Coronavirus: Death toll soars in China as new infections increase
The WHO said it has launched a Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to support countries to prevent, detect and diagnose ...
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Coronavirus: Cameroonian student in China first African victim
The student has been provided “psychological comfort” by the university, who has also updated his family on the situation.
How to protect yourself from coronavirus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have advised countries to heighten their health security surveillance
Coronavirus : First death reported outside China
The patient was a Chinese citizen who died in the Philippines.
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WHO to meet again to consider coronavirus emergency status
If the meeting holds, it would be the third time the committee will be meeting to assess the coronavirus threat.
Coronavirus: Japan to repatriate 200 citizens from Wuhan
Germany has reported its first case of the virus, while the U.S., and Canada have upgraded their travel warnings.
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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO’s decision to not declare a global public health emergency explained
The concept of the WHO declaring global public health emergencies first arose after the 2003 Sars coronavirus outbreak.
China sends medics to Wuhan as coronavirus death toll rises to 80
Apart from 80 deaths, 2,744 people have been confirmed infected by coronavirus across China as of Monday.
Coronavirus: First suspected case recorded in Africa
Health personnel are carrying out further tests on an unnamed student who returned from Beijing on Saturday.
