Coronavirus breakthrough as Australian researchers claim they have developed a vaccine

Australian scientists have made a key breakthrough in a desperate bid to develop a vaccine for the killer coronavirus.  Researchers at the University of Queensland are making a fast-tracked attempt to make a cure for the disease, which has killed more than 2,200 people worldwide. There are now dozens of Australians suffering from the respiratory … Read more

Coronavirus travel ban is LIFTED as thousands of school students are allowed to go back to class 

Coronavirus travel ban is LIFTED as thousands of school students are allowed to go back to class on a ‘strict pathway’ after being stuck in China There are 760 final year students enrolled in Australian schools trapped in China The Australian government said they lift the travel ban for them on Saturday  Students will be … Read more

Prisoners of the plague cruise: British couple’s hellish coronavirus diaries

The four-week, £7,000-plus cruise in the Far East was intended to be the holiday of a lifetime to celebrate their forthcoming 20th wedding anniversary in July. But after boarding their ship the Diamond Princess in Singapore on January 6, John and Elaine Spencer – along with 2,700 other passengers – were plunged into the coronavirus … Read more

Recovered coronavirus patient tests positive again 10 days into self-isolation

A former coronavirus patient has tested positive 10 days after being allowed to leave the hospital and go home, sparking fears that recovered sufferers may still carry the lethal virus. State media said the person was discharged from a hospital in a Chinese city earlier this month and then went into self-quarantine straight away. Experts … Read more

More than 100 wild animals drop dead near coronavirus epicentre in China

More than 100 wild animals have reportedly dropped dead near the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in China. Experts claimed that some of the animals died after being poisoned by disinfectant sprayed by workers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to state media.  A total of 135 animal bodies belonging to 17 species … Read more

18 US cruise evacuees have coronavirus after CDC warned against flying sick people

Health officials warned the State Department not to fly 14 American cruise passengers from the Diamond Princess who tested positive in Japan back to the US alongside healthy passengers, for fear the virus would spread.  The State Department batted aside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) staunch warnings and flew all 328 evacuees … Read more

Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy ‘understands’ Sport Relief relocating over coronavirus fears

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 75,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

More than 100 wild animals drop dead near coronavirus epicentre in China

More than 100 wild animals have reportedly dropped dead near the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in China. Experts claimed that some of the animals died after being poisoned by disinfectant sprayed by workers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to state media.  A total of 135 animal bodies belonging to 17 species … Read more