Coronavirus

First known death outside China reported in Philippines

A 44-year-old man in the Philippines has died of the coronavirus, health officials said on Sunday, making him the first known death outside China. The man, a resident of…

Read More Here

Can Coronavirus ‘diplomacy’ isolate or strengthen ties with China?

The world's news headlines are currently dominated by the alarming speed with which the infections of the coronavirus are spreading from the Chinese borders to, one can say, every corner…

Read More Here

The Coronavirus from Cartoonists’ perspective

International emergency by Angel Boligan, El Universal, Mexico City Xi Corona Virus by Bart van Leeuwen, PoliticalCartoons.com Wall Street Worries by Jeff Koterba, Omaha World Herald, NE Outbreak by Dale…

Read More Here

Spain’s Health Ministry confirms first case of coronavirus

Spain's Health Ministry announced late on Friday that the western European country had confirmed its first case of the Wuhan coronavirus. In a press statement Friday, the Spanish Ministry of…

Read More Here

York hotel at the centre of Britain’s coronavirus scare

A hotel in York is at the centre of Britain’s coronavirus scare, after its guests were confirmed as the first two known cases of the virus in the UK. The…

Read More Here

Russia decides to suspend working visas to Chinese citizens, air services due to coronavirus outbreak

The Russian government is going to suspend issuance of work visas to Chinese citizens, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and head of the emergency response headquarters for the prevention of the novel…

Read More Here

Australia to deny entry to foreign travellers arriving from China, new coronavirus case confirmed taking the total in Australia to 10

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne (L) and Prime Minister Scott Morrison speak to the media during a press conference at the Sydney CPO in Sydney, Australia, 01 February…

Read More Here

WHO warns governments need to prepare for “domestic outbreak control”

China’s death toll from a new virus rose to 259 on Saturday and a World Health Organization official said other governments need to prepare for “domestic outbreak control” if the…

Read More Here

Coronavirus deaths rise sharply, US bars foreign nationals who visited China

The number of people who have died from the coronavirus has risen sharply to 213 - hours after the outbreak was declared a global public health emergency. Chinese health officials…

Read More Here

Sweden and Russia confirm first cases of Coronavirus

Sweden's Public Health Agency said on Friday that a woman had tested positive for coronavirus and was being kept isolated at a hospital in southern Sweden. The woman had visited…

Read More Here

Coronavirus misinformation surges on social media

Misleading, unverified and clearly false information about the coronavirus has spread across social media platforms, with some accounts only a few days old reaching millions of views with a mix…

Read More Here

Photo Story: Bar in Rome bans Chinese due to coronavirus outbreak

There is consternation in Italy after a bar in the capital banned access to people from China. Italian media have reported various cases of hostility toward Chinese persons due to…

Read More Here

US commerce secretary under fire for saying Coronavirus could boost US jobs

US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross is being criticized for saying the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China could be positive for the American economy. During a TV interview Mr Ross said:…

Read More Here

Italy declares state of emergency over coronavirus

The Italian Government on Friday declared a state of emergency to speed up the fight against the Coronavirus and prevent it from spreading. The move came a day after it…

Read More Here

First cases of coronavirus confirmed in England

Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, Public Health England says. Professor Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England issued the following statement: We can confirm…

Read More Here

Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop, France confirms sixth case of coronavirus infection

Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the rapidly spreading coronavirus, with American Airlines’ pilots filing a lawsuit…

Read More Here

Italy confirms first two cases of coronavirus

Italy has confirmed its first cases of the deadly coronavirus, shortly after the outbreak was declared a global health emergency. Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, revealed that two Chinese tourists…

Read More Here

Coronavirus declared global emergency by World Health Organisation

Coronavirus is declared global emergency by World Health Organization as outbreak continues to spread outside China with the total of infected people rose to 7,834 - the vast majority of…

Read More Here

Russia closes its borders with China amid ongoing coronavirus crisis

Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday announced that Russia will close its borders with China amid the worsening situation on coronavirus disease that has spread to all Chinese regions…

Read More Here

Concern over Chinese with fever on cruise ship in Italian harbour, 6,000 passengers blocked on-board

Six thousand passengers on an Italian cruise ship are currently blocked at Civitavecchia after a Chinese couple came down with a fever raising fears they had contracted the new coronavirus.…

Read More Here

The Philippines and India confirm first case of new coronavirus

The Philippine health officials have confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in the country. A 38-year-old Chinese woman, who arrived in the country from Wuhan, China, on January 21,…

Read More Here

Coronavirus case confirmed in Finland, cases in France increase to five

A new case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Finland, according to local media — the first in the Nordic region. France also confirmed Wednesday evening its fifth case of the virus.…

Read More Here

Flight taking Britons out of Wuhan ‘unable to take off’

A flight to bring about 200 British nationals back to the UK from coronavirus-hit Wuhan is unable to take off as planned on Thursday. It is understood relevant permissions from…

Read More Here

WHO to hold emergency meeting, virus spreads to every Chinese region

The World Health Organization (WHO) is to convene its expert committee again on Thursday to discuss whether to declare a global health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak. The disease has…

Read More Here

Starbucks closes 2,000 stores in China over coronavirus outbreak

Starbucks has closed more than 2,000 outlets in China and cautioned that its annual financial results had been threatened by the coronavirus, highlighting the challenges facing corporate America from the…

Read More Here

Chinese health official says virus cases in Beijing, risk of infection rising, Russia and China working to develop coronavirus vaccine

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Beijing and the risk of infection there are on the rise, a health official in the capital city said on Wednesday, as the…

Read More Here

Suspected coronavirus cases in Israel

A man, a four-year-old child and a one-year-old baby were quarantined in Hadera's Hillel Yaffe hospital in Israel due to suspicions of having contracted the coronavirus, multiple reports stated. The…

Read More Here

EU Civil Protection Mechanism activated for the repatriation of EU citizens from Wuhan

As the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus intensifies, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated following a request for assistance from France to provide consular support to EU citizens…

Read More Here

British Airways halts flights to mainland China as cases increase, Plane carrying US evacuees from China diverted to military air base

British Airways has suspended all flights to mainland China as the number of coronavirus cases in the country surpassed the SARS epidemic. The airline, which operates daily flights to Shanghai…

Read More Here

Important breakthrough in Australia in fight against coronavirus

A team of scientists in Australia said on Wednesday they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that…

Read More Here

First cases of coronavirus recorded in UAE

The UAE’s Ministry of Health says it is working around the clock to report any cases of the coronavirus as early as possible after the first case was recorded on…

Read More Here

Germany confirms three more cases of coronavirus, Thailand ‘not able to stop the spread’ of virus

The German Health Ministry confirmed late on Tuesday that three further cases of the new dangerous strain of coronavirus have been discovered in Bavaria, increasing the total number of patients in…

Read More Here

British Foreign Office warns against all but essential travel to China

The Foreign Office has warned against all but essential travel to mainland China amid the coronavirus outbreak . The updated travel advice for China from the Government says: “The Foreign…

Read More Here

EU to dispatch two flights to evacuate 350 Europeans from Wuhan, China

The European Union is dispatching two flights to evacuate at least 350 healthy European citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan as a deadly new flu spreads in the region.…

Read More Here

Germany confirms first human-to-human transmission of Coronavirus in Europe

Health authorities say the Bavarian man contracted the virus from a work colleague visiting from China. It is believed to be the first case of human-to-human transmission in Europe, DW reports. The…

Read More Here

Coronavirus death toll reaches 106

As of Tuesday midnight, a total of 106 people have died from the novel coronavirus. A total of 1,291 new cases of novel coronavirus were confirmed as of midnight Tuesday…

Read More Here

CiConsulta Insight – The Chinese Year of The Coronavirus

The Chinese zodiac, or shengxiao (/shnng-sshyao/ ‘born resembling'), is a repeating cycle of 12 years, with each year being represented by an animal and its reputed attributes. In order, the…

Read More Here

Cruise lines apply measures on coronavirus risk

Major cruise lines operating in Asia are banning tourists who have been in the city of Wuhan or come from Hebei Province in a bid to prevent an outbreak of…

Read More Here

Italian Foreign Ministry plans to evacuate Italians in Wuhan

The Italian foreign ministry has drawn up plans to possibly evacuate Italians from Wuhan, the Chinese city where the deadly new SARS-like coronavirus virus was discovered. One hypothesis currently being…

Read More Here

China allots nearly $9 billion to contain spread of virus

China’s finance ministry and National Health Commission have extended 60.33 billion yuan ($8.74 billion) to help contain a spreading virus, according to a statement on the ministry’s website. The death…

Read More Here

British top doctor warns coronavirus may already be in UK

The deadly coronavirus that has killed 80 people in China is likely to already be in the UK, according to England's director for health protection. Dr Yvonne Doyle told Sky…

Read More Here

Two people suspected of coronavirus infection in Switzerland as country tighten rules

Two suspected cases of coronavirus infection have been quarantined in a Zurich hospital, as Switzerland tightens reporting rules. Two people are in isolation in a Zurich hospital suspected of infection…

Read More Here

Australia confirms fifth coronavirus case from last flight out of Wuhan

Australia confirmed on Monday its fifth case of a new coronavirus, with health officials saying the case involved a 21-year-old woman who was on the last flight out of the…

Read More Here

More than 2,700 cases of coronavirus in China as death toll climbs to 80

More than 2,700 people in China are now said to have been infected by the fast-spreading coronavirus while more countries have reported their first confirmed cases. Chinese officials said, as…

Read More Here

Leuven and Antwerp Universities suspend student exchanges to China over virus outbreak

The University of Antwerp and the Catholic University of Leuven have announced that they are suspending authorisation for their students to take part in exchange programmes or work experience in…

Read More Here

Paris cancels Lunar New Year parade over coronavirus

Paris-based Chinese associations have cancelled a Lunar New Year parade following the coronavirus epidemic, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said Sunday. “I have met with the Chinese community in Paris.…

Read More Here

China warns coronavirus is getting stronger and infections could rise

China has warned the ability of the deadly coronavirus to spread is getting stronger as the number infected globally rose to more than 2,000. The authorities said little is known…

Read More Here

Australia considering evacuation of its citizens from Wuhan

Australia Foreign Minister Marise Payne said diplomatic staff are working with Chinese authorities in an effort to get Australian citizens out of the Chinese city dubbed 'ground zero' in…

Read More Here

Suspected case of coronavirus infection in Portugal

Portugal’s health ministry said in a statement that doctors were monitoring and treating a patient in the Curry Cabral hospital in Lisbon, who is believed to have contracted the…

Read More Here

US prepares evacuation from virus hit regions in China, U.S. Confirms Third Case

The new virus accelerated its spread in China with 56 deaths so far, and the U.S. Consulate in the epicentre of the outbreak, the central city of Wuhan, announced Sunday…

Read More Here

France prepares evacuation of its citizens from coronavirus-hit Wuhan, China

France is planning to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus epidemic, the French Foreign Ministry said. A statement on the official…

Read More Here

Patient in Belgium given all clear after suspicion of corona virus infection

Belgian media are reporting a patient has been admitted to St-Pierre hospital in central Brussels, showing symptoms of the Coronavirus. However the health ministry has confirmed the man does not…

Read More Here

Canada’s 1st suspected case of coronavirus found in Toronto

Canada has confirmed its first "presumptive" case of the deadly coronavirus in Toronto as the number of infections worldwide surpasses 1,900 cases. Public health officials announced Saturday afternoon the confirmed case…

Read More Here

Over 50 people killed in China from virus outbreak, Chinese President warns country is facing a “grave situation”

Fifty-six people have died from the coronavirus outbreak in China as the country's leader described the accelerating spread of the disease a grave situation. It comes as China's Hubei province…

Read More Here

Coronavirus: China to suspend all overseas travel sales and tour groups

China said on Saturday that it would suspend all tour groups and the sale of flight and hotel packages for its citizens headed overseas, starting on Monday. The association for…

Read More Here

China to build Coronavirus treatment hospital to use within 15 days

Wuhan, the center of a coronavirus outbreak in central China, will build a second SARS treatment-model makeshift hospital and put it into use in half a month, local authorities said…

Read More Here

Malta steps up precautionary preparedness in relation to Coronavirus

The Superintendence of Public Health is monitoring the situation of the clusters of pneumonia detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and is following the advice of the World Health…

Read More Here