China's Hubei province reports 91 new deaths from coronavirus on February 9 - Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - The number of deaths in China’s central Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak had risen by 91 to 871 as of Sunday, the province’s health commission said in a statement on its website on Monday.

There had been a further 2,618 cases detected in Hubei, the epicenter of the outbreak, taking the total in the province to 29,631.

Most of the new deaths were in Hubei’s provincial capital of Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have originated.

Wuhan reported 73 new deaths on Sunday, up from 63 on Saturday. A total of 681 people in Wuhan have now died from the virus.

New confirmed cases in Wuhan increased by 1,921 on Sunday, up from 1,379 on Saturday.

Reporting by Ryan Woo; Editing by Daniel Wallis

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British Airways Boeing 747 Hits a Record 825 MPH During NYC-London Trip - The Drive

Although the British Isles are currently being slammed by Storm Ciara with flooding and gusting winds, the inclement weather has presented at least one benefit for travelers. While ground transportation has been delayed across the United Kingdom because of the intrepid downpours, those in the air are traveling faster than ever with massive tailwinds pushing flights along at record pace. In fact, one British Airways Boeing 747 traveled from New York to London in just four hours and 56 minutes, hitting a top ground speed of 825 miles per hour and setting a subsonic flight record for the route.

Saturday night, British Airways flight BA112 zoomed across the Atlantic Ocean, taking off from JFK at 6:21 p.m. New York time and landing at Heathrow around 4:47 a.m. GMT. Data acquired by plane-tracking site FlightRadar claims this to have been around 80 minutes ahead of schedule. For reference, the same source claims the average flight time from New York to London to be six hours and 13 minutes. That 250+ mph tailwind meant that the 747’s true airspeed was still below the speed of sound, but that doesn’t take away from how incredible it is to get across the Atlantic in just over four hours.

What's more, flight BA112 was one of three flights that beat the previously standing record set by Norwegian Airlines in 2018. It was one minute faster than a Virgin Airbus A350 flight which touched down just a few moments later, and it was three minutes faster than another Virgin flight which landed about 30 minutes afterward. Regardless, they were all far clear of the old benchmark which measured five hours and 13 minutes.

A spokesperson for British Airways told CNN, "We always prioritize safety over speed records, but our highly trained pilots made the most of the conditions to get customers back to London well ahead of time."

It should be mentioned that while flight BA112 smashed the subsonic record, the fastest time from NYC to London was set by the engineering marvel, Concorde. The aircraft's top commercial flight hit speeds of 1,350 mph and accomplished the route in just two hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds.

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British Airways Boeing 747 Hits a Record 825 MPH During NYC-London Trip - The Drive

Although the British Isles are currently being slammed by Storm Ciara with flooding and gusting winds, the inclement weather has presented at least one benefit for travelers. While ground transportation has been delayed across the United Kingdom because of the intrepid downpours, those in the air are traveling faster than ever with massive tailwinds pushing flights along at record pace. In fact, one British Airways Boeing 747 traveled from New York to London in just four hours and 56 minutes, hitting a top ground speed of 825 miles per hour and setting a subsonic flight record for the route.

Saturday night, British Airways flight BA112 zoomed across the Atlantic Ocean, taking off from JFK at 6:21 p.m. New York time and landing at Heathrow around 4:47 a.m. GMT. Data acquired by plane-tracking site FlightRadar claims this to have been around 80 minutes ahead of schedule. For reference, the same source claims the average flight time from New York to London to be six hours and 13 minutes. That 250+ mph tailwind meant that the 747’s true airspeed was still below the speed of sound, but that doesn’t take away from how incredible it is to get across the Atlantic in just over four hours.

What's more, flight BA112 was one of three flights that beat the previously standing record set by Norwegian Airlines in 2018. It was one minute faster than a Virgin Airbus A350 flight which touched down just a few moments later, and it was three minutes faster than another Virgin flight which landed about 30 minutes afterward. Regardless, they were all far clear of the old benchmark which measured five hours and 13 minutes.

A spokesperson for British Airways told CNN, "We always prioritize safety over speed records, but our highly trained pilots made the most of the conditions to get customers back to London well ahead of time."

It should be mentioned that while flight BA112 smashed the subsonic record, the fastest time from NYC to London was set by the engineering marvel, Concorde. The aircraft's top commercial flight hit speeds of 1,350 mph and accomplished the route in just two hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds.

h/t: Jalopnik

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China death toll passes that of SARS outbreak - Al Jazeera English

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2020-02-09 19:10:27Z
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British Airways may have set record for fastest subsonic flight from New York to London - Fox News

If only all flights across the Atlantic could go this fast.

Favorable weather conditions may have helped British Airways set a new world record. One of their flights flew from New York to London in under five hours, possibly making it the fastest flight of its kind.

British Airways confirmed to Fox News that their flight BA112, which was scheduled to land in London at 6:25 a.m., actually landed at 4:43 a.m. They also confirmed the total flight was estimated to be 4-hours-and-56-minutes long.

If this is accurate, it could make the trip a world record for the fast subsonic flight from New York to London.

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Weather conditions likely played a role in the flight’s increased speed. According to Weather.com, the jet stream saw winds greater than 200 mph. this weekend. As the flights travel at the same level as the jet stream (about 30,000 feet in the air), this could have helped shave time off the flight, which typically takes 6 hours and 13 minutes to complete.

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The news outlet reports that some commercial flights were recorded as traveling at speeds of over 800 m.p.h. through the jet stream this weekend.

In a statement obtained by Fox News, a spokesperson for British Airways said, “We always prioritize safety over speed records, but our highly trained pilots made the most of the conditions to get customers back to London well ahead of time.”

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According to Weather.com, the overall fastest flight from New York to London was achieved by the Concorde, which made the trip in two hours and 52 minutes in 1996, although that plane was a supersonic aircraft.

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Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses SARS Amid Hints Spread May Be Slowing - Slate

A man wearing a protective mask walks through the old city gate on February 9, 2020 in Wuhan, China.

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The number of people killed by the new coronavirus oubreak increased by 89, bringing the total death toll to 811, which is higher than the 774 who died during the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic. There are also hints that the spread of the virus may be slowing, although experts warned it was too early to say anything for certain yet. There were 2,656 new cases reported on Saturday, bringing the total number to 37,198 in China. The number of new cases declined 20 percent from the previous 24-hour period, marking the first drop since Feb. 1.

The vast majority of the new cases were reported in Hubei province, where the outbreak started, which is “a reflection of strict quarantine measures taking effect nationwide,” notes the Washington Post. Although the World Health Organization said there had been “some stabilizing” in the number of new cases in Hubei over the last few days, it also warned the figures could still “shoot up.” Experts say that if all the containment efforts are effective there should soon start to be a sharp decline in new infections. But there is also concern there might be an increase in new cases as people return to work after the Lunar New Year.

Inside China, some citizens are expressing uncertainty about returning to work as posts on social media made clear many do not trust official numbers. Some doctors have said they believe China undercounts the number of new deaths and infections. There might be more clarity on the situation once an international team of experts led by the WHO leaves for China on Monday or Tuesday to investigate the outbreak. For now at least, the disease, which is now going by the official name of “novel coronavirus pneumonia” or NCP, appears to be more contagious than SARS but less deadly.

Around the world cases continued increasing, including six among the 3,700 passengers on a quarantined cruise ship anchored off the coast of Japan. The new cases brought the number of confirmed infections onboard the cruise liner Diamond Princess to 70, making it the largest center of infections outside China. Spain, South Korea, Vietnam, and Malaysia were among the countries that reported new cases of the virus. For now though there have only been two confirmed death from the new coronavirus outside mainland China, one in Hong Kong and another one in the Philippines.

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Coronavirus: China under pressure as toll exceeds SARS - Al Jazeera English

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2020-02-09 15:15:32Z
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