カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
Foreign Office to evacuate Britons but those with dual nationality face challengesAs the UK government prepares to airlift hundreds of British nationals out of Wuhan in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Guardian answers five key questions for t…
Fast food chain sets up epidemic task force for virus, which has killed 132 peopleMcDonald’s has closed hundreds of restaurants in China and added its name to the list of global companies bracing themselves for the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, a…
Hundreds leave Wuhan as confirmed cases in China reach almost 6,000 and first cases reported in Middle EastCoronavirus crisis – latest updatesJapan and the US have airlifted hundreds of their citizens from Wuhan, the centre of the 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…
The mayor of Wuhan, the city where China’s coronavirus outbreak originated, said on Monday the city’s management of the virus wasn’t good enough, adding that he felt the city’s ability to deal with the crisis needed improvement. Zhou Xi…
A huge fleet of diggers has been deployed in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, to begin the ambitious task of building a 1,000-bed hospital by 3 February to treat victims of the epidemic Continue reading…
Residents in cities affected by coronavirus hoard supplies and isolate themselves at homeCoronavirus latest news – live Chinese authorities have imposed lockdown measures on five cities in an unprecedented effort to contain the outbreak of the deadly n…
Authorities have shut down public transport and airports to prevent Wuhan’s 11 million residents from leaving the city as they look to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Police have been seen patrolling railway stations and setting up roadblocksCoronav…
Government unveils new countermeasures as country prepares for lunar new year and death toll doubles to 17Have you encountered any precautionary measures?WHO steps back from declaring public health emergencyChinese authorities have suspended all outbou…
Two new cases confirmed in Chinese capital and one in southern Guangdong province amid fears of virus spreading over lunar new year China has reported 139 new cases of pneumonia, caused by the outbreak of a new coronavirus strain that medical experts a…
Authorities on alert ahead of lunar new year holiday as 139 new cases of strain detectedChina’s National Health Commission has confirmed human-to-human transmission of a mysterious Sars-like virus that has spread across the country and fuelled anxiety …
Three of the new cases are severe, with experts worried about the disease’s spread ahead of lunar new yearChina reported 17 new cases of the mysterious Sars-like virus on Sunday, including three in a severe condition, heightening fears ahead of China’s…