24

Jan

Another case of Coronavirus confirmed in France – Update

Update: - France confirmed on Friday its first three cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, with two patients being hospitalised in Paris and the other in the southwestern city of Bordeaux. In…

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24

Jan

Coronavirus death toll reaches 25, as World Health Organisation stopped short of declaring a global health emergency

At least 25 people are dead in China and more than 800 infected as the Wuhan coronavirus continues to spread throughout Asia and across the world. The Wuhan coronavirus does not yet…

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23

Jan

Five persons being tested for Coronavirus in Scotland, one suspected case in Bari

Five people in Scotland are being tested for suspected coronavirus after travelling to the country from Wuhan, China, according to the head of infection medicine at the University of Edinburgh.…

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23

Jan

UN health emergency committee to re-convene on global threat posed by China virus outbreak

Experts convened in Geneva by the World Health Organization (WHO) will meet again on Thursday to determine whether novel coronavirus is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Members of the WHO Emergency Committee deliberated until late on Wednesday evening, as…

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23

Jan

Airport seeking guidelines on Coronavirus: The Headlines – L-Orizzont

L-Orizzont says that the Malta International Airport management will abide by guidelines issued by health authorities on the Coronavirus. Nine people have died so far in China with the virus…

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23

Jan

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 to family doctors and the launch of a…

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22

Jan

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, which has so far killed 17 people. There…

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22

Jan

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 to prevent the virus from reaching the UK,…

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22

Jan

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 Wednesday. Turkish authorities will quarantine infected patients from…

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22

Jan

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 state media say the latest strain in different from those…

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21

Jan

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 to be "low", warning however that the risk…

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21

Jan

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 confirmed on Monday that the virus, which has…

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16

Jan

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 alert from the US state department.   A…

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13

Jan

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 seafood market in the central city of Wuhan…

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12

Jan

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 identified virus while seven others are in critical…

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09

Jan

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 be caused by a new strain of coronavirus.…

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