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Coronavirus outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy

-- 2020-02-26 11:16:04

Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, with all appearing to be linked to the growing outbreak in Italy. Austria, Croatia and Switzerland said the cases involved peo...

First Italian dies of coronavirus as outbreak flares in north

-- 2020-02-22 11:16:44

An elderly man in the northern Italian city of Padua has died after being infected with the coronavirus, becoming the first Italian victim of the disease, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Frid...

Deaths in China virus climb to 811, surpassing toll from SARS

-- 2020-02-09 10:23:03

The number of new coronavirus deaths on the Chinese mainland hit 811 by end of Feb 8, the National Health Commission said on Sunday morning, surpassing that of the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003. The new...

Countries evacuating nationals from China virus areas

Reuters 2020-01-28 13:41:39

Countries around the world are planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and private citizens from Chinese areas hit by the new coronavirus, which is spreading quickly. Wuhan, a city of 11 million in the...

Shanghai shuts down all cinemas amid Coronavirus outbreak

-- 2020-01-25 12:49:05

Shanghai has shut down all cinemas during the Lunar New Year holidays, which last until Jan 30, the Liberation Daily said on its online channel. A virus outbreak in China has prompted seven Chinese f...

China virus death toll jumps to 41, over 1300 infected worldwide

-- 2020-01-25 10:39:38

The official death toll from the coronavirus in China jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier, as local media reported a doctor on the frontline of the battle to contain the virus in Wuhan city...

Zika kills cancer cells: study

BBC 2017-09-06 11:59:12

According to US scientists, a harmful virus that can cause devastating damage to the brains of developing fetuses could offer up a surprising new treatment for adult brain cancer.   Zika has be...