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

Hazmat-clad coronavirus medics perform hilarious Swan Lake routine to send off six patients

Hazmat-clad coronavirus medics perform hilarious Swan Lake routine to send off six patients as they leave hospital following a full recovery Six patients were discharged last Friday from a hospital in Anhui Province, China Two medical workers danced outside the hospital building to express their joy   State media reported a total of 24,734 recovered coronavirus … Read more

Chinese scientists claim to have developed coronavirus vaccine

Researchers from the School of Life Sciences at China’s Tianjin University have claimed to product the oral vaccine for coronavirus Scientists have developed an oral vaccine for the new coronavirus using baker’s yeast, Chinese state media reported. A professor in charge of the project has reportedly taken four doses of the drug without having any side … Read more

Woman is diagnosed with coronavirus after testing negative EIGHT TIMES during quarantine

Hotel worker, 56, is diagnosed with coronavirus after testing negative EIGHT TIMES in 17 days during quarantine The 56-year-old from Sichuan Province went into isolation earlier this month Medical workers gave her eight tests, and none of them came back positive  She was found to be infected yesterday after doctors performed further tests  The incubation … Read more

Amazon might not have enough products from China for Prime Day amid coronavirus outbreak 

Amazon scrambles to secure inventory amid concerns the company won’t have enough products from China to see them through Prime Day as the coronavirus continues to spread Amazon is reportedly concerned it may not have enough inventory for Prime Day The company is said to be communicating with third-party sellers to determine how the coronavirus … Read more

USA tops list of the world’s most diplomatically influential countries, with Britain third

America is the world’s most influential country followed by Germany with the UK in third, according to a new ranking of global ‘soft power’.  Despite economic uncertainty around Brexit and a shrinking military, Britain ranked above the likes of Russia and China for its ability to sway the opinions and behaviours of countries, people and … Read more

Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises to 15 amid surge of new infections

Iran’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 15 today with Iranians running short of masks and testing kits, the regime refusing to seal off the holy city at the centre of the crisis and pilgrims spreading the virus around the Middle East.   Even according to official figures, Iran has the worst virus outbreak in the … Read more

Coronavirus travel explained: Where you can and can’t go

Australians should not travel to China and should be very careful in South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong as coronavirus sweeps the world. The deadly flu-like infection – which spawned in Wuhan, China in December – has already claimed more than 2,500 lives globally and infected 22 people in Australia.  The mass outbreak has prompted the … Read more

Getting cleared of coronavirus cost a Miami businessman more than $3,000

Federal health officials continue to urge that it’s not too late to contain coronavirus in the US if people remain informed and vigilant.  So when Osmel Martinez Azcue returned to Miami from China and came down with flu-like symptoms, he thought getting tested for coronavirus was the prudent thing to do for his family, friends … Read more

Dow closes after dropping more than 1,000 points on fears coronavirus outbreak will become pandemic

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed after dropping more than 1,000 points on Monday, giving up its gain for the year due to concerns of the coronavirus becoming a global pandemic.  The Dow plunged 1,080 points mean, or 3.7 per cent, after having erased all gains for the blue-chip index, leaving the index negative for 2020. … Read more