カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how is it transmitted from one person to another, and at what point should you see a doctor?Coronavirus: how to protect yourself from infectionIt is a novel coronavirus – that is to say, a …
Rui Severino calls proposal to quarantine Australians in offshore detention centre ‘outrageous’ An Australian man currently under lockdown in Wuhan says the government’s proposal to quarantine Australians in the Christmas Island detention centre is “ou…
WHO prepares to meet to decide whether to declare outbreak a global emergencyCoronavirus outbreak – latest updatesChina has reported its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus deaths, as countries struggled to evacuate citizens still trapped in the cit…
WHO says whole world must be on alert for Wuhan virus as UK citizens in Hubei told they will be flown home on FridayCoronavirus: Britons stuck in Wuhan to be flown home on Friday6,000 passengers stuck on cruise ship in Italy over coronavirus fearsWhole…
The two countries had agreed to work together to get citizens out, with Australia proposing they be flown to Christmas Island New Zealand is launching an independent rescue mission to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, chartering an Air New Zealand plan…
Allegations of text scams linked to the virus and false rumours about school infections shake China’s hyper-connected near neighbourPolice in South Korea are investigating a rise in false rumours about the coronavirus, including a scam in which people …
About 200 UK nationals will be barred from boarding plane from China if they do not agreeHundreds of British nationals brought home from China because of the coronavirus outbreak are expected to be quarantined at a secure NHS facility for a fortnight, …
Countries urged to be on alert as number of confirmed cases passes 6,000The whole world must be on alert to deal with the spread of coronavirus, the World Health Organization has said as it urged countries to prepare so that they are ready to detect an…
Foreign Office to evacuate Britons but those with dual nationality face challengesAs the UK government prepares to airlift hundreds of British nationals out of Wuhan in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Guardian answers five key questions for t…
Wuhan, the Chinese city identified as the origin of the coronavirus outbreak, has been on lockdown since 23 January. The Guardian spoke to residents, expats and tourists currently in the city about what it’s like living in quarantineWhat is coronavirus…
Fast food chain sets up epidemic task force for virus, which has killed 132 peopleMcDonald’s has closed hundreds of restaurants in China and added its name to the list of global companies bracing themselves for the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, a…
China does not recognise dual nationality and is not letting Chinese passport holders leaveThe British government is urgently pressing Beijing to allow dual nationals to leave China after public outcry over families being split up during the coronaviru…
Government accused of prioritising tourism with thousands visiting from WuhanCoronavirus – live updatesThailand is stepping up coronavirus surveillance measures among tourism workers and in shopping malls as it emerged the country was visited by tens o…
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how is it transmitted from one person to another, and at what point should you see a doctor?Coronavirus: how to protect yourself from infection‘Our worst nightmare’: UK family to be split u…
Hundreds leave Wuhan as confirmed cases in China reach almost 6,000 and first cases reported in Middle EastCoronavirus crisis – latest updatesJapan and the US have airlifted hundreds of their citizens from Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak,…