Category Major Health Alert

Coronavirus: 47 new cases confirmed – taking UK total to 163 #COVID19 #nCoV2019 #coronavirus #UK #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

Forty-seven new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK over the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 163. The figure as of Thursday afternoon was 116. Health officials said 20,338 people have now been tested in…

Coronavirus: Second person in UK dies from infection #COVID19 #nCoV2019 #coronavirus #UK #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

A second person in the UK has died from coronavirus, Sky News understands. The man was understood to be in his late 80s, had underlying health conditions and died at Milton Keynes Hospital. Doctors are awaiting official test results to…

Moscow declares HIGH ALERT over coronavirus threat, imposes mandatory self-quarantines & workplace health checks #coronavirus #COVID19 #Russia #nCoV2019 #epidemic #quarantine

Health authorities in Russia’s capital have imposed a state of “high alert” and a series of new measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, directing anyone returning from virus-stricken locales to self-isolate. Returnees from trips abroad – namely from…

Iran closes schools & universities until March 20, reports 107 deaths, 3,513 infections from Covid-19 #COVID19 #nCoV2019 #coronavirus #Iran #epidemic

All schools and universities in Iran will be closed until the end of the country’s calendar year on March 20, Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced on state TV on Thursday. So far, 3,513 people have been infected with coronavirus in…