The week-long holiday to welcome in the Year of the Rat began on Friday, raising fears that the infection rate could accelerate as hundreds of millions of people travel to their homes and overseas. The minister said she expects more cases. Other cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Thailand , Japan , Singapore , South Korea , Vietnam and Taiwan. [Full Article...]
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has said people who have been anywhere in Italy north of Pisa should self-isolate if they develop flu-like symptoms on their return to the UK. The first positive test in South America has also been recorded in a 61-year-old Brazilian man who had recently been to northern Italy. A statement on Priory Academy's website says: "Students from this academy were amon... [Full Article...]
Several European countries announced new cases traced to Italy . Fontana also said that Rome did not listen to presidents of the Italian regions after some had suggested "about a month ago" that it might be necessary to take extra precautions due to the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak in Italy . [Full Article...]
They're working on locating people who came into contact with him, including passengers on the plane that he flew back to Brazil with. He showed symptoms of the virus, including a fever, a cough, a sore throat, and a runny nose, authorities said in a statement. [Full Article...]
The Algerian Health Ministry confirmed the case of the deadly disease in the country on Tuesday. Algeria has reported its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus, an Italian man who arrived in the country on February 17 and has been put into isolation. [Full Article...]
China has the most cases with a little more than 77,000 cases as of Monday night, according to AP. "There's growing fear and resentment among the people right now". In some ways, this is being seen as a key test for how a country with far greater civil liberties than China responds. Also known as the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, the church was founded and is headed by self-pro... [Full Article...]
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday: "Does the virus have pandemic potential?" While affirming that "we will not hesitate to use the word pandemic if it is an accurate description of the situation", Mr. The man was in his 80s. In South Korea, almost 1,000 people have fallen ill with COVID-19 following a recent surge in infections tied to a mysterious religious cult. [Full Article...]
There are six more that were tested for the virus within the five boroughs of the City of NY as well. New York City hasn't reported any patients under investigation, but in Chinatown people are already wearing protective masks (pictured). [Full Article...]