later, Singh died at a hospital in Singapore where she had been flown for treatment.

The next year, four of the accused were sentenced to death after a nine-month trial. (One juvenile accused was tried separately, and the sixth accused committed suicide in jail). The judge wrote that the crime had “shocked the collective conscience” and deserved “exemplary punishment.”

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Hangman Pawan Kumar, right, says he feels zero remorse for the four men executed Friday for the 2012 crime.

It took more than six years for various appeals to wind their way through the system. The convicts’ lawyers argued that all possible legal challenges should be exhausted, but Singh’s parents decried what they call delaying tactics.

The executions of the four men — Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh — have also reignited a debate over whether capital punishment deters such crimes. The hangings are the first in a rape-and-murder case since 2004.

Last year, the Indian government also instituted the death penalty for those convicted of raping children under the age of 12.

An analysis of murder rates for three decades in the United States by the Death Penalty Information Center found no evidence of a deterrent effect of the death penalty on the incidence of murders. Researchers who did a comparative study of murder rates in Hong Kong, which abolished the death penalty, and Singapore, where murderers are sentenced to death, found little difference in homicide trends.

But despair that not enough has changed in India has fueled a thirst for revenge. In December, after the gruesome rape and murder of a veterinarian in the city of Hyderabad in south India, many celebrated after the four suspects were shot and killed in police custody. Activists decried the shootings as a case of extrajudicial killings, but city residents showered police officers with rose petals and fed them sweets.

Nishtha Das, 24, works at a publisher in Delhi and said that safety remains a constant worry. “I have to notify people that I am going here, going there,” she said, and reassure them that she has arrived at her destination. “I would feel safer if laws were more strict and action was more swift.”

For many women in Delhi, the 2012 rape and murder was a moment that still circumscribes their lives. Garima Pradhan, 31, a video editor, said she stopped traveling by bus after the crime and prefers to be home by 8 p.m. Even now, she said, “there is always a sense of fear and a feeling of helplessness.”

Tania Dutta contributed to this report.

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