Category Epidemics

CORONAVIRUS: SKY TV CLOSES CALL CENTRE AFTER EMPLOYEE TESTS POSITIVE #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #Cardiff #Wales #SkyTV #quarantine #epidemic

TV company Sky today closed a busy call centre after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus. Up to 500 workers were sent home after a staff member became infected after returning from holiday in northern Italy. The worker is…

Top surgeon tests positive for coronavirus #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #AintreeUniversityHospital #Liverpool #quarantine #epidemic

A TOP British surgeon who has tested positive for coronavirus may have infected hundreds of vulnerable patients as he failed to self-isolate after contracting the killer bug on holiday in Italy. The senior surgeon at Liverpool’s Aintree University Hospital returned…

Coronavirus: Sixth person dies in UK after testing positive for infection #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

A sixth person has died after testing positive for coronavirus, NHS England has said. In a statement, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed the latest virus-related death in the UK. “Sadly, we can confirm that a man who was being…

Trinity College Dublin is closing its lecture halls and other buildings amid the coronavirus threat #COVID19 #coronavirus #Ireland #TrinityCollegeDublin #quarantine #epidemic

Trinity College Dublin is closing its lecture halls and other buildings amid the coronavirus threat. In a statement posted on the university’s website, it said: “From tomorrow morning (Wednesday 11th), all lectures will be delivered online for the rest of the…

Coronavirus: Nottingham Forest footaball owner Evangelos Marinakis has tested positive. He was at the home game alongside more than 27,000 fans #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #NottinghamForestFC #quarantine #epidemic #EvangelosMarinakis

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, who was at the Championship football team’s home game on Friday alongside more than 27,000 fans, has contracted coronavirus. Courtesy of theguardian.com

Coronavirus: UK peak expected within fortnight #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

The start of the UK peak of the coronavirus epidemic is expected within the next fortnight, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said. Dr Jenny Harries defended the Government’s decision to delay closing schools and the introduction of other stringent…

Coronavirus: The Czech Republic is to close schools indefinitely and ban events hosting more than 100 people #COVID19 #coronavirus #CzechRepublic #quarantine #epidemic

The Czech Republic is to close schools indefinitely and ban events hosting more than 100 people in measures to contain the coronavirus, its prime minister said on Tuesday. The country has reported 40 cases of coronavirus since detecting the first…