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A coronavirus vaccine could be available ‘within months’, an Oxford University scientist has claimed. Professor Sarah Gilbert and colleagues at the Jenner Institute are ‘rapidly’ working out how to stop COVID-2019 spreading further. A ‘seed stock’ will soon be developed into a real vaccine in Italy, with an initial 1,000 doses for clinical trials. The World Health … Read more
Scramble to contact 130 Britons freed from cruise ship in Cambodia after a US passenger tested positive for coronavirus while in transit in Malaysia An 83-year-old woman tested positive when she touched down in Kuala Lumpur Cruise operator Holland America said there was ‘no indication’ of the disease FCO offering consular assistance to passengers and … Read more
‘Send us in the opposite direction!’ Tui cruise customers claim they are being forced to holiday in ‘Coronavirus Land’ after the firm refused refunds for trip to Thailand and Singapore Tui’s Marella Cruises trip will also stop in Singapore, Cambodia and Malaysia Some customers are concerned the ship will visit ports that have closed down … Read more
Another hospital chief at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak has reportedly been hospitalised after contracting the disease. Dr Wang Ping, the head of Wuhan No. 8 Hospital, was being treated at the city’s Jinyintan Hospital, state media said today. Just yesterday, the director of Wuhan Wuchang Hospital died of the disease following ‘all-out rescue … Read more
This is the emotional moment a mother and her two children are reunited with their dad after weeks under coronavirus quarantine. Yanjun Wei and her two kids, Mia and Rowan, were released from quarantine at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, on Tuesday. The trio had been trying to get home from the coronavirus … Read more
Scientists have taken a major step forward in developing a vaccine against the coronavirus that’s now claimed more than 2,000 lives worldwide by mapping the part of the virus that allows it to infect human cells. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are the first in the world to make a 3D model … Read more
Three police officers in Stoke-on-Trent are quarantined over coronavirus fears after a female ‘Chinese’ prisoner fell ill in custody after being arrested By Lara Keay For Mailonline Published: 16:17 GMT, 19 February 2020 | Updated: 16:20 GMT, 19 February 2020 Three police officers have been ordered to self-quarantine after a woman fell ill in custody … Read more
A series of maps has revealed how the coronavirus outbreak has spread through China and leaped to at least 26 other countries around the world. More than 74,000 people have now been infected with the virus in China and 2,006 people have died there, but international cases continue to crop up. They have been found … Read more
Chinese pet owners who are in home quarantine have started to ‘walk’ their dogs from their balconies using super long leads during the coronavirus outbreak, according to reports. Trending videos show residents standing by their windows while holding onto their pooches which are attached to lengthy leashes. They take the animals home by pulling the ropes. While … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more