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Black cab driver, 56, dies of coronavirus after catching infection off cash from a fare as he ferried people around London during outbreak, family say Black cab driver Spencer Kurash died at his Chigwell home on Wednesday He had been ferrying passengers until he first noticed symptoms on March 18 The 56-year-old then went into … Read more
Almost 500 of Australia’s coronavirus cases – or one in seven – have come from cruise ships, the nation’s deputy chief medical officer said on Saturday. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly told a national press conference almost 200 cases had come from one ship alone – the Ruby Princess. The Ruby Princess docked in … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Kathy Griffin has been sent home from hospital after spending time in a coronavirus isolation ward. The 59-year-old comedian revealed this week she was battling ‘unbearably painful symptoms’ associated with the respiratory illness – also known as COVID-19 – and said she had been taken to a specific isolation ward for sufferers of the virus, … Read more
Kate Garraway airs concern over eye infection and jokes it is ‘no bad thing’ she is wearing glasses… after doing her own hair and make-up amid social distancing rules By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 09:33 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 09:46 GMT, 26 March 2020 Kate Garraway aired her concerns over an eye … Read more
Germany’s rate of new coronavirus infections dropped from 21 per cent to 15 per cent today while the country’s death rate remained strikingly low. Official figures from the Robert Koch health institute showed the total number of cases in Germany rising by 4,118, taking the total from 27,436 to 31,554. The death toll climbed by … Read more
Red eyes may be a tell-tale sign of coronavirus: Nurse who treated patients in Seattle nursing home says they ALL shared the facial ‘symptom’ Chelsey Earnest is a nurse at Life Care Center in Kirkland, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state She said redness around the eyes was the most important sign that … Read more
Li Wenliang, 34, died from coronavirus in China. He was one of a group of doctors in China’s virus epicentre who shared posts on social media warning of a Sars-like virus spreading in the city in December. Front line medical staff and priests appear to be more likely to fall seriously ill or die from coronavirus, … Read more
Chinese doctor breaks down in tears as he meets his son for the first time after fighting coronavirus for 55 days – but can’t hug the boy due to infection concerns Video shows the tearful medic greeting his five-year-old son after two months Dr Hou came home from Wuhan today after fighting the coronavirus outbreak … Read more