Category Epidemics

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: Person connected to University of Sussex, UK has tested positive for the virus #COVID19 #coronavirus #Sussex #UK #quarantine

In England, the University of Sussex has told students that it has been informed by health authorities that a person associated with the university has tested positive for the virus, following travel overseas. The university added: “However, as this person…

Hong Kong has warned residents not to kiss pets after a dog contracted coronavirus #COVID19 #coronavirus #HongKong #emergency #epidemic

Hong Kong authorities have warned people to avoid kissing their pets, but also to not panic and abandon them after a dog repeatedly tested “weak positive” for coronavirus. The Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said experts unanimously agreed…

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…

Facebook closes offices after worker diagnosed with coronavirus in Seattle, USA #Facebook #COVID19 #coronavirus #Seattle #USA #quarantine #epidemic

Facebook has confirmed that one of its workers in Seattle has been diagnosed with COVID-19, the first confirmed infection within the company. To handle the risks posed to other employees the company has closed its offices, forbidding anybody to enter…