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
German chancellor Angela Merkel has tested negative for coronavirus for a second time but remains in quarantine, her office said today. Merkel, 65, has been working from home in Berlin since discovering that a doctor who recently gave her a vaccination had tested positive for the disease. An initial test came back negative on Monday, … Read more
Britons infected with coronavirus are among thousands of patients taking part in a European coronavirus mega-trial of four experimental therapies. The trial, called Discovery, includes 3,200 patients who have been hospitalised from the killer virus in the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Sweden and Luxembourg. It will test the effectiveness of four treatments, including a course of … Read more
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel will quarantine herself at home after being treated by a doctor who has since tested positive for coronavirus – as the country bans gatherings of more than two people to stop the spread. ‘The Chancellor has decided to quarantine herself at home. She will be tested regularly in the coming days… … Read more
Germany ban gatherings of more than TWO people in nationwide crackdown in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus Family members are except from the rule, according to regional premier Angela Merkel made agreement today with regional leaders to control virus Coronavirus has killed 70 people in Germany and infected some 22,000 Coronavirus symptoms: … Read more
Angela Merkel was spotted buying four bottles of wine from a supermarket in Berlin as the coronavirus crisis grips Germany. Germany has seen 21,000 cases and 75 deaths from the killer bug. He shopping trip in Mitte, Berlin, follows government plans to unveil an economic rescue package worth 822 billion euros (£759.45 billion) to fund the country’s fight … Read more
We are all preparing for CV-Day in our own ways. That’s the day when the virus reaches its peak and the phoney war is over. The last real phoney war began when we declared war on Germany and it ended when the Germans invaded France and the Low Countries in 1940. It took another five … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus outbreak is one of the fastest escalating epidemics in Europe, official statistics have revealed. 676 people were diagnosed with the virus yesterday, more than in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Austria or Denmark. This was 35 per cent more than the previous day, when there were 407 cases, and meant the … Read more
Germany is currently beating the coronavirus survival odds despite being one of the nations hardest hit by the pandemic. The country has so far recorded nearly 11,000 cases of coronavirus but has only seen 20 deaths, putting the mortality rate at 0.18 per cent. This is significantly lower than that of Italy (8.3 percent), China … Read more
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