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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Global markets will ride out the coronavirus crisis Global stock markets have fallen to their worst levels since 2016 China’s supply chain dominance makes the epidemic more problematic than SARs, as China only accounted for 5% of world economy in 2003 Markets will bounce back but investors will have to be patient By Ruth Sunderland … Read more
Health officials are desperately trying to find coronavirus carriers unwittingly spreading the deadly illness. They fear the individuals have only mild symptoms and do not realise they are infected. The crisis deepened yesterday when 13 new cases were reported – bringing the number in the UK to 36. The total has almost tripled in four … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 75,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Brighton’s coronavirus crisis deepened today as it emerged a taxi driver has been told to self-isolate at home after he drove a confirmed patient, an A&E doctor was revealed to be infected and nine schools are on alert for possible cases. The web of cases and suspected transmissions around the city has become increasingly complex … Read more
Deadly virus stalks financial markets: Fears for Chinese economy spook nervous investors By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 3 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 3 February 2020 British savers exposed to China’s stock market are set for a rocky ride as the spread of the deadly coronavirus rattles financial markets … Read more
A second person has died from coronavirus in China amid fears the lethal outbreak may spread globally, officials have said. The 69-year-old man, named only as Xiong, died in the early hours of January 15 at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan city. He had been admitted to hospital on December 31 with symptoms of the virus, … Read more
A tick capable of carrying a host of killer illnesses has been found in the UK for the very first time, health officials have revealed. The Hyalomma rufipes tick – a small blood-sucking arachnid – is usually confined to Africa, Asia and parts of southern Europe. But Public Health England has now revealed one of … Read more
Chemists cash in by charging up to £475 to vaccinate teenage boys against the cancer-causing HPV virus From September boys across UK will be vaccinated when they are aged 12 or 13 But an estimated two million older boys will miss out, to fury of campaigners When vaccine was offered to girls, NHS put in temporary … Read more
One day, Abbie Mifsud was acting lethargic for the normally bright and bubbly six-year-old. A week later, she couldn’t walk in a straight line – and five months later, Abbie was gone, killed by the aggressive brain cancer, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). When Abbie was diagnosed in 2011, her mother, Amanda, was horrified and … Read more