カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
UK reports two new cases as outbreak spreads and losses on stock markets mount This live blog is closed. Follow the latest coronavirus updates hereTrump puts VP Pence in charge of US responseMore new cases outside China than inside, says WHOCoronavirus…
Tour guide had been given all-clear but then developed a sore throat and chest pains Coronavirus – latest updatesA woman working as a tour bus guide in Japan has tested positive for coronavirus for a second time, in what authorities have said is the fi…
Latest figures on new infections suggest Beijing’s strict response to the crisis is paying offCoronavirus crisis – live updatesThe number of new coronavirus cases being officially reported outside China has overtaken those reported by Beijing for the f…
Health secretary gives statement to Commons on latest advice on travel to ItalyCoronavirus latest – live updatesThe health secretary, Matt Hancock, has clarified advice on travel to Italy in the wake of the five coronavirus deaths in the north of the c…
More than 80,000 cases worldwide as impact on financial markets continues and UK schools told not to shut over infection fears. Follow live newsCoronavirus: is it safe to travel and should children be kept home?WHO expert says world not ready for pande…
Open letter urges health workers to go to China, saying resources there are stretchedCoronavirus – live updatesTwo nurses in Wuhan have published an open letter pleading for health workers from around the world to come to China to help fight the corona…
What are the symptoms caused by the Covid-19 virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread from person to person, and when should you call a doctor?Find all our coronavirus coverage hereHow to protect yourself from infectionCoronavirus spreads further …
More cases in South Korea while first suspected infection is recorded in Latin America Latest developmentsCoronavirus has spread further around the world as a World Health Organisation expert warned that countries outside China are “simply not ready” f…
Lone Kabul laboratory preparing to treat patients in the midst of political turmoil and tentative peace talks, as border with Iran closedCoronavirus – latest updatesPreparations for an outbreak of coronavirus were underway in Afghanistan as the country…
The University of Melbourne will reimburse students’ flight, accommodation and remote study expensesAn Australian university is offering up to $7,500 in grants to students stranded in China due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus.The University of Mel…
Nation brings in ‘maximum measures’ to contain outbreak at secretive church Covid-19 coverage: live updates South Korea has stepped up its “maximum measures” to contain the coronavirus with plans to test around 200,000 members of a secretive church bel…
Concerns mount that the spread of Covid-19 cannot be stopped as stock markets fall amid investor fears. Follow latest newsCoronavirus outbreak is pandemic ‘in all but name’, says expert Stocks fall as virus fears hit global marketsIran denies cover-up …
A queue of hundreds of people wanting to buy face masks from a supermarket stretched round several streets in Daegu on Monday.Customers queued outside one of Daegu’s E-mart stores, which began to sell face masks at half price in the city, according to …
Tehran rejects claim death toll is more than four times higher than official figures suggestCoronavirus latest – live updatesThe Iranian government has denied trying to cover up the full extent of the coronavirus outbreak after reports suggested the de…
New date for annual meeting in Beijing will be announced later, as cases outside China jumpCoronavirus – live updatesChina has delayed its annual parliamentary meeting as authorities struggle to contain the coronavirus outbreak, which has spread to mor…