Coronavirus
Italy puts family doctors on alert over Chinese virus outbreak, sets up crisis unit
Italy has stepped up its precautionary measures after the outbreak of a new SARS-like coronavirus in China, with alerts being sent out…
China to halt all transport out of Wuhan as death toll reaches 17
Chinese authorities will suspend all outbound transport from Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of an outbreak of the mysterious Sars-like coronavirus,…
Heathrow to create separate arrival area because of Chinese virus outbreak
People arriving at Heathrow from the Chinese city hit by a coronavirus outbreak will enter through a separate area in an attempt…
Turkish authorities prepared to quarantine infected patients from China
The coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China is not of any particular risk to Turkey, the country's Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on…
First case of mystery Chinese virus diagnosed in US
A man returning from China has become the first person in the US to be diagnosed with a mystery new virus. Chinese…
Europe prepares for ‘credible threat’ of Chinese flu pandemic spreading despite likelihood is considered low
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Monday considered the likelihood of introduction of the virus to the EU…
WHO to convene emergency meeting as China virus spreads
The World Health Organisation is set to hold an emergency meeting to decide whether the deadly coronavirus is an international emergency. China…
Japan confirms first case of new China coronavirus strain
Japan has confirmed its first case of infection from the new China coronavirus that has killed one person and prompted a travel…
Chinese mystery virus outbreak not spreading at present
An outbreak of pneumonia that has killed one person in China and infected 40 others appears to be linked to a single…
First death from China mystery illness outbreak
A 61-year-old man has died from pneumonia in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in an outbreak of a yet to be…
WHO fears China’s mysterious outbreak could be new virus
Chinese state media said on Thursday that an outbreak of more than 50 pneumonia cases in the central city of Wuhan could…