Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,800 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 71,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Japan cancels Emperor’s public birthday celebrations amid coronavirus fears as government tells people to avoid ‘non-essential gatherings’ Emperor Naruhito will no longer appear at his birthday celebration in Tokyo The celebrations were to be the Emperor’s first since he took the throne in 2019 The last time the celebrations were cancelled was in 1996, when … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,800 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 71,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Quarantined cruise ship is hit by ANOTHER 99 coronavirus cases bringing total to 454 hours after American passengers were evacuated The dozens of new cases were confirmed today after latest batch of 504 tests Of the 99 new patients, 70 had not shown any symptoms of the killer virus Hundreds more passengers are still in … Read more
Branch of Clarks shoe shop closes in Coronavirus scare as member of staff is sent for testing Store in Nantwich, Cheshire closed Friday afternoon and missed Saturday trade Clarks said it had closed on advice it had received from Public Health England One employee has been tested for the Coronavirus and is in self-quarantine By … Read more
South Korea tracks coronavirus patients’ locations using phone data and CCTV footage – then publishes it online South Korean government tracks coronavirus patients and publishes locations All 29 confirmed cases are tracked using phone data, credit cards and CCTV Their locations are then published on Ministry of Health and Welfare website By Chris Dyer For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Chinese scientists ‘are using 2,000-year-old traditional remedies on patients suffering with coronavirus’ say experts Doctors in Wuhan testing traditional Chinese medicines to treat the coronavirus New pharmaceutical drugs being listed alongside ancient traditional therapies One remedy is shuanghuanglian, a herbal medicine made from Lian Qiao extract Dried fruit said to have been used to treat … Read more
An eight-month-old baby who was feared to be Britain’s youngest coronavirus sufferer gets the all clear after a doctor treating him for a leg injury in hospital tested positive for the virus. Terrified mother Stephanie Adlam, 28, self-isolated herself, baby James and his four-year-old sister Lexi after being told her son had come into ‘direct … Read more
Another 117 are tested for coronavirus in UK in one day as total passes 3,000 after sixth Briton becomes infected and millions face being told to stay at home for two weeks Another 117 were tested overnight for the deadly coronavirus in Britain More than 3,000 have been screened and six Britons have caught the … Read more
No Time To Die! James Bond publicity tour of China starring Daniel Craig is scrapped over coronavirus fears No Time to Die was to have a star-studded premiere in Beijing in April But publicity tour has been cancelled as China’s death toll soared to over 1,600 Some 70,000 cinemas are shut with over 50million residents … Read more
Did coronavirus originate in Chinese government laboratory? Scientists believe killer disease may have begun in research facility 300 yards from Wuhan wet fish market Beijing-sponsored South China University of Technology concludes that ‘the killer coronavirus probably originated from a laboratory in Wuhan’ It points to research on bats and respiratory diseases carried by the animals at … Read more
A Briton stranded on a coronavirus-infected cruise ship off Japan said today he has ‘never felt less loved by my own country.’ As the figure of those infected jumped by 70 overnight to 355, some 400 American passengers were to be evacuated from the vessel on Sunday while 78 Britons remain on board. David Abel, … Read more
People suffering flu-like symptoms could be ordered to ‘self-isolate’ for a fortnight if the number of coronavirus cases in the UK rises. The dramatic government strategy comes after the global death toll hits 1,666 and an 80-year-old man in France became the first fatality from the infection in Europe. Health officials are expected to change … Read more