More than 80% of coronavirus patients only get mild symptoms

Most people who catch coronavirus will only get mild symptoms and recover, recent data from China suggests.  Researchers there found that more than 80 percent of people diagnosed with the disease sweeping the globe only developed fever, cough and some aches and pains It’s cause for some optimism as deaths in the US surpass 200 … Read more

Italian doctor describes dying patients’ last moments as they plead to see loved ones for final time

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

Coronavirus is spreading faster in America than it EVER did in China

ALABAMA Alabama health officials on Tuesday ordered the closure of day cares, senior centers and on-site restaurant dining in six counties to contain the coronavirus outbreak.  The order from the Alabama Department of Public Health applies to Jefferson County, which has the highest number of cases, and the surrounding counties of Tuscaloosa, Walker, Blount, St. … Read more

Beijing’s expert suggests the US may have got a strain of the coronavirus before China

A Chinese medical expert has suggested that the US may have obtained a specimen of the novel coronavirus before China did, raising the possibility that Washington had known about the disease before Beijing. Dr Chen Xuyan from Beijing claimed that the first possible vaccine had entered clinical trials in America ‘way too quickly’.  She made … Read more

Coronavirus death toll tops 10,000 worldwide as crisis continues to escalate in Europe

The coronavirus death toll has topped 10,000 worldwide, doubling in one week, as the crisis continues to escalate in Europe.  Almost half of all COVID-19 deaths have occurred in Europe, with Italy reporting devastatingly high numbers every day.  China, where the killer virus first emerged, accounts for a third of all victims, having battled the disease … Read more

Luisa Zissman rants that the Chinese are to blame for coronavirus

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

British scientists discover antibody in blood of patient who fought off SARS

British scientists discover antibody in blood of patient who fought off SARS that could NEUTRALISE coronavirus Academics have discovered an antibody that could neutralise the coronavirus Researchers examined the blood of a patient who had recovered from SARS Using powerful x-ray machine they were able to find an antibody from patient  Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more

Germany beating the coronavirus survival odds: Country has 10,999 infections but just TWENTY deaths

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

Map reveals how the coronavirus outbreak has rapidly spread across the world

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

LBC’s Theo Usherwood is feared to have coronavirus and is being treated for pneumonia

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