カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
With no vaccines or treatments and limited diagnostic tools, we face a tough challenge in the fight against Covid-19Afew years ago, the World Health Organisation published a list of pathogens which it said needed urgent scientific attention. All were v…
Passengers on Diamond Princess liner ‘disillusioned’ with government over lack of action• All the day’s developmentsPressure is growing on the British government to airlift citizens stranded on a cruise ship stricken by coronavirus, after a Chinese tou…
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 infectionCoronavirus: latest live updatesIt is a member of the coronaviru…
Follow the day’s developments as the death toll climbs above 1,500 and number of cases reaches 66,000 1.31pm GMT UK citizens on board the locked down cruise ship in Japan are appealing to be brought home for quarantine in Britain but the government has…
French health minister confirms death of man from virus that has killed more than 1,500 peopleCoronavirus: latest updates – liveEurope has recorded its first coronavirus fatality, a Chinese tourist in France, it has been confirmed.The death of the 80-y…
Liu Mengdi could only look on as her relatives were ravaged by the virus. Now she has been warned to stop posting about their traumaLiu Mengdi, 25, has been keeping a diary of the past few weeks as the coronavirus has ravaged her home town of Wuhan.“To…
About 380 US citizens on quarantined Diamond Princess to be flown home from JapanHundreds of American passengers onboard a cruise liner quarantined in Japan due to the coronavirus outbreak will be flown home on chartered aircraft, the US embassy in Tok…
Used notes are being sealed and stored for up to 14 days after being disinfected, central bank saysChina is disinfecting and isolating used banknotes as part of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 1,500 people, offic…
Covid-19 cases pass 66,000 in China as residents in capital who flout new restrictions told they will be ‘held accountable under the law’Beijing has ordered people returning to the city from holidays to quarantine themselves for 14 days to try to conta…
Doctors have praised preparations so far, but want an Australian national body like the European Centre for Disease Control“What everyone is worried about is 1918 – Spanish flu. Fifty million deaths in a flu season. That was over 100,000 deaths a day.”…
WHO is seeking information after country announced six health professionals had diedCoronavirus – latest newsThe World Health Organization is seeking more information from China about the large numbers of health workers falling sick because of the coro…
Diamond Princess cruise liner off coast of Japan celebrates with love-themed menu to keep up morale The crew of the Diamond Princess had gone the extra mile on Friday – as they have done so often during their ship’s quarantine off Japan – with Californ…
Harvard professor Marc Lipsitch says world’s fourth most populous country may have missed casesCoronavirus – latest updatesA Harvard academic has defended research suggesting a possible underreporting of coronavirus cases in Indonesia, following fierce…
Passengers aboard the MS Westerdam cruise ship, which was turned away by five countries over coronavirus fears, were allowed to disembark in Cambodia on Friday.After tests, no one onboard was found to be carrying the Covid-19 virus, and the Cambod…
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 infectionCoronavirus: latest live updatesIt is a member of the coronaviru…