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2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers have told athletes to train as … Read more
Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite evidence that most people who aren’t sick don’t need to wear them. Many businesses are sold out, while others are limiting how many a customer can buy. Amazon is policing its site, trying to make sure sellers don’t … Read more
Coronavirus cases have surged again in South Korea today where 571 new infections brought the total from 1,766 to 2,337. Most of the new cases were recorded in the city of Daegu, where the outbreak has been traced to a secretive religious sect. It came as China saw another sharp fall in its rate of coronavirus … Read more
The London stock market fell to a 13-month low today as coronavirus fears continue to grip investors with shares also slumping across Asia. The FTSE 100 index of the UK’s biggest listed companies has now fallen more than 7 per cent in the past four days, and fell 2.6 per cent in early trading on Thursday. The losses mirrored … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,700 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 81,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Coronavirus fears have gripped South Korea as President Moon warned of a ‘very grave’ outbreak, officials screened 200,000 ‘cult’ members and a Korean Air cabin crew member tested positive for the deadly virus. Concerns centred on the southeastern city of Daegu this morning where residents donned face-masks, wore vinyl gloves on trains, rushed to supermarkets … Read more
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
Italy’s spiralling coronavirus outbreak has started to spill across the continent, with a tourist from the infection-plagued Lombardy region testing positive on Tenerife. The patient, understood to be a doctor, had travelled to the Spanish holiday island from the Italian region, which has been locked down following a cluster of cases. Seven people have died … Read more
Tom Cruise has been forced to hole up in a luxury hotel in Venice after the filming of Mission: Impossible 7 was halted after an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy, DailyMail.com has learned. The actor had been due to begin filming in some of the most picturesque and popular parts of the floating city but … Read more
An unwell coach driver sparked a coronavirus panic at a French bus station today after arriving with virus symptoms from Italy, where six people have now died in Europe’s first major outbreak. French police impounded the coach in Lyon today after it arrived from Milan with the driver reportedly suffering from a bad cough. Passengers were … Read more