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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
The world is now in uncharted territory as the coronavirus is now spreading much more rapidly outside China than within the country, the World Health Organization said today. Almost nine times as many cases had been reported in the past 24 hours beyond China than inside, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, adding that the … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and almost 90,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
The coronavirus could become an infection that never goes away and causes seasonal outbreaks of illness, according to scientists. Countries around the world are in the grip of the first ever epidemics of the virus, which has infected around 90,000 people and killed more than 3,000. While the number of cases in South Korea, Italy … Read more
An adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has become the first senior Iranian official to be killed by coronavirus after he died at a Tehran hospital today. Mohammad Mirmohammadi, a member of the Expediency Council which is hand-picked by the Supreme Leader, died aged 71 after falling sick with the virus. He is one of several regime … Read more
Alarming videos show Iranians LICKING holy shrines in religious tradition as country’s clerical hardliners refuse to close sites despite coronavirus outbreak The regime has shut schools, universities and sports centres to prevent spread But the hardline clerical establishment have still refused to close holy sites Clips show people licking the doors and burial mound inside … Read more
‘Such heroism’: Piers Morgan takes sarcastic swipe at Jon Snow as Channel 4 presenter complains of ‘loneliness’ during self-imposed coronavirus isolation The veteran Channel 4 News presenter, 72, is sheltering himself for 14 days He’s completing the exile after he visited coronavirus-hit Iran to cover elections GMB host Piers Morgan couldn’t resist a dig, sarcastically calling … Read more
France today said it will cancel all public ‘gatherings of more than 5,000 people’ in closed spaces, as it seeks to curb the spread of coronavirus amid a surge of cases in the country. The decision followed a special meeting of ministers to discuss the virus, which has infected 73 people in the country, according … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 83,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
US spies will use eavesdropping tools and undercover informants to monitor global spread of coronavirus amid ‘serious concerns’ it will explode in India and doubts over how Iran will cope with outbreak, source reveals Sources warn India’s available countermeasures are serious cause for concern The country’s population density increases the potential for the virus to spread … Read more