カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
Follow the latest developments as dozens more die in the province at the centre of the outbreakDozens more die in province at centre of outbreakChinese shares drop amid fears of virus impactBrazilians stranded in Wuhan issue rescue plea11 more Britons …
Charter flight carrying 72 people is first of four flights taking evacuees from WA to the island where they will be quarantined for two weeks• Death toll passes 360 in China, passing Sars fatalities – follow latest updates The first Australians evacuat…
Citizens post video appealing for evacuation from city at centre of coronavirus outbreakBrazilian citizens trapped in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, have issued an urgent plea to their president, Jair Bolsonaro, for …
Local and central government officials face growing wave of anger over handling of coronavirus outbreakFootage of government officials in Wuhan appearing to take face masks intended for health workers battling the highly infectious coronavirus has fuel…
The WHO has praised country’s response, but heavy-handed approach could make things worseWhen the World Health Organization declared the 2019nCoV coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency, it effusively praised China’s response to the outbreak. Th…
Mass and targeted adverts appear nationwide in effort to prevent infection spreadingUsing tissues to catch a cough or sneeze, and washing your hands regularly are key to helping slow the spread of coronavirus, a public health campaign advises.Adverts t…
The UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has confirmed 11 British nationals will be flown back from the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday on a French-chartered plane after they missed a UK evacuation flight on Friday. Spea…
Plane will fly from Wuhan to Darwin, where those on board will then be transported to Christmas IslandA Qantas flight bound for Wuhan to evacuate Australians trapped in China in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak left Sydney on Sunday afternoon.There…
How many people have the virus? Have Australians been evacuated from Wuhan? Are there travel restrictions? Everything you need to knowWhile globally there were more than 14,000 cases of coronavirus, and more than 300 deaths as of Sunday afternoon, ther…
The Chinese authorities have released details of some of the victims, and not all are elderly with pre-existing health conditionsMost people who died from the new coronavirus appear to have been old, and many had pre-existing health problems, but Chine…
Australia and other countries follow US in imposing near-total travel ban as foreign companies scale back activityThe growing coronavirus epidemic is isolating China, as other countries, trying to ward off infection or contain their own smaller outbrea…
Chinese people resident in Britain report strained friendships and a shift in attitudesDr Zhou* had just arrived at Gatwick airport last week when a British couple physically recoiled as she entered a lift. “The woman looked at me, quickly turned to he…
Foreign ministry says US measures are ‘certainly not a gesture of goodwill’ amid rising toll in ChinaChina has reacted angrily to a US entry ban on foreign nationals who have visited the country in the past two weeks, as countries around the world race…
Organisers says they are not considering cancelling the Games after incorrect assertion spreads online Tokyo Olympic organisers have been forced to confront rumours the coronavirus outbreak could lead to the cancellation of the Games, less than six mon…
Coronavirus latest updates: Australia bans foreign arrivals from China as deaths hit 259 – live news
Death toll rises, with 11,000 confirmed cases of infection in China, as some airlines stop flights in to Beijing and Shanghai. Follow the latest developmentsUS bars foreign nationals who have recently travelled to China‘The city is suffocating’: diary …