How worried am I about coronavirus? The truth is, quite a lot. And I have been since reports of the infection began to emerge from China at the end of last year. Now, as Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty told MPs last week: ‘It is here.’ As of last night, there were more than 200 … Read more
Chinese business leaders leave lights on at work to fake country’s ‘recovery’ from coronavirus so they don’t fall foul of officials Whistleblowers claim Chinese business leaders are faking workforce ‘recovery’ Companies are leaving machinery and lights on because officials are checking power consumption levels Zhejiang Province have ‘restored 98.6% of its pre-coronavirus work capacity’ They … Read more
Hotel in China holding coronavirus victims in quarantine collapses as emergency service scramble to reach 70 trapped in the rubble Around 70 people were trapped after hotel in China’s Fujian province collapsed Xinjia Hotel in Quanzhou city collapsed around 7:30pm (11:30 GMT) on Saturday Around 23 people had been arrested by 9pm, according to local … Read more
Here’s the easy bit. The advice is against ‘all but essential’ travel to mainland China, parts of South Korea and ten towns in northern Italy, due to the coronavirus, while some countries, such as Israel, have started to impose their own travel bans. But what about a holiday in other parts of Italy or if … Read more
A team of researchers have released the first pictures, which show what they call ‘the real appearance’ of the novel coronavirus. The images were captured in a lab in southern China after experts had used frozen electron microscope analysis technology to inactivate a strain of the virus. ‘[The technology] preserves the biological specimen or the … Read more
A North Carolina-based company says its 15-minute blood test is already being widely used by the Chinese CDC, helping officials there to diagnose more patients, faster. On Thursday, that company, BioMedomics, announced its ‘quick and easy’ test is ready and being used in South Korea, Japan, Italy and some countries in the Middle East. But … Read more
The impact of coronavirus, as seen from space: Satellite images reveal the effects the disease has had – from empty theme parks to deserted streets The Grand Mosque in Mecca and a holy shrine in Qom are missing their usually huge crowds of pilgrims Tourists are also absent from Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Milan’s Piazza del … Read more
Hollywood is being rocked by the unprecedented challenge of coronavirus as the new James Bond movie is delayed, studios scrap film festivals and blockbuster productions are shut down. Industry estimates have already put the financial loss from Asian theaters shutting down at around $2billion. Major Hollywood titles including ‘Mulan’ – Disney’s China-set live-action blockbuster – have … Read more
As the coronavirus crisis teeters on the edge of becoming a global pandemic, bizarre myths about its origin and how to treat it have been running rampant online. Conspiracy theorists have speculated that the 5G mobile network created the virus by ‘sucking oxygen out of people’s lungs’. One theory doing the rounds on social idea claims … Read more
Where can you keep four children, quiet? How can you get a free six-day visa for China? And what to do in Jamaica? The holiday guru unravels traveller conundrums Marthinhal Quintal Family Resort in Portugal has something for everyone China offers 144-hour free transit visas to UK passengers arriving by sea or air Montego Bay … Read more