Category Epidemics

Coronavirus: Colombia has detected 1 new case #COVID19 #coronavirus #Colombia #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

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Coronavirus: Facebook closes London offices after employee diagnosed #COVID19 #nCoV2019 #coronavirus #Facebook #London #UK #quarantine #epidemic

Facebook is closing its three London offices and telling staff to work from home after an employee was diagnosed with COVID-19. The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has now passed 100,000, according to Johns Hopkins University, as the COVID-19 outbreak…

London coronavirus: Two British Airways baggage handlers at Heathrow Airport test positive #COVID19 #nCoV2019 #coronavirus #London #UK #HeathrowAirport #BritishAirways

Public Health England has confirmed that two members of British Airways staff have tested positive for coronavirus . The airline has confirmed to MyLondon that the staff members are baggage handlers, not cabin crew as has been reported on social…

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…