Coronavirus
China accused of under-reporting Coronavirus Co-VID 19
The Financial Times reports that frontline healthcare workers, patients and international experts have accused China of under-reporting the number of coronavirus victims…
Chinese Grand Prix set to be postponed because of coronavirus outbreak
Formula One chiefs are poised to announce the postponement of the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai due to the outbreak of coronavirus.…
British prisoner tested for coronavirus after Thailand extradition named
A prisoner who had been transferred from a jail in Thailand and is being tested for coronavirus has been named as Mark…
Possible first case of coronavirus in Iran
An Iranian woman has died of a suspected coronavirus infection, the state daily newspaper IRAN reported on Wednesday, without citing any sources.…
EU health ministers called to Brussels for emergency talks on coronavirus
The European Union is calling health ministers to emergency talks in Brussels this Thursday, as concern over coronavirus grows. The European Commission…
Coronavirus crisis hits global flows of post, China Post disinfecting postal offices to ensure the virus doesn’t travel via the mail
Postal operators in the United States, China and elsewhere say the suspension of flights to slow the spread of a deadly new…
WHO warns coronavirus is the worst enemy you can imagine
More than 1,000 people have so far lost their lives to the new coronavirus, according the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief…
COVID-19 – The new Coronavirus name
The World Health Organization has named the coronavirus "COVID-19," WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday. The "CO" stands for corona;…
Italy’s government taking maximum precaution on Coronavirus
In Italy, the government announced that it will continue to pursue "a line of maximum precaution with the priority aim of assuring…
Vaccine targeting the novel Coronavirus being tested
A candidate vaccine targeting the novel coronavirus has been tested on animals, according to a report Monday on news portal yicai.com ,…
Briton feared to be ‘super spreader’ of coronavirus (UPDATED)
Update: A GP practice in Brighton has been temporarily closed after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. Earlier a British…
Dozens of Asia trade fairs, conferences postponed amid coronavirus fears
More than two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in Asia have been postponed because of the spread of the China…