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Hundreds of people have been filmed queuing up to buy face masks in the city at the centre of South Korea’s coronavirus outbreak. A long line of people snaked out the doors of a supermarket in the city of Daegu on Monday as people tried to protect themselves against the spread of the disease amid fears … Read more
Experts have warned the world has reached a coronavirus ‘tipping point’ after an explosion of cases in the last few days, including three deaths in Italy, and another four infected in Britain, sparked panic in Europe. It comes as Austria last night briefly halted all trains moving to and from Italy which has locked down … Read more
Four of the Britons evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus after returning to the UK. Health officials confirmed yesterday that tests at Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral – where 32 passengers were being quarantined – showed the quartet had contracted the Covid-19 strain. The new cases, which bring … Read more
More than half of all South Korea’s coronavirus cases are linked to a secretive ultra-religious cult whose leader believes he is immortal. South Korean officials today confirmed at least 231 of the country’s 433 new cases are linked to outbreaks at a branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Daegu. Korea’s Centers for Disease Control … Read more
Coronavirus experts are more worried that they are unable to trace where clusters of the bug are breaking out than they are about the rising numbers of infections. In South Korea, Singapore and Iran, clusters of infections are leading to a jump in cases of the new viral illness outside China. World Health Organization officials … Read more
The leader of a ‘cult’ at the centre of South Korea’s coronavirus crisis has today labelled the outbreak ‘the devil’s deed’. Lee Man-Hee declared the virus a ‘test of faith’ after services at the Shincheonji Church of Jesus were widely blamed for spreading the virus. A 61-year-old woman known as ‘Patient 31’ is feared to have … Read more
The UK ranks 10th in the world when it comes to children ‘flourishing’, coming ahead of Germany, Canada, Sweden and the United States, a new United Nations backed report says. However, the archipelago ranks 133rd, for sustainability, when excess carbon emissions are taken into consideration, with a range of countries coming ahead of it such as Argentina, Brazil and … Read more
Global markets continue to be hit by coronavirus fears as shares slump, South Korea declares economic ’emergency’ and oil price drops Apple’s Frankfurt-listed shares dropped by five per cent and suppliers also fell South Korean president Moon Jae-in said economy was in ’emergency situation’ Outbreak is also posing a threat to Japan which is already … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,800 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 71,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
South Korea tracks coronavirus patients’ locations using phone data and CCTV footage – then publishes it online South Korean government tracks coronavirus patients and publishes locations All 29 confirmed cases are tracked using phone data, credit cards and CCTV Their locations are then published on Ministry of Health and Welfare website By Chris Dyer For Mailonline Published: … Read more