Chinese staff forced to do push-ups if ‘they walked too much’ while working remotely

Chinese staff working from home during self-isolation are forced to do push-ups by their boss if app shows ‘they walked too much’ A company in Shanxi is using a step-counting app to keep track of its staff  Employees who walked more than 1,000 steps a day must do 20 push-ups  Those walking more than 2,000 steps … Read more

Worried air passengers wrap themselves in full-body plastic sheets

Sheet-scared: Airline passengers wrap themselves in full-body plastic sheets to fend off coronavirus during Australian flight A fellow passenger filmed the two flyers wrapped head-to-toe in plastic foil They were on a flight from Sydney to Hamilton Island off Australia’s coast  Australia has confirmed 15 cases of the virus, all linked to ground zero Wuhan … Read more

Diamond Princess quarantine ‘FAILED,’ top official says after 13 Americans evacuated early to US 

A top official at the National Institutes of Health says the quarantine aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship ‘failed’ after more than 300 Americans passengers were evacuated – 14 of whom tested positive for coronavirus out of 542 total. More than 3,700 passengers and crew members were stuck onboard the ship that has been docked … Read more

NHS trust apologises for lack of clear signs to its coronavirus isolation pod

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

Cleaner in hazmat suit disinfects inside a GP surgery ‘after a coronavirus patient turned up’ 

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

‘I will need another cruise to get over this’: Brit on the coronavirus ship jokes about his ordeal

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

Utah couple separated by coronavirus as he is trapped in Japanese hospital

A couple from Utah have been separated and quarantined on opposite sides of the world after the husband was diagnosed with coronavirus on the Diamond Princess in Japan and the wife was evacuated back to the US.  Now, Melanie Haering is confined to quarantine on Travis Air Base in California, while her husband, John, remains … Read more

Coronavirus death toll climbs to more than 2,000 with more than 75,000 cases recorded across world

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

US bars more than 100 Americans on Diamond Princess from returning over coronavirus fears

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials announced that more than 100 Americans still onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan will be barred from entry back into the US until they have completed yet another 14-day quarantine after disembarking.  ‘CDC believes the rate of new infections on board, especially among those without … Read more