カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
Passengers on the Diamond Princess are experiencing fear, uncertainty and dark humourCoronavirus – latest updatesIt began as an expensive, luxury cruise around east Asia, but for the 2,666 passengers onboard the Diamond Princess, the holiday of a lifet…
WHO experts prepare to meet in Geneva amid further significant rises in confirmed cases in ChinaCoronavirus – latest updatesThe death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China has reached 563, as health experts prepared to meet in Geneva next week in…
Siddle family now in quarantine after last-minute permission to leave and four-hour dash across Hubei provinceCoronavirus outbreak – latest updatesAs they raced along deserted motorways, stopping only for the checkpoints manned by Chinese officials in …
Thirty-five Australian citizens and permanent residents, including 13 children and infants, have arrived on Christmas Island from Wuhan for a 14-day quarantine. They join 241 other Australians evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the coronavir…
Dr Li Wenliang died in Wuhan. Meanwhile UK confirms third case and 10 more people on stricken cruise ship off the coast of Japan are diagnosed with virusThird person in UK confirmed as having coronavirusDeaths reach 563, with fresh cases on stricken cr…
Thirty-five Australian citizens and permanent residents, including several children and infants, land on Thursday morning for quarantineThe second wave of Wuhan evacuees has arrived into quarantine on Christmas Island.Thirty-five Australian citizens an…
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…
It’s wrong to say all regions of the Asian country are equally at risk, says body’s director generalFollow the latest developmentsThe UK has been criticised by the World Health Organization’s director general for urging all its 30,000 citizens in China…
The World Health Organization should not exclude Taiwan from efforts to tackle the outbreak, writes David YL Lin of the Taipei Representative Office. David E Hanke says an anthropomorphic explanation of viruses can be dangerous. And Robert East warns a…
Toshiro Muto ‘seriously worried’ about spread of virus with 170 days to goA senior Olympic official in Japan has warned that the coronavirus outbreak could “throw cold water” on preparations for Tokyo 2020, although organisers insist that there are no …
Impact of Chinese outbreak has already rippled out well beyond world’s No 2 economyThe impact of coronavirus on the global economy is growing and spreading daily. What started as a medical emergency in the Chinese city of Wuhan has led to planes being …
British residents in quarantine anxious over news that Belgian woman on same flight has tested positiveCoronavirus – latest updatesHow to protect yourself from coronavirusA group of UK evacuees from the city at the centre of the deadly coronavirus outb…
People in Wuhan confirmed or suspected to have the virus share their experiences of seeking helpLi Lun is desperate. On Tuesday her husband was confirmed as having the Wuhan coronavirus, after weeks of suffering with a fever. They have not been able to…
From carmakers to airlines and hotels, the impact of the outbreak is punishing firms worldwideCoronavirus – latest updatesThe coronavirus outbreak is already having a damaging economic and business impact, affecting everything from tourism to the suppl…
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters have been placed in quarantine after cases of coronavirus were confirmed onboard. About 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on the Diamond Princess cruise liner anc…