What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A flu drug is ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, medical experts in China have claimed. Favipiravir, the active ingredient in a Japanese anti-flu medicine called Avigan, was trialled on 340 patients with the killer disease in China. Patients who took Favipiravir recovered quicker and showed greater lung improvement compared with patients not given the drug. … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Think only old people can die from coronavirus? Think again. Australian expert who led team assessing China’s outbreak says NO ONE is safe from the killer virus Elderly people are the most at-risk of developing severe coronavirus Experts warn young, healthy people are still dying from respiratory infection More than 198,000 people throughout 167 countries … Read more
The Biggest Loser’s Ajay Rochester ‘thinks she has coronavirus’ as she experiences symptoms after a guest from China stayed in her home By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:57 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 04:13 GMT, 18 March 2020 Former Biggest Loser host Ajay Rochester believes she may have coronavirus after a … Read more
North Korea boasts that it has no cases of COVID-19, even as its neighbor to the north China has experienced more than 3,200 deaths from the global pandemic. North Korean leader Kim Jung Un claims that a 30-day quarantine, a closed border and the suspension of trade with China has kept the nation free from … Read more
Doctors on the front line of Italy‘s coronavirus outbreak have described ‘catastrophic’ scenes in hospitals which are creaking with the sheer volume of cases. They tell of critically ill patients who should be in intensive care but are instead slumped in busy wards because of a woeful lack of equipment and staff. Worryingly, the doctors … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday after China lashed out at Washington for him calling the novel coronavirus ‘the Chinese Virus’. President Trump tweeted Monday: ‘The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!’ Early Tuesday Beijing demanded ‘the … Read more
Apple shuts down all its 272 US stores ‘until further notice’ over fears of coronavirus Apple updated the banner on its US site to say stores will be close indefinitely The move comes after the firm closed locations for two weeks around the world However, it is not clear if the new closure is just … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
China reports just ONE new domestic case of coronavirus in a day – but finds 20 more cases that arrived from abroad The single domestic case was in Wuhan where the virus emerged last December But China is now concerned about 20,000 arrivals into the country every day Beijing is now requiring visitors to go … Read more