Why the Diamond Princess cruise ship is the ‘perfect breeding ground’ for coronavirus

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

NHS trust apologises for lack of clear signs to its coronavirus isolation pod

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

‘I will need another cruise to get over this’: Brit on the coronavirus ship jokes about his ordeal

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

Keeping passengers on coronavirus cruise ship was the WORST thing to do

Scientists have weighed in behind families of people trapped on the coronavirus-riddled cruise ship in Japan to slam the two-week quarantine. Steve Abel said his recently infected British parents David and Sally had been ‘failed’ during their isolation aboard the Diamond Princess where the number of diagnoses today hit 542 and continues to climb. He … Read more

Online ‘healers’ are trying to charge up to £80 to protect people from coronavirus with magic

People claiming to be healers are trying to sell bogus cures for the killer coronavirus for up to £80 a time online. Users on an online marketplace have been trying to cash in on the crisis, which has left governments around the world on red alert. Sellers on Fiverr claim to be able to cure … Read more

Hand sanitisers as London Fashion Week opens amid coronavirus disruption

By: Reuters | London | Updated: February 15, 2020 4:16:27 pm Luxury labels like Gucci-owner Kering have already warned that coronavirus will mean smaller crowds at the month-long catwalk season. (Representational image) Hand sanitisers were set to become the new must-have accessory as London Fashion Week opened on Friday, in what was expected to be … Read more

Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix postponed due to coronavirus

By: Reuters | Baku | Updated: February 12, 2020 6:46:36 pm The race at the Shanghai International Circuit was slotted in as the fourth round of the 2020 season. (Source: Twitter) Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed due to the recent outbreak of coronavirus in the country, organisers said on Wednesday. The race, … Read more

Coronavirus impact: Chinese wrestlers not to compete in Asian Championships in Delhi

By: PTI | New Delhi | Published: February 17, 2020 10:33:40 pm People wearing protective masks walk outside the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. (REUTERS) Chinese wrestlers will not compete in the Asian Championships beginning in New Delhi on Tuesday as they have not been granted visas by the government due to the novel coronavirus … Read more

Locum GP who caught coronavirus from super-spreader businessman at French chalet

Coronavirus fears have gripped the school attended by ‘super-spreader’ Steve Walsh’s children, with two members of staff told to self-isolate amid fears they may have caught the deadly virus. Cottesmore St Mary’s Catholic Primary School’s headteacher today wrote to parents telling them two people from the school had come into contact with a coronavirus patient. … Read more

Coronavirus: Brighton GP gets infection from ‘super-spreader’

Furious locals in Brighton have accused the government of keeping them in the dark over the coronavirus after it emerged that two of the eight UK cases are healthcare workers believed to work at a doctor’s surgery in the city.  Patients who have visited County Oak Medical Centre are being urgently traced as four people in … Read more