Category WHO

Doctor in coronavirus-hit Wuhan claims local authorities told him to stop warning others of outbreak #coronavirus #wuhan #china #emergency

A doctor in the Chinese city of Wuhan claims he was told by police to stop warning fellow medics about a potential coronavirus outbreak. Li Wenliang, who has since taken ill with flu-like symptoms, took to Chinese social media platform…

First lethal case outside China: WHO confirms death of coronavirus patient in Philippines #coronavirus #emergency #WHO #philippines #wuhan #china

A man has died in the Philippines after testing positive for coronavirus, becoming the first lethal case of the outbreak outside China. The deceased recently returned from Wuhan, the center of the crisis. The 44-year-old man died on Saturday after…

London coronavirus outbreak fears as 2 taken ill and Paddington station ‘cordoned off’ #coronavirus #London #uk #PaddingtonStation #emergency

Two people have been taken to hospital amid fears that the deadly coronavirus has spread to London. On Friday night (January 31) people took to Twitter to report that a section of Paddington station had been cordoned off and pictures…

First two cases of coronavirus confirmed in Russia, both Chinese citizens #coronavirus #russia #wuhan #china #emergency

Russia has registered its first patients diagnosed with the new Chinese coronavirus, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova has confirmed. The alarming news comes just a day after Moscow closed its Far Eastern border with China. Golikova told reporters that the…

First two cases of coronavirus confirmed in UK #coronavirus #uk #wuhan #china #emergency

Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, Public Health England says. Professor Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, said: “We can confirm that two patients in England, who are members of the same family, have tested…