Hong Kong Declares Emergency in Coronavirus Response

More than 1,350 people have died from the illness in China

The Hong Kong International Film Festival will be postponed from its scheduled date in March and early April. The decision was a response to the growing fear of the novel coronavirus which has spread from mainland China to reach more than 20 countries and territories so far.

Hong Kong FilMart, Asia’s largest film and TV trade fair, will be postponed from its scheduled date in March to a new slot in August. The decision was a response to the growing fear of the novel coronavirus which has spread from mainland China to reach more than 20 countries and territories so far.

The death toll in the coronavirus outbreak has now reached 1,016 as 103 people died on Monday alone - a daily record.

The Government has issued fresh advice on coronavirus to travellers who may have returned from countries including Singapore and Thailand.

By Jill Goldsmith

The spread of coronavirus in China could deal a blow to the operations of Disney’s theme parks in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Concerts and shows are being canceled, not just in China but across much of Asia, as a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 300 people and reached more than 20 countries spooks the entertainment industry.

A man has died in Hong Kong after contracting coronavirus, as the authorities in China continue to see a rise in the number of cases.

Macau, the gambling and tourism enclave on China’s southern flank, has ordered the temporary closure of all its casinos. The move is a response to the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

Hong Kong on Monday severed nearly all of its land and sea connections with mainland China as part of growing measures in Asia to slow the spread of coronavirus. The move makes it ever more likely that Hong Kong FilMart, the biggest film industry trade market in Asia, will be postponed. A decision is to be taken this week.

The CW has ordered pilots for the dramas “Kung Fu” and “The Republic of Sarah.” Both projects were previously set up at different networks prior to coming to CW.

The World Health Organization on Thursday declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has been exported to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency after the number of cases spiked tenfold in a week.The U.N. health agency defines an international emergency as an "extraordinary event" that constitutes a risk to other countries and requires a coordinated international response.China first informed WHO about cases of the new virus in late December.

Cathay Pacific will reduce flights to mainline China by more than half following the outbreak of coronavirus.

China on Monday expanded sweeping efforts to contain a viral disease by extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death toll rose to 80.Hong Kong announced it would bar entry to visitors from the mainland province at the center of the outbreak following a warning the virus’s ability to spread was increasing.

By Bruce Haring