Shares slide again as coronavirus pandemic spreads 

Shares slide again as coronavirus pandemic spreads and traders shrug off emergency measures By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 11 March 2020 Stock markets were plunged back into turmoil as the coronavirus was declared a pandemic and traders shrugged off emergency measures to prop … Read more

Coronavirus classed as pandemic by World Health Organisation

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

World Health Organization says the coronavirus can now be classed as a pandemic 

Coronavirus IS a pandemic: World Health Organization dramatically upgrades COVID-19 outbreak after ‘alarming spread and severity’ of cases across the globe By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:33 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 16:38 GMT, 11 March 2020 The World Health Organization has today finally declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic.  It … Read more

Coronavirus fears send shoppers scrambling to prepare ‘pandemic pantries’

Concerned shoppers hit by worries over the growing scale of the coronavirus in the United States are stocking up their ‘pandemic pantries’ to prepare for the possibility of the virus spiraling into a worldwide pandemic. Oatmilk, fruit snacks, pretzels and cat food have seen massive spikes in sales in the past week as those diagnosed … Read more

Coronavirus IS a pandemic, says Germany, as cases rise 22%

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Top virus expert warns coronavirus has reached ‘pandemic proportions’

The coronavirus death toll in the U.S. has now climbed to six as the top infectious disease official in the country warned the disease had likely reached ‘pandemic proportions’.  Health officials announced on Monday that four additional people had died in Washington state. Two other patients in that same area died over the weekend.  Five of the … Read more

CDC official says coronavirus getting closer to pandemic criteria

US health officials have been conducting secret meetings with lawmakers, senators revealed at a Tuesday Appropriations Subcommittee meeting.  Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire criticized the secrecy of a briefing that had taken place earlier that morning, and said that her constituents were ‘concerned’ that they weren’t getting all the information that they needed about … Read more

Coronavirus could strike every country on planet as it teeters on the edge of a pandemic, warns WHO

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

Top CDC official says parents need to prepare for tele-schooling if coronavirus becomes pandemic

uS health officials have been conducting secret meetings with lawmakers, senators revealed at a Tuesday Appropriations Subcommittee meeting.  Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire criticized the secrecy of a briefing that had taken place earlier that morning, and said that her constituents were ‘concerned’ that they weren’t getting all the information that they needed about … Read more