Private school pupils who travel to China at half-term face two weeks of quarantine when they come back because of fears about the coronavirus. The Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA) has sent a warning to parents that children may be kept in isolation if they visit China then come back to the UK. It comes as … Read more
With coronavirus continuing to spread from China – and 11 confirmed US cases – many Americans are fearful of getting sick. And in an age when you can order anything from anywhere in the world, some are worried that the disease may be lurking on surfaces such as on packages shipped from China. So can … Read more
This is the moment a front-line nurse treating patients at a coronavirus-hit hospital is forced to give her sobbing daughter an ‘air hug’ from within a quarantine zone. Liu Haiyan was called in to work in the infectious diseases unit at Fugou County People’s Hospital in China‘s Henan province last month as the epidemic escalated. … Read more
The last group of Britons from coronavirus-hit Wuhan were put into quarantine this morning as expats still stranded in China were told to make their own way home. Eleven British nationals and their family members arrived at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire just before 8pm last night and were whisked into isolation. The group were … Read more
Jeff Lewis apologized for his racially insensitive behavior on Thursday’s episode of his SiriusXM radio show Jeff Lewis Live. The former Flipping Out star, 49, had earlier this week spoken about the coronavirus outbreak that originated in China, joking that all the Asian-American employees working on his show were going to be quarantined. He then told listeners, ‘It’s … Read more
US officials said Friday that their test for the new coronavirus may come back negative if someone hasn’t developed symptoms – but they could later become ill. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Director of National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Dr Nancy Messonnier, called the coronavirus outbreak an ‘unprecedented health threat,’ as she … Read more
Someone who is infected with the Wuhan coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. At least 213 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 9,900 have been infected in at least 21 countries and regions. But experts predict the true number of … Read more
First person-to-person spread of coronavirus confirmed in the US as Chicago man is infected after his wife traveled to China where the disease has ravaged at least 8,000 and killed 170 A Chicago man, in his 60s, has tested positive for the coronavirus after being infected by his wife It is the first case of person-to-person … Read more
An American stuck in the locked down city of Wuhan, China – the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak – has described it as ‘something out of a sci-fi movie.’ Doug Perez, 28, a native of San Francisco, California, says he was offered a seat on the recent charter flight that transported 195 US citizens back … Read more
Two college students in Ohio are currently being tested for the deadly coronavirus that has been spreading from China. The students, from Miami University in Butler County, had recently traveled to China during January break, but it’s unclear if they visited Wuhan, which is the epicenter of the outbreak. Health officials took three samples – … Read more
Gone are the days when hosting a dinner party meant worrying about ironing tablecloths, using the best china, and slaving away for hours to create a three-course culinary masterpiece. Now, thanks to the latest trend, your guests can simply cook all the food themselves. Dubbed ‘social dining’, the meal is cooked as everyone is at … Read more
Chinese scientists successfully mix human and pig genes to create a new lab-grown skin that could be used to give burn victims transplants A team at Nanchang University added human genes to a pig skin sample They also removed 3 different pig genes from the sample to make it more viable They found the new … Read more
Google searches for ‘Corona beer virus’ surge as people confuse the Mexican pale lager with the deadly outbreak that’s killed 132 in China People have been confusing the new, deadly coronavirus with Corona beer brewed in Mexico Searches for both ‘corona beer’ and ‘corona beer virus’ rose by more than 1,100% over the last week … Read more