カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
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…
Infected passengers removed from Diamond Princess and taken to hospitalCoronavirus death toll passes 490 – latest updatesThousands of people face spending the next fortnight stuck on a luxury cruise ship quarantined off the Japanese port of Yokohama, a…
News comes as Hong Kong says it will quarantine all people coming from mainland ChinaHow to protect yourself from coronavirusThe death toll from coronavirus has passed 550, it was confirmed on Wednesday, as Chinese media reported that a baby had been d…
Chinese national from Wuhan is a member of same tour group associated with Queensland’s three other casesAustralia’s 14th case of coronavirus was confirmed by Queensland health on Wednesday evening as Peter Dutton flagged that Australians being evacuat…
Australian Daniel Ou Yang, 21, was on the Air New Zealand flight out of virus-struck Wuhan to Auckland. Here he writes about the stress of his evacuationAt 2.52pm, we arrived at Wuhan Tianjin airport.The drive here was smooth, all the big wide roads wi…
Thousands on board Diamond Princess cruise ship in offshore quarantine in Japan after 10 people test positive, as China death toll passes 490. This blog is closed. 2.50pm GMT Here are the main points from today so far: 2.36pm GMT Turkey will now also b…
Boy, who travelled to Australia with a group from Wuhan, is in isolation at Gold Coast University hospital An eight-year-old boy has become the 13th confirmed case of coronavirus in Australia, as the government prepares to evacuate more Australian nati…
Britons in region digest advice from Dominic Raab that they should leaveFull story: UK tells Britons in China to leaveHow to protect yourselfAs Dominic Raab told MPs on Tuesday that British nationals should leave China, Britons stuck in the region show…
UK citizens should leave ‘if they can’ to reduce risk of exposure to virus, says foreign secretaryStay or go? Britons in China weigh up coronavirus risksIs UK overreacting by telling citizens to leave China?All 30,000 British nationals in China have be…
Health officials raise concerns that many African countries are ill-equipped to combat the virusCoronavirus – latest updatesAfrican countries are rushing to reinforce their defences against the rapidly spreading coronavirus, as health officials say man…
Planes have been chartered and quarantines set up – but some countries have been slow to reactCoronavirus – latest updatesHow to protect yourselfOn Tuesday night, at least 144 people who have been trapped in Wuhan, the centre of the outbreak, are expec…
More than 80,000 African students are in China, with 5,000 thought to be in WuhanCoronavirus – latest updatesThousands of African students in Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus epidemic, face dwindling food supplies, limited information and lockdowns…
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, and when should you call the NHS?Coronavirus: how to protect yourself from infectionIt is a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Like…
The Chinese leader’s unusual decision to command from a distance during the national crisis has aroused suspicionCoronavirus – latest updatesThe Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has been noticeably absent from public view as his government scrambles to f…
State media has sought to strike an upbeat or humorous tone as Xi Jinping calls for ‘public opinion guidance’ Coronavirus – latest updatesAmid the tragic news of the coronavirus spreading in China, the state-run tabloid, the Global Times, has found spa…