Italy quarantines 16 million people as virus sweeps globe
Italy PM Giuseppe Conte also announced the closure of schools, gyms, museums, nightclubs and other venues across the whole country.
USA admits it does not have enough coronavirus test kits
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Vice-President Mike Pence said the Trump administration wouldn’t be able to meet its objective of delivering 1 million testing kits this week.
Kenyans stuck in Wuhan to get Sh10m, CS Kagwe reveals coronavirus response plan
National Response Committee on deadly coronavirus disease holds its first meeting, resolves to send Sh10 million to Kenyans students in China.
Masks can’t stop the coronavirus in the US, but hysteria has led to bulk-buying, price-gouging and serious fear for the future
Despite repeated pleas from health officials not to purchase them, Americans can’t stop snatching up masks and respirators.
China coronavirus cases rise again, Trump urges calm after US death
Worldwide, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and about 87,000 infected since the virus was first detected late 2019.
Look for all 239 passengers who entered Kenya on Feb. 26 on a China flight, and quarantine them at a KDF facility, judge orders Matiang’i
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The 239 passengers travelled to Kenya in China Southern Airlines plane.
How contagious is coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?
C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads. According to the World Health Organisation, 16-21% of people with the virus in China became severely ill and 2-3% of those infected have died. Read more: The […]