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A 75-year-old male passenger who traveled on the Grand Princess and died from the coronavirus was infected before he came on board the quarantined vessel, says the medical officer on the vessel which remains off the coast of San Francisco with as many as 3000 people stranded on board. The now-deceased passenger from Placer County, … Read more
FBI star Derek Hedlund was warned doctors might AMPUTATE his leg after flesh-eating bacteria infected a ‘tiny’ crab scratch Crab clawed his leg while he was moving a jet ski in New Jersey in July ‘Tiny’ scratch immediately started swelling up Hedlund sought medical attention, and was diagnosed with flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio Was warned that … Read more
Facebook shuts its London office after a member of staff with coronavirus visited from Singapore The social network confirmed it had told staff to work from home as a result Comes after S&P Global Platts sent home after visitor was diagnosed with virus Fund boss Greg Coffey told Knightsbridge staff to get taxis instead of tube … Read more
Figures released by China on Monday suggest that the tide of the coronavirus epidemic in the nation may be turning. There are now more patients who have recovered from the illness than there are people who are still infected there. According to China Global TV Network, as of Monday, there are at least 44,500 people … Read more
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus has jumped by 11 in just a day, bringing the total number of people to have died from the deadly virus to 54. Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur made the announcement on state TV today, as he confirmed the number of those infected has now reached 978. He called on … Read more
Auschwitz museum bans visitors from countries infected with coronavirus as Poland remains infection free Museum recommended travellers from certain countries to desist from visiting Polish government has said there are no confirmed cases of the virus in Poland The Museum has said that it is monitoring the issue on an ongoing basis By Ed Wight For … Read more
Iran’s vice president and spokeswoman for 1979 hostage-takers is infected with coronavirus, state media reveals By Associated Press Published: 14:19 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 14:27 GMT, 27 February 2020 A state-owned newspaper in Iran says Masoumeh Ebtekar, a vice president in the Islamic Republic and a spokeswoman for the 1979 hostage-takers, has the … Read more
Italy has confirmed its first case of coronavirus in the south after a holidaymaker from the north fell sick while visiting Sicily with friends. The woman, from Bergamo, had been in Palermo since before her home region of Lombardy was put on lockdown following an outbreak of cases at the weekend. But in recent days … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,600 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 79,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Two MPs have today revealed they have gone into ‘self-isolation’ after attending a Westminster bus conference that was attended by one of the UK’s nine coronavirus patient and 250 other delegates. Labour MPs Lilian Greenwood and Alex Sobel both announced their decisions on Twitter. They revealed they have cancelled upcoming engagements as a precaution until … Read more