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Coronavirus likely to significantly spread in the UK #COVID19 #nCoV2019 #coronavirus #UK #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

Boris Johnson’s spokesperson has warned that the coronavirus was likely to spread significantly. The British prime minister was updated on the coronavirus by the chief medical officer and the chief scientific adviser as he opened an official Cobra meeting. The…

First coronavirus death recorded in Switzerland #COVID19 #coronavirus #Switzerland #emergency #epidemic

The first death in Switzerland from Covid-19 has been confirmed in canton Vaud. A 74-year-old woman died early on Thursday, the federal authorities saidexternal link. The woman, who had suffered from a chronic illness and was thus considered at high…

Coronavirus: First patient in UK dies after testing positive for COVID-19 #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

A patient in Berkshire has become the first person in the UK to die after being diagnosed with coronavirus. The “older patient” was admitted to the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust on Wednesday evening and had tested positive for COVID-19, the…

Coronavirus: 30 new cases takes UK total to 115 #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

Thirty new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the UK, bringing the total to 115. The number had stood at 85 following the Department of Health update on Wednesday afternoon. Three new cases had already been confirmed in Scotland today.…

Coronavirus: Several cases of cured patients are testing positive again in China #COVID19 #coronavirus #China #wuhan #Hubei #china #emergency #epidemic

In China, a 36-year-old man who had been confirmed to have the virus and was discharged from a hospital in Wuhan on 26 February has died, according to the Chinese publication the Paper, who cited his wife. The man suddenly…

Coronavirus: California declares state of emergency #COVID19 #coronavirus #California #USA #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

California governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus in the state, which now has has 53 confirmed cases. Earlier on Wednesday, health officials announced the first California death from the virus, an elderly person…

London’s Canary Wharf in coronavirus panic: HSBC offices evacuated #COVID19 #coronavirus #HSBC #CanaryWharf #London #UK #quarantine #epidemic

HSBC has evacuated part of its UK headquarters in the bustling Canary Wharf financial district in London over fears an employee has contracted coronavirus. The UK banking giant has cleared its research department after one of its analysts displayed flu-like…