カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
Fight against coronavirus being hampered by stockpiling of equipment, says body’s chiefThe fight against the coronavirus epidemic is being hampered by serious global shortages of face masks and protective suits, according to the World Health Organizati…
Endangered species could be missing link between bats and humans, researchers believeChinese researchers investigating the animal origin of the coronavirus outbreak in China have said that the endangered pangolin may be the “missing link” between bats …
News of Kaletra being tested as a possible treatment for the disease sparks panic buying Coronavirus – latest newsA drug used to treat people with HIV, the virus that causes Aids, is being trialled in patients in China as a possible therapy against the…
David Abel says in video update on Facebook that he had been dining with fellow Briton who tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship docked in Japan.He said Alan Steele was on honeymoon and would be separated from his wife as he was taken off th…
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 a member of the coronavirus family that has never been enc…
Princess Cruises says one British man among further 41 to have contracted virus onboardCoronavirus – latest updatesA British man onboard a cruise ship docked at a port in Japan has tested positive for coronavirus, Princess Cruises said.Alan Steele, fro…
Thousands of couples – many in face masks – tied the knot in a mass Unification Church wedding on Friday, despite concerns in South Korea over the spread of the coronavirus outbreak Continue reading…
Demands for freedom of speech in the wake of Li Wenliang’s death have been censored by the authorities amid widespread outpouring of anger Coronavirus outbreak – latest updatesThe death of a whistleblowing Chinese doctor who was punished for trying to …
Qantas awaits final approval from China, with evacuees possibly being quarantined in Inpex mining village in Northern TerritoryCoronavirus: cruise ship cases rise to 61 – live updatesA second Qantas coronavirus evacuation flight is scheduled to fly ove…
Total infections pass 30,000 as Wuhan whistleblower doctor dies and Singapore reports three new casesFull report: Wuhan facing ‘wartime conditions’Doctor who blew whistle over virus dies‘Some idiot moaned about breakfast’: life in coronavirus quarantin…
Li Wenliang was at the forefront of warning about the disease and treating sufferers before the virus took his life in WuhanFor most of his life, Li Wenliang was a successful but anonymous ophthalmologist, father and husband, based in the central Chine…
The evacuation flight is only open to Canadian passport holders – permanent residents and Chinese citizens are not eligibleAs an airplane chartered by the Canadian government departs central China on Thursday, hundreds of evacuees will breathe a sigh o…
Li Wenliang targeted by police after warning about outbreak on social media in DecemberCoronavirus – latest developmentsA whistleblowing Chinese doctor, who was among the first to raise concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus in Wuhan, has die…
British government became first in world to advise all citizens in China to leave the countryCoronavirus – latest developmentsChina’s ambassador to the UK has condemned the British authorities for sowing panic over the coronavirus with its advice for a…
David Abel, a British passenger, has been sharing videos on social media of life in quarantine on a cruise ship off Japan.Japan on Thursday confirmed another 10 infections among 3,700 passengers and crew stuck onboard the Diamond Princess, a cruise shi…