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
A mother is suing the Minnesota State Fair after her son allegedly contracted an E. coli infection and developed permanent kidney damage from touching livestock. According to a lawsuit filed last week, Christina Vonderhaar said that, on August 29, she brought her son, then four, to the State Fair, where he pet several animals. Within two … 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
Li Wenliang, 34, died from coronavirus in China. He was one of a group of doctors in China’s virus epicentre who shared posts on social media warning of a Sars-like virus spreading in the city in December. Front line medical staff and priests appear to be more likely to fall seriously ill or die from coronavirus, … Read more
Red eyes may be a tell-tale sign of coronavirus: Nurse who treated patients in Seattle nursing home says they ALL shared the facial ‘symptom’ Chelsey Earnest is a nurse at Life Care Center in Kirkland, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state She said redness around the eyes was the most important sign that … Read more
Chinese doctor breaks down in tears as he meets his son for the first time after fighting coronavirus for 55 days – but can’t hug the boy due to infection concerns Video shows the tearful medic greeting his five-year-old son after two months Dr Hou came home from Wuhan today after fighting the coronavirus outbreak … Read more
The Environment Secretary today ruled out enforcing social distancing measures in supermarkets, claiming it would be ‘counterproductive’, despite fears queues of shoppers are ‘undoubtedly adding to the spread of coronavirus’. Panic-buyers formed queues outside supermarkets up and down the country from 6am this morning and stripped shelves bare by 9am, as retailers enforced strict rationing measures … Read more
Prince Albert of Monaco has tested positive for coronavirus, the royal palace said today. Authorities in the tiny state said the 62-year-old ruler had been tested for the pathogen at the start of this week. His diagnosis makes him the first known head of state to be infected with the virus. It comes just nine … Read more
Worldwide coronavirus infection toll hits 200,000 after doubling in less than two weeks Cases of the highly contagious virus exceeded 203,000 on Wednesday morning The global toll reached six figures on March 7, two months after outbreak began But cases doubled in space of 11 days amid fears pandemic can’t be contained Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more