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 infectionIt is a member of the coronavirus family that has never been enc…
Princess Cruises says one British man among further 41 to have contracted virus onboardCoronavirus – latest updatesA British man onboard a cruise ship docked at a port in Japan has tested positive for coronavirus, Princess Cruises said.Alan Steele, fro…
Thousands of couples – many in face masks – tied the knot in a mass Unification Church wedding on Friday, despite concerns in South Korea over the spread of the coronavirus outbreak Continue reading…
Demands for freedom of speech in the wake of Li Wenliang’s death have been censored by the authorities amid widespread outpouring of anger Coronavirus outbreak – latest updatesThe death of a whistleblowing Chinese doctor who was punished for trying to …
Qantas awaits final approval from China, with evacuees possibly being quarantined in Inpex mining village in Northern TerritoryCoronavirus: cruise ship cases rise to 61 – live updatesA second Qantas coronavirus evacuation flight is scheduled to fly ove…
Total infections pass 30,000 as Wuhan whistleblower doctor dies and Singapore reports three new casesFull report: Wuhan facing ‘wartime conditions’Doctor who blew whistle over virus dies‘Some idiot moaned about breakfast’: life in coronavirus quarantin…
Li Wenliang was at the forefront of warning about the disease and treating sufferers before the virus took his life in WuhanFor most of his life, Li Wenliang was a successful but anonymous ophthalmologist, father and husband, based in the central Chine…
Li Wenliang targeted by police after warning about outbreak on social media in DecemberCoronavirus – latest developmentsA whistleblowing Chinese doctor, who was among the first to raise concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus in Wuhan, has die…
Passengers on the Diamond Princess are experiencing fear, uncertainty and dark humourCoronavirus – latest updatesIt began as an expensive, luxury cruise around east Asia, but for the 2,666 passengers onboard the Diamond Princess, the holiday of a lifet…
Siddle family now in quarantine after last-minute permission to leave and four-hour dash across Hubei provinceCoronavirus outbreak – latest updatesAs they raced along deserted motorways, stopping only for the checkpoints manned by Chinese officials in …
Thirty-five Australian citizens and permanent residents, including 13 children and infants, have arrived on Christmas Island from Wuhan for a 14-day quarantine. They join 241 other Australians evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the coronavir…
Dr Li Wenliang died in Wuhan. Meanwhile UK confirms third case and 10 more people on stricken cruise ship off the coast of Japan are diagnosed with virusThird person in UK confirmed as having coronavirusDeaths reach 563, with fresh cases on stricken cr…
Thirty-five Australian citizens and permanent residents, including several children and infants, land on Thursday morning for quarantineThe second wave of Wuhan evacuees has arrived into quarantine on Christmas Island.Thirty-five Australian citizens an…
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 infectionIt is a member of the coronavirus family that has never been enc…
It’s wrong to say all regions of the Asian country are equally at risk, says body’s director generalFollow the latest developmentsThe UK has been criticised by the World Health Organization’s director general for urging all its 30,000 citizens in China…