A locum GP who caught the killer coronavirus from the super-spreader British businessman at a French ski chalet treated at least one patient in Brighton before she was confirmed to have the deadly SARS-like infection and her surgery was shut down, MailOnline can reveal. Dr Catriona Greenwood, who is quarantined in a hospital in London … 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 1,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 43,000 have been infected in at least 28 countries and regions. But experts predict the true number of people … Read more
A care home is the latest health facility in Brighton to be shut down amid fears a GP infected with coronavirus visited one of its 24 elderly residents last week, while a primary school in the city has told pupils not to turn up over concerns a teacher may have the deadly disease. Patcham Nursing … Read more
The coronavirus outbreak has now killed more 1,000 people the world over, according to data form the Chinese government released Monday evening. A total of 103 people died in a single day in China‘s Hubei province on Monday – the highest toll recorded in any one 24-hour period since the outbreak began in December. It … Read more
The defining image of the coronavirus outbreak has been pictures of people with their faces covered by masks. And it’s not just in Wuhan, where the Chinese government has made it compulsory for residents to cover their noses and mouths in public. The rapid spread of the virus has prompted some in the UK to … Read more
Nine members of the same family in Hong Kong contracted coronavirus after sharing a traditional hotpot meal, officials there said. On Sunday, Hong Kong confirmed 10 new cases of the infection that’s now struck more than 40,600 people worldwide and killed over 1,000. All but one of them there were relatives who shared a meal … 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 910 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 40,640 have been infected in at least 28 countries and regions. But experts predict the true number of … Read more
The Pentagon is setting up quarantines at 11 additional quarantines on military bases in anticipation of an influx of US citizens returning from China and in need of monitoring for coronavirus. So far, 12 people in the US have been diagnosed with coronavirus and the Pentagon had previously agreed to house 1,000 people in 14-day … Read more
Apple’s biggest iPhone maker Foxconn has been given the green light to resume production at a key plant in the eastern central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, after being forced to shut it following the coronavirus outbreak. However, only 10 percent or 16,000 employees of the factory’s workforce has managed to return so far, a source … 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 910 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 40,640 have been infected in at least 28 countries and regions. But experts predict the true number of … Read more
At least eight people in the UK have now caught the killer coronavirus that is rapidly sweeping the world and has claimed 910 lives. Four new patients were diagnosed in Brighton over the weekend and transferred to specialist hospitals in London to be treated in isolation. All of the patients – three men and a woman … Read more
The coronavirus is now a ‘serious and imminent threat’ to the British public, the health secretary has declared this morning. The announcement by Matt Hancock gives the Government greater powers to fight the spread of the virus, with four confirmed cases in the UK. A Department of Health statement said: ‘The Secretary of State has … Read more
What is this virus? The virus has been identified as a new type of coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of pathogens, most of which cause mild lung infections such as the common cold. But coronaviruses can also be deadly. SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, is caused by a coronavirus and killed hundreds of … Read more