Health authorities in the UK are rapidly tracking down everyone who came into contact with the six coronavirus patients announced in the past 24 hours. Travellers returning from Italy, Tenerife and Iran have been confirmed to be England, Wales and Northern Ireland’s most recent cases of the infection, bringing the UK total to 19, up … Read more
The first case of coronavirus where the origin of the disease is unknown has been confirmed in the United States, officials revealed Wednesday. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the person, a resident in Northern California, had not recently returned from a foreign country, and had not been in contact with another confirmed case. … Read more
Patients with suspected coronavirus will be tested in their own homes in a bid to contain the outbreak. They will be ordered to stay indoors and wait for a paramedic or nurse rather than risk infecting dozens of people at hospital or on their way there. In a further sign that the NHS is preparing … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,700 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 81,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,700 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
President Donald Trump insisted the United States is in ‘very good shape’ in regards to the coronavirus, as the White House on Monday sent lawmakers an urgent $2.5 billion plan to address the deadly worldwide outbreak. ‘We think we’re in very good shape in the United States,’ the president said at a business roundtable meeting at … Read more