Did a 1981 Dean Koontz thriller predict the coronavirus outbreak? Readers share extracts from novel which chillingly refers to deadly viral infection named after Wuhan Koontz novel The Eyes Of Darkness describes a killer virus named ‘Wuhan-400’ The fictional virus was developed as a bioweapon in Wuhan research lab Coronavirus first emerged from the same … Read more
California health officials are monitoring 8,400 people for coronavirus symptoms after their arrival on domestic commercial flights, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday. The state currently has only about 200 test kits, an ‘inadequate’ number, but has been in ‘constant contact with federal agencies’ that have promised to send a fresh supply of kits in … Read more
Emergency plans are being drawn up by health officials to contain the coronavirus which could see schools closed for at least two months. Football matches, concerts and other mass gatherings may also need to be suspended, the chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said. Professor Whitty has refused to rule out anything, but is understood … Read more
Now a DOG tests positive for coronavirus: Patient’s pet Pomeranian comes down with the disease in Hong Kong Owner of the dog, Yvonne Chow Hau Yee contracted the virus in Hong Kong Visited a vets where samples were taken from the dog and tested for the virus Dog is being kept in quarantine and will … Read more
Astonishing moment coronavirus patient who had been given the all-clear is dragged back into hospital by panicked health workers while being interviewed by local TV In the clip, the man thanked people of Georgia and paid tribute to the doctors The unnamed Iranian citizen added that the hospital is ‘perfect and professional’ Health workers then … Read more
Coronavirus quarantine patient David Abel dances to ‘I’ve had the time of my life’ as he entertains Facebook followers following his release from the Diamond Princess cruise liner David and Sally Abel were treated for pneumonia at a hospital in Japan The dad, who was infected with coronavirus, has bust some moves to Dirty Dancing The … Read more
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 80,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Tokyo Olympic organisers may not have planned for what to do in the case of a global disease outbreak, the man behind five successful bids has warned. Terrence Burns, who worked on winning bids for two summer and three winter Olympics, said the bid committees are not typically asked to explain what they would do … Read more
China should ban the eating of dogs and cats completely to ‘restore its international image’, a scholar has urged. The news came after a Chinese city drafted a law to forbid the consumption of the pets to improve food safety in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Guo Changgang, an academic from Shanghai, called for … Read more
Stunning microscope images released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal the new killer coronavirus in unprecedented detail. Shown as blue dots, the virus, now dubbed SARS-CoV-19, can be seen roving around and invading human cells. The sample is the first of its kind capture using a transmission electron microscope by CDC … Read more