Coronavirus US: Death toll hits 1,206 with over 73,000 cases

New York has recorded 100 coronavirus deaths in just 24 hours, bringing the state total to 385, as the number of fatal cases across the United States increased to 1,205.  New figures released on Thursday show that there are now 83,553 confirmed cases across the United States.  The US has now overtaken both Italy and … Read more

Coronavirus US: Death toll hits 1,074 with over 73,000 cases

New York has recorded 100 coronavirus deaths in just 24 hours, bringing the state total to 385, as the number of fatal cases across the United States increased to more than 1,000.  New figures released on Thursday show that there are now more than 1,000 deaths and over 81,000 confirmed cases across the United States.  … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll jumps to 474 with 9,849 cases

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

Priti Patel calls for UK borders to be CLOSED to stop new coronavirus cases being imported

Priti Patel calls for UK borders to be CLOSED to stop new coronavirus cases being imported from worldwide hotspots UK-bound flights from New York, Tehran, Rome and Beijing all took off yesterday Priti Patel says flights from virus hotspots should not be allowed into the country Less concern over EU arrivals ‘because their domestic lockdowns … Read more

Global deaths from coronavirus races past 20,000 with 450,000 confirmed cases

The coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 20,599 people worldwide since it first appeared in China in December, official figures say. More than 447,030 confirmed cases of infection have been diagnosed in 182 countries and territories since the start of the pandemic. The tallies, using data collected from national authorities and information from the World … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 435, with 8227 diagnosed cases

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

Coronavirus US: New York hospital cases are slowing, says Cuomo

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that new evidence suggests social distancing is ‘working’ in slowing down coronavirus, with the rate of hospitalizations slowing every day this week, but that we were ‘still on our way up the mountain’.  There are now 30,000 cases of coronavirus in the state of New York, including … Read more

Austrian ski resort probed over claims it covered up coronavirus cases

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

Wuhan doctor tests positive for coronavirus after the city reported zero cases for five days

Wuhan doctor tests positive for coronavirus after the city reported zero cases for five days in a row as leading doctor warns ‘mission is not accomplished’ for the former epicentre The medical worker was diagnosed yesterday, said the local health authority Officials said it was possible that he had contracted the disease through work  Comes … Read more

UK now worst offender for sending coronavirus cases to China

The UK has exported the most coronavirus cases back to China’s capital city after the epicentre of the outbreak shifted to Europe, according to health officials. Out of the 107 ‘imported cases’ reported by Beijing, more than a third were detected among people travelling from Britain, followed by those coming from Spain and Italy, authorities … Read more