カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
More than 9,000 Shincheonji church members in self-quarantine as president describes coming days as ‘very important moment’Coronavirus outbreak – live updatesSouth Korea’s president Moon Jae-in has placed the country on “red alert” after it reported it…
Country confirms more than 430 cases as WHO head voices concern over fifth death in IranCoronavirus – latest updatesThousands of members of a secretive religious sect in South Korea are being tested for the new coronavirus after more than 430 cases wer…
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, and when should you call a doctor?Find all our coronavirus coverage hereHow to protect yourself from infectionIt is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that has…
Hundreds of Filipino couples participated in a mass wedding wearing face masks because of coronavirus fears. As part of efforts to prevent the spread of the virus, officials in the city of Bacolod conducted health tests and provided the 220 couples wit…
Case study of 20-year-old who infected relatives despite not showing signs of illness – and testing negative – stokes global pandemic fearsA 20-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan travelled hundreds of miles to another city where she is believed to have …
Patients and staff at a hospital near Daegu account for bulk of 229 new cases as links to controversial ‘sect’ are investigatedSouth Korea has reported another huge jump in cases of coronavirus as the country fights to contain the spread of the deadly …
The federal health minister, Greg Hunt, says Covid-19 has been contained in Australia so some students can come, but not those from HubeiAustralia will start relaxing travel bans for some high school students from China but not university students.The …
Thirty-two British and European passengers from Diamond Princess on board plane due to land in England on Saturday, Foreign Office says The British government has begun repatriating its citizens trapped on a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan for mor…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, has expressed concerned over the ‘narrowing window of opportunity’ to tackle Covid-19, and has urged the international community not to squander it. With four new cases in Iran, concern…
After the deaths of young health workers, do we have to rethink who is at risk of infection?There have been a number of deaths from the coronavirus among doctors who are young and, as far as we know, otherwise healthy. Continue reading…
From Wuhan to the north of England, people have been affected by the outbreak in different waysThe coronavirus is a public health emergency, but its threat is not only medical. Millions of lives have been altered by the outbreak, from those in self-iso…
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, and should you call a doctor?Find all our coronavirus coverage hereHow to protect yourself from infectionIt is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that has neve…
Justice chief sacked in Shandong province with prison guard reported to be source of outbreak, as South Korea adds 52 new cases. Follow latest news 5.56am GMT Agence France-Presse has conducted interviews with some of the crew members of the Diamond Pr…
Despite the lack of cases, people are still concerned about coronavirus in Australia. Here’s what you need to know As of Thursday 27 February, 23 cases of coronavirus cases had been confirmed in Australia, with the federal department of health stating …
Companies count cost of China flight cancellations and weaker travel demand across AsiaCoronavirus – latest newsAir France-KLM, Qantas, and the global container shipping company Maersk have become the latest businesses to warn about the financial impac…