カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, and should you call a doctor?Find all our coronavirus coverage hereHow to protect yourself from infectionCoronavirus: latest live updatesIt is a member of the coronaviru…
Follow the day’s developments as the death toll climbs above 1,500 and number of cases reaches 66,000 1.31pm GMT UK citizens on board the locked down cruise ship in Japan are appealing to be brought home for quarantine in Britain but the government has…
French health minister confirms death of man from virus that has killed more than 1,500 peopleCoronavirus: latest updates – liveEurope has recorded its first coronavirus fatality, a Chinese tourist in France, it has been confirmed.The death of the 80-y…
Liu Mengdi could only look on as her relatives were ravaged by the virus. Now she has been warned to stop posting about their traumaLiu Mengdi, 25, has been keeping a diary of the past few weeks as the coronavirus has ravaged her home town of Wuhan.“To…
About 380 US citizens on quarantined Diamond Princess to be flown home from JapanHundreds of American passengers onboard a cruise liner quarantined in Japan due to the coronavirus outbreak will be flown home on chartered aircraft, the US embassy in Tok…
Covid-19 cases pass 66,000 in China as residents in capital who flout new restrictions told they will be ‘held accountable under the law’Beijing has ordered people returning to the city from holidays to quarantine themselves for 14 days to try to conta…
WHO is seeking information after country announced six health professionals had diedCoronavirus – latest newsThe World Health Organization is seeking more information from China about the large numbers of health workers falling sick because of the coro…
Harvard professor Marc Lipsitch says world’s fourth most populous country may have missed casesCoronavirus – latest updatesA Harvard academic has defended research suggesting a possible underreporting of coronavirus cases in Indonesia, following fierce…
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, and should you call a doctor?Find all our coronavirus coverage hereHow to protect yourself from infectionCoronavirus: latest live updatesIt is a member of the coronaviru…
Top White House official Larry Kudlow questions approach of Politburo as China brings in ‘wartime’ measures in more citiesCoronavirus latest updates A senior White House official has called on Beijing to be more transparent over its handling of the cor…
China reports 13,332 additional cases due to a change in how authorities are counting themCoronavirus – live updatesThe true scale of the epidemic caused by the new coronavirus in Hubei province has been thrown into doubt after the Chinese authorities …
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, and should you call a doctor?Find all our coronavirus coverage hereHow to protect yourself from infectionCoronavirus: live updatesIt is a member of the coronavirus famil…
Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family are exempt from the ban, which was due to expire on SaturdayThe Australian government has extended its travel ban on people who have travelled through China by another week, Scott Morr…
Jiang Chaoliang replaced in province where cases have jumped by nearly 15,000 in one day, as 44 more passengers diagnosed on stricken cruise shipChina purges regional leaders hours after spike in deaths800 Pakistan students plead for help to escape Wuh…
After a patient who tested positive was mistakenly released from isolation at the San Diego military base, residents want more testingCoronavirus evacuees being held in a southern California quarantine have released a petition of demands calling for be…