Coronavirus could become a seasonal infection like the flu that returns EVERY year

The coronavirus could become an infection that never goes away and causes seasonal outbreaks of illness, according to scientists. Countries around the world are in the grip of the first ever epidemics of the virus, which has infected around 90,000 people and killed more than 3,000.  While the number of cases in South Korea, Italy … Read more

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak claims to be coronavirus ‘patient zero’

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak claims he and his wife may have been ‘patient zero’ in the U.S. for coronavirus after suffering a cough since returning from China two months ago … but wife says it’s just a sinus infection Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak claimed on Monday that he and his wife may have both been ‘patient … Read more

LAX NOT screening passengers from South Korea where coronavirus has spread to more than 4,000 people

Officials at Los Angeles International Airport have allegedly not begun screening passengers arriving from South Korea, where coronavirus has rapidly spread. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said in a tweet that people traveling from high-risk countries would be screened upon arrival in the US. Katie Miller, spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence, later clarified … Read more

China now makes up fewer than 90% of all coronavirus cases for first time

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and almost 90,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Trump touts ‘progress being made’ on a vaccine and cure for Coronavirus

President Donald Trump on Monday said he would be talking about a vaccine or a cure for the coronavirus with pharmaceutical executives and defended holding campaign rallies amid concerns about an outbreak of the disease. ‘We’re talking about a vaccine, maybe even a cure,’ the president said ahead of his meeting later Monday. ‘We’ve asked them to … Read more

More than 100 wild animals drop dead near coronavirus epicentre in China

More than 100 wild animals have reportedly dropped dead near the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in China. Experts claimed that some of the animals died after being poisoned by disinfectant sprayed by workers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to state media.  A total of 135 animal bodies belonging to 17 species … Read more

Panic buying hits New York as first coronavirus case is found in NYC

Panic buying has started to hit New York as shelves in major supermarkets are being emptied amid fears of the spreading coronavirus. New York had its first confirmed case of the virus on Sunday as the number of cases nationwide reached at least 77 with two patient deaths. Two coronavirus-related deaths were confirmed in Kirkland, Washington … Read more

Huawei announces new foldable Mate XS smartphone will be available outside China for the first time

Huawei has unveiled a new version of its foldable smartphone – the first that will be released outside of mainland China. The Mate Xs is the Chinese tech firm’s second folding phone after the Mate X, which launched last year. Like its predecessor, the Mate Xs has a screen that wraps around the outside of … Read more

WHO: Coronavirus is ‘rapidly’ fitting into Disease X category

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 83,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

More than a QUARTER of the world’s oceans need protecting urgently

More than a QUARTER of the world’s oceans need protecting urgently ‘to give marine species space to live free from human impacts’, scientists claim At least 26 per cent of oceans should be given special conservation protection  To provide safe spaces for sea species they suggest an area of 3.3 million miles  Researchers mapped the … Read more