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A model who remained in Wuhan for her boyfriend during the coronavirus outbreak has claimed that the locals were facing a food shortage, especially meat. Residents of a village on the outskirts of Wuhan were only able to buy basic vegetables, and ‘some families even had no meat to eat’, said Annabella Woo who is … Read more
A province in eastern China has been accused of covering up the true scale of its coronavirus outbreak by seriously under-reporting the number of its daily cases. The health crisis in Shandong Province is up to 52 times worse than officials have admitted, a report revealed today. Between February 9 and 23, the daily infection … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put inspections in China on hold and warned Americans there could soon be shortages of ‘critical’ medical products due the coronavirus outbreak. Inspectors were pulled from the country after the US State Department issued an advisory warning travelers not to China on January 30. While the news … Read more
Chinese doctor is hailed as a hero after giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a collapsed stranger during coronavirus outbreak Dr Luo was nearby when a man had a sudden heart attack in a shop in China He took off his face mask to give first aid despite the coronavirus epidemic The man’s heartbeats resumed after minutes … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,700 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Amazon scrambles to secure inventory amid concerns the company won’t have enough products from China to see them through Prime Day as the coronavirus continues to spread Amazon is reportedly concerned it may not have enough inventory for Prime Day The company is said to be communicating with third-party sellers to determine how the coronavirus … Read more
China BANS eating wild animals amid fears the practice sparked coronavirus outbreak Beijing today passed a proposal to ban trade and eating of all wild animals Experts have linked the virus epidemic to the consumption of exotic species The measure aims at ‘safeguarding public health and ecological security’ The virus likely came from a Wuhan … Read more
Deadly coronavirus outbreak is costing travel firms billions of pounds in cancellations and lost bookings with cruise firms facing a £500m hit after axing voyages to the Far East Airlines predict losses of £23billion this year after cancelling 100,000 flights The outbreak has also led to 300,000 fewer shipping containers leaving China So far the … Read more
Hilton closes 150 hotels in China until the coronavirus outbreak subsides, which may put a £38million dent in its earnings Hotel chain says the temporary closures come at the request of local authorities It says that it hopes to re-open the affected properties ‘as soon as we can’ Hilton has four hotels in Wuhan as … Read more
Now Coronavirus outbreak hits Apple, Land Rover and the owner of Holiday Inn By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:45 GMT, 18 February 2020 | Updated: 22:45 GMT, 18 February 2020 Apple, Jaguar Land Rover and the owner of Holiday Inn have become the latest businesses to spell out the impact of the … Read more