カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
People returning from China could be placed at a military base, says health departmentCoronavirus: BA suspends China flights – live updatesBritons returning from coronavirus-hit Wuhan will be placed in quarantine for 14 days.Officials are considering t…
Sindy Siddle, who has a Chinese passport, told she cannot leave with her husband and childA British family trapped in the centre of the coronavirus outbreak are facing their “worst nightmare” after being told wife and mother Sindy Siddle will not be al…
Hundreds of Japanese and Americans airlifted out of city at heart of outbreak in China, with Australia to follow suit. All the latest news, liveAustralian coronavirus evacuees to be quarantined on Christmas IslandWhat is the coronavirus and how worried…
Scott Morrison says vulnerable will be flown out of Chinese province and isolated for up to 14 days in joint New Zealand operation• China coronavirus outbreak – latest updatesAustralia has unveiled plans to evacuate some of its nationals from Wuhan and…
US updates travel warning to highest level as mayor of Wuhan admits authorities were too slow in releasing information. This blog is closedFollow our new China coronavirus live blog: evacuation begins of US and Japanese citizens in Wuhan – latest updat…
What are the symptoms, how is it transmitted from one person to another, and how is the virus from Wuhan in China related to Sars?Coronavirus: how to protect yourself from infectionGermany confirms first human transmission in EuropeCoronavirus latest -…
Man infected by colleague who appeared not to have symptoms when virus was transmittedLatest Coronavirus news: live updatesThe first human-to-human transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus in Europe has been reported in Germany, where a man was infected b…
Footage has emerged appearing to show a man being forcibly removed from the Guangzhou metro by security staff for not wearing a face mask, after the South China province implemented a mandatory order to wear them amid the coronavirus crisis. Chine…
Nations scramble to extract citizens from Wuhan as first death is recorded in BeijingCoronavirus deaths in China pass 100 – latest updatesHong Kong has announced major cuts to its transport links with mainland China, as several countries scrambled to f…
FCO urgently exploring options for British nationals to leave Hubei province, says No 10Latest news on the coronavirus – live updatesThe government is finalising plans to evacuate UK nationals from the Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus …
Video emerged on Monday showing people clamouring for masks at factory in Jiangxi provinceCoronavirus outbreak – latest updatesChinese companies are working overtime to produce masks amid soaring demand caused by the country’s coronavirus outbreak.Five…
Shouts of ‘jiāyóu’ can be heard echoing between Wuhan’s high-rise apartment blocks as people take to their balconies to shout what translates literally as “add oil”, meaning ‘keep up the fight’, to their neighbours. It is day six of life und…
Asia Pacific markets suffer heavy losses as death toll rises, with Chinese index closed until 3 FebruaryThe coronavirus outbreak will have a “significant” impact on Chinese growth, economists have warned, with the “wildcard” of still unknown infections…
Stuck inside for more than a week, Wuhan residents have turned to lion dances, indoor quoits and … other activitiesWhether locked down in quarantined cities in the outbreak zone of Hubei or isolating themselves at home across the country to lessen th…
UK embassy in Beijing says it is working on option for British nationals to leave ChinaCoronavirus latest – live updatesBritain’s embassy in Beijing has said it is “working to make available an option” for British nationals to leave the Chinese provinc…