カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
The World Health Organization should not exclude Taiwan from efforts to tackle the outbreak, writes David YL Lin of the Taipei Representative Office. David E Hanke says an anthropomorphic explanation of viruses can be dangerous. And Robert East warns a…
Toshiro Muto ‘seriously worried’ about spread of virus with 170 days to goA senior Olympic official in Japan has warned that the coronavirus outbreak could “throw cold water” on preparations for Tokyo 2020, although organisers insist that there are no …
Impact of Chinese outbreak has already rippled out well beyond world’s No 2 economyThe impact of coronavirus on the global economy is growing and spreading daily. What started as a medical emergency in the Chinese city of Wuhan has led to planes being …
British residents in quarantine anxious over news that Belgian woman on same flight has tested positiveCoronavirus – latest updatesHow to protect yourself from coronavirusA group of UK evacuees from the city at the centre of the deadly coronavirus outb…
From carmakers to airlines and hotels, the impact of the outbreak is punishing firms worldwideCoronavirus – latest updatesThe coronavirus outbreak is already having a damaging economic and business impact, affecting everything from tourism to the suppl…
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters have been placed in quarantine after cases of coronavirus were confirmed onboard. About 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on the Diamond Princess cruise liner anc…
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters have been placed in quarantine after cases of coronavirus were confirmed onboard. About 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on the Diamond Princess cruise liner anc…
Infected passengers removed from Diamond Princess and taken to hospitalCoronavirus death toll passes 490 – latest updatesThousands of people face spending the next fortnight stuck on a luxury cruise ship quarantined off the Japanese port of Yokohama, a…
News comes as Hong Kong says it will quarantine all people coming from mainland ChinaHow to protect yourself from coronavirusThe death toll from coronavirus has passed 550, it was confirmed on Wednesday, as Chinese media reported that a baby had been d…
Chinese national from Wuhan is a member of same tour group associated with Queensland’s three other casesAustralia’s 14th case of coronavirus was confirmed by Queensland health on Wednesday evening as Peter Dutton flagged that Australians being evacuat…
Australian Daniel Ou Yang, 21, was on the Air New Zealand flight out of virus-struck Wuhan to Auckland. Here he writes about the stress of his evacuationAt 2.52pm, we arrived at Wuhan Tianjin airport.The drive here was smooth, all the big wide roads wi…
Thousands on board Diamond Princess cruise ship in offshore quarantine in Japan after 10 people test positive, as China death toll passes 490. This blog is closed. 2.50pm GMT Here are the main points from today so far: 2.36pm GMT Turkey will now also b…
Britons in region digest advice from Dominic Raab that they should leaveFull story: UK tells Britons in China to leaveHow to protect yourselfAs Dominic Raab told MPs on Tuesday that British nationals should leave China, Britons stuck in the region show…
Health officials raise concerns that many African countries are ill-equipped to combat the virusCoronavirus – latest updatesAfrican countries are rushing to reinforce their defences against the rapidly spreading coronavirus, as health officials say man…
Planes have been chartered and quarantines set up – but some countries have been slow to reactCoronavirus – latest updatesHow to protect yourselfOn Tuesday night, at least 144 people who have been trapped in Wuhan, the centre of the outbreak, are expec…