Coronavirus

France confirmed its fourth coronavirus death

France confirmed its fourth coronavirus death as case count reaches 204 and 120 schools close. On Tuesday, the government reported a total of 204 cases, up 13 from the previous day,…

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NHS declares national major incident over Coronavirus outbreak

NHS England has declared coronavirus a level four incident - the highest category.The NHS ordered all hospitals to review their numbers of intensive care beds and how they could be…

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Number of coronavirus cases in U.K. now is 51

The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the UK stood at 51 as off 9am local time. Britain’s health secretary, Matt Hancock told parliament that although the…

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Pope Francis tests negative for Coronavirus – Report

Il Messaggero reports that Pope Francis has tested negative for the deadly infection, after cancelling a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said…

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52 die of the Coronavirus in Italy

The Italian Civil Protection Chief and Coronavirus Emergency Commissioner Angelo Borrelli announced on Monday that 1,835 people have become ill with the virus in Italy, up by 258 with respect…

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British government calls for volunteers to help NHS in event of major coronavirus outbreak

A campaign calling for volunteers to help the NHS in the event of a major coronavirus outbreak will be launched as part of a "battle plan" against the virus led by…

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Pfizer says it identified antiviral compounds that have the potential to inhibit Coronavirus

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer says it has identified certain antiviral compounds it had in development that have the potential to inhibit coronaviruses and is engaging with a third party to…

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France confirms 3rd Coronavirus death

France has this evening confirmed its third death from COVID-19 coronavirus. An 89-year-old woman died from the disease in a hospital in Compiègne, about 80 kilometres north-east of Paris. Compiègne…

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IATA reports serious declines in demand in airline business

IATA reported serious declines in demand due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Financial Times report that the coronavirus epidemic has forced British Airways and Ryanair to cancel hundreds of flights, as…

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Maltese health authorities issue updated list of countries where one should inform medical doctors if have symptoms related to COVID-19

The Maltese health authorities are following developments and monitoring the evolving global situation of COVID-19 closely, and surveillance and containment measures for the outbreak of COVID-19 are continuously being enhanced.…

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German supermarkets report coronavirus panic buying

As Germans are slowly coming to realize that they could soon be facing a coronavirus epidemic, some residents are now stockpiling food out of fear they could be placed under…

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UN releases emergency funds to help vulnerable countries fight coronavirus COVID-19

The UN announced that $15 million dollars has been released from the UN’s Central Emergency Fund to help fund global efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, particularly…

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Africa’s low coronavirus rate puzzles health experts

Whether it's a matter of faulty detection, climatic factors or simple fluke, the remarkably low rate of coronavirus infection in African countries, with their fragile health systems, continues to puzzle…

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Iceland doesn’t exclude isolating island

The option to close Iceland due to the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is constantly being reassessed, in accordance with new risk assessments, mbl.is reports. A task group from…

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Emirates Group tells staff to take leave due to coronavirus

Dubai’s Emirates Group has seen a “measurable slowdown” in business due to the coronavirus outbreak and has asked staff to take paid and unpaid leave, reports Reuters based on an…

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New coronavirus infections in Antwerp and Rome, cases in Iceland and Andorra

In Italy, Monday saw the first case of the coronavirus in the capital Rome as a policeman tested positive for COVID-19 at the capital's Spallanzani Hospital. The man's movements and…

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Greece and Czech Republic each confirm three new cases of coronavirus, Portugal confirms first case

Greece has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus, the Health Ministry said over the weekend, bringing the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to seven. The latest cases…

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Australia warns it can’t stop the spread of coronavirus from overseas

Australia’s chief medical officer said on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country, citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and…

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First coronavirus case in Scotland, Johnson calls emergency meeting

Thirteen new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK - including the first one in Scotland. It is the biggest jump in COVID-19 cases the UK has seen…

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More than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths worldwide

The number of people killed worldwide by the coronavirus has exceeded 3,000, as China reported 42 more deaths. More than 90% of the total deaths are in Hubei, the Chinese…

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First photos of the SARS-CoV-2 which cause the CoVid-19 released

An undated handout picture-set was made available by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) showing the transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that…

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34 dead, 83 recovered as the total of people positive for coronavirus in Italy reaches 1,577

1,577 people are currently positive for coronavirus throughout Italy. The head of the Civil Protection Angelo Borrelli said it in the latest report on the disease, specifying that so far…

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UK reports biggest increase in Coronavirus cases

The UK is no exception to the rising concern in view of the Coronavirus outbreak. Twelve new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in England - and some of them…

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60.8 % of Corporate Dispatch online poll participants claim that the alarm over the Coronavirus is not justified

60.8 percent of the participants in an online poll by CorporateDispatch believe that the the alarm over the Coronavirus is not justified. The poll was initiated on Friday and over…

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Germany sees its rate of Coronavirus cases double

Germany's center for disease control and prevention, the Robert Koch Institute, says nine of Germany's 16 states now have cases of COVID-19, with Frankfurt, Hamburg and Bremen among the cities…

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European Parliament considering allowing MEPs to take part in plenary session via video conferencing

The European Parliament is considering allowing quarantined MEPs to take part in plenary sessions via video conference as part of precautions against coronavirus. MEPs are asked to self-isolate if they…

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Juventus stop training and put all Under-23 players in quarantine

Juventus have immediately stopped all training sessions and put all their Under-23 players in quarantine after a trio from Serie C side Pianese tested positive for the Coronavirus. Juve have…

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US Surgeon General urges public to stop buying masks

The surgeon general on Saturday urged the public to stop buying masks, warning that it won’t help against the spread of the coronavirus but will take away important resources from…

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Samsung Electronics closes one of its South Korea factories

Samsung Electronics has closed one of its factories in South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. The mobile device factory in Gumni, near Davey, was closed after a worker tested positive…

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Satellite images show how pollution cleared over China following Coronavirus outbreak

Satellite images from NASA show how pollution has cleared over China as the coronavirus outbreak keeps people indoors and factories are forced to close. NASA and the European Space Agency used…

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Spanish Coronavirus ‘serious’ case linked to Belgium raises concern

The health authorities in Belgium and Spain are investigating the case of a Spanish woman who became ill with the Covid-19 virus after visiting Belgium. Brussels Times reports that the…

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The spread of the Co-Vid19 keeps the world in anxious state

Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world. The…

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Coronavirus Outbreak – Turkish Airlines stops all flights to Italy

Turkish Airlines announced on Sunday it has temporarily canceled all flights to Italy because of the coronavirus outbreak. The national flag carrier will stop flights to Italy beginning March 1, the…

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Coronavirus impact on global supply chain – The worst is yet to come

Reports on how the Covid-19 outbreak is affecting supply chains and disrupting manufacturing operations around the world are increasing daily. But the worst is yet to come. Pierre Haren and…

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Switzerland to tell Swiss not to kiss in new recommendations to control Coronavirus

Switzerland’s federal government will provide new recommendations on coronavirus in the coming days. It will advise people to avoid shaking hands and greeting each other with kisses and recommend that…

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Ireland confirms first Covid-19 case – linked to Italy

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre was informed of the confirmed case of Covid-19 on Saturday. The case involves a male and is associated with travel from an affected area in…

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Trump announces travel restrictions and warnings for US citizens including Italy, Iran and South Korea

In a rare televised news conference from the White House on Saturday, President Donald Trump said the risk to Americans from coronavirus remains low and that he would meet with…

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Paris Half-Marathon cancelled

The Paris half-marathon, which was scheduled for Sunday with 44,000 registered runners, has been cancelled over fears of coronavirus, officials said on Saturday. The cancellation of large gatherings in confined…

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Death toll from Coronavirus in Italy reaches 29

The coronavirus death toll in Italy has soared to 29. The number of people infected in Italy had risen from 820 to 1,128. Via ANSA

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USA confirms first death from Coronavirus

Officials in Washington state say a person has died of coronavirus, the first death to be reported in the United States. Developing Story

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Stockpiling and panic buying amid coronavirus fears in the UK

Online supermarket Ocado has told customers to make their orders further in advance as households began stockpiling food and basic health products in the face of growing fears over the…

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Coronavirus may have been in Italy for weeks before it was detected

The coronavirus may have circulated in northern Italy for weeks before it was detected, seriously complicating efforts to track and control its rapid spread across Europe. The claim follows laboratory…

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North Korea takes hard-line approach to coronavirus threat

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw military drills on Friday, state media KCNA said, a rare public outing amid efforts to prevent an outbreak of the coronavirus in the…

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New York scrambles to replace U.S. government’s faulty coronavirus test kits

New York health officials are trying to get their own coronavirus testing kits up and running after getting stuck with faulty tests from the federal government that they said left…

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Fears COVID-19 coronavirus could trigger a European recession

Fears over the impact of coronavirus on the European economy are mounting as cases of the disease in Italy increased dramatically in the past week. It's already influenced stock markets,…

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Qatar reports its first coronavirus case

Qatar’s health ministry reported on Saturday the first case of coronavirus infection in the country. The patient is a 36 year-old Qatari who returned recently from Iran, the ministry said…

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Airlines at center of storm as coronavirus spreads

European airlines stepped up their warnings over the coronavirus outbreak, with British Airways-owner IAG and Finnair flagging a hit to profits and easyJet reporting a big drop in demand…

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Which countries currently have coronavirus travel restrictions in place?

International travellers are facing tighter restrictions at airports as the number of countries denying entry to passengers who have recently visited China, Italy and other regions with reported cases of…

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Lebanon closes schools until March 8 to curb coronavirus spread

Lebanon’s Education Ministry announced the closure of all schools until March 8 as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. The announcement came as the country’s fourth case of…

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Number of coronavirus cases from unknown source growing in U.S.

Troubling new signs of how the coronavirus is spreading in the United States emerged on Friday, as cases not explained by overseas travel or contact with a person known to…

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New coronavirus case in England is first local case in the UK

A new coronavirus patient in England has become the first person to catch the deadly illness within the UK. The man, from Surrey, had not been abroad recently - unlike…

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The US advises against travel to Italy, cases soar in Iran and South Korea

The US has urged its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Italy. The European nation has become a hotbed for the infection and has reported at least 21 deaths. The…

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Coronavirus death toll in Italy reaches 21 as total number of confirmed cases reaches 888

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Italy rose on Friday to 888 from 650 the day before, a civil protection official said. Of the 888 cases, 21 people…

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WHO raises Coronavirus global threat level to its highest status

As the number of cases and affected countries continued to climb, the World Health Organization raised the global threat level to its highest status. Stocks on Wall Street fell in…

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Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes can be put in jeopardy by the Coronavirus

Liverpool’s march towards a first league title in 30 years could be put in jeopardy by the coronavirus epidemic, according to a repor on Eurosport based on one published by…

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Photo Story: Volunteers in China provide healthcare to non-COVID-19 patients

A woman gives birth to a baby girl, with the help of a midwife at the Maternal and Child Hospital of Hubei Province in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. A group…

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British man dies after being infected with coronavirus while in quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship

A British man has died after being infected with coronavirus while in quarantine in Japan on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Japan's health ministry said. He is the first Briton…

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