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Possible cases being tested in Scotland and Belfast; World Health Organisation committee says ‘too early’ to declare emergency
14 tested in UK, five are negative
Wuhan: the city at the centre of the outbreak
What is the Wuhan coronavirus and how worried should we be?
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Fri 24 Jan 2020 06.31 GMTFirst published on Thu 23 Jan 2020 15.43 GMT
1h ago10 cities in China have suspended public transport
2h agoChina confirms 26th death
3h agoDeath toll rises to 26 – reports
4h agoAustralia's chief medical officer says country is "prepared"
5h agoAustralia investigating four cases in NSW
5h agoAnother Chinese city will suspend its public transport
6h agoDeath toll rises to 25
22m ago06:30
What we know so far
The official death toll stands at 26 people, most of them in Hubei province in central China, but two people have died outside of that zone – one man just outside of Beijing, and the other in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, which borders Russia.
At least 830 people in China have been confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus so far.
The Chinese government has locked down 11 million people in the city of Wuhan, where the virus originated, and nine other cities in the Hubei province, causing chaos on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
A new 1000-bed hospital is being built in Wuhan specifically to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, and authorities there expect to have it completed and running by Monday.
South Korea has confirmed a second case of the virus, a man in his 50s who had been working in Wuhan earlier this month.
Japan has also confirmed a second case of the virus: a Wuhan resident in his 40s who arrived in Japan on 19 January.
The US has confirmed one case of the virus in Seattle, while authorities in Texas are investigating a second suspected case
14 people in the UK have been tested for the virus; so far, five have been cleared.
Scottish authorities have tested at least six people with coronavirus symptoms.
In Australia, at least six people are being monitored for signs of the virus, while public health authorities warn the world is likely to see more cases confirmed in countries outside of China in the coming days.
The World Health Organisation’s emergency committee has concluded it’s “too early” to declare an international public health emergency, but says the situation is still to be considered an emergency in China. “It has not yet become a global health emergency. It may yet become one,” said WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Reuters is reporting that Shanghai Disney will be closed to help prevent the spread of the virus.
Cinemas will suspend their operations in Guangdong Province until the end of the holiday season due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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The film administrative authority in Guangdong Province released an emergency notice on Friday requiring cinemas in the province to suspend their operations immediately until the end of the Spring Festival holidays to contain the spread of #WuhanCoronavirus
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#earlier - #hk's director of health Dr Constance Chan said those who had been to #wuhan should wear masks and "other people, unless they have symptoms... in normal social circumstances, do not need to wear masks"
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In Australia, researchers at the University of Queensland are racing to develop a vaccine for coronavirus.
According to AAP:
The Queensland team is one of three around the world asked to plant their foot on the accelerator and use new technologies to get a vaccine onto the market fast.
If they can replicate what they’ve done in labs with other viruses, including related influenza and ebola, it’s possible the world could have a shield against coronavirus within six months.
The team is one of three handpicked by Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to fast-track the vaccine.
The University of Queensland team is confident they’ll get there with recently patented DNA-based molecular clamp technology.
It involves using the DNA sequence of the coronavirus – released by China after the outbreak – to produce a protein that’s the same as the one on the surface of the actual virus.
That protein will be the essence of the vaccine, capable of generating immune system responses that protect people.
“By injecting that we can get an optimal immune response in people that affords protection,” explains Dr Keith Chappell, from the university’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences.
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As Chinese and their friends including our family around the world prepare to celebrate the Chinese new Year of the Rat tonight China is undergoing the worse epidemic since SARS in 2012.
Can you imagine being in Wuhan a city the size of Jakarta not being able to leave your city or have your friends and relatives come into the city to celebrate the new year. A very sad time indeed
We pray that this epidemic does not get out of control and that they find a cure for this coronavirus soon.
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Possible cases being tested in Scotland and Belfast; World Health Organisation committee says ‘too early’ to declare emergency
14 tested in UK, five are negative
Wuhan: the city at the centre of the outbreak
What is the Wuhan coronavirus and how worried should we be?
Play Video
2:28 China steps up coronavirus clampdown as chaos hits hospitals - video
Stephanie Convery (now), Nadeem Badshah and Damien Gayle (earlier)
Fri 24 Jan 2020 06.31 GMTFirst published on Thu 23 Jan 2020 15.43 GMT
1h ago10 cities in China have suspended public transport
2h agoChina confirms 26th death
3h agoDeath toll rises to 26 – reports
4h agoAustralia's chief medical officer says country is "prepared"
5h agoAustralia investigating four cases in NSW
5h agoAnother Chinese city will suspend its public transport
6h agoDeath toll rises to 25
22m ago06:30
What we know so far
The official death toll stands at 26 people, most of them in Hubei province in central China, but two people have died outside of that zone – one man just outside of Beijing, and the other in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, which borders Russia.
At least 830 people in China have been confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus so far.
The Chinese government has locked down 11 million people in the city of Wuhan, where the virus originated, and nine other cities in the Hubei province, causing chaos on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
A new 1000-bed hospital is being built in Wuhan specifically to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, and authorities there expect to have it completed and running by Monday.
South Korea has confirmed a second case of the virus, a man in his 50s who had been working in Wuhan earlier this month.
Japan has also confirmed a second case of the virus: a Wuhan resident in his 40s who arrived in Japan on 19 January.
The US has confirmed one case of the virus in Seattle, while authorities in Texas are investigating a second suspected case
14 people in the UK have been tested for the virus; so far, five have been cleared.
Scottish authorities have tested at least six people with coronavirus symptoms.
In Australia, at least six people are being monitored for signs of the virus, while public health authorities warn the world is likely to see more cases confirmed in countries outside of China in the coming days.
The World Health Organisation’s emergency committee has concluded it’s “too early” to declare an international public health emergency, but says the situation is still to be considered an emergency in China. “It has not yet become a global health emergency. It may yet become one,” said WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Reuters is reporting that Shanghai Disney will be closed to help prevent the spread of the virus.
Cinemas will suspend their operations in Guangdong Province until the end of the holiday season due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Global Times ✔@globaltimesnewsThe film administrative authority in Guangdong Province released an emergency notice on Friday requiring cinemas in the province to suspend their operations immediately until the end of the Spring Festival holidays to contain the spread of #WuhanCoronavirus
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2:01 PM - Jan 24, 2020
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Updated at 6.13am GMT
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46m ago06:06
Unlike many news organisations, we chose an approach that means all our reporting is free and available for everyone. We need your support to keep delivering quality journalism that’s open and independent. Every reader contribution, however big or small, is so valuable.
For as little as $1 you can support us – and it only takes a minute. Thank you. Make a contribution - The Guardian
52m ago06:00
Health officials in Hong Kong gave their daily press briefing about the coronavirus outbreak fully masked.
Lok.
✔@sumlokkei
#NOW - health officials in hk now masked up during daily press conference on #oronavirusOutbreak
https://twitter.com/sumlokkei/status/1220371570813571072 …Lok.
✔@sumlokkei
#earlier - #hk's director of health Dr Constance Chan said those who had been to #wuhan should wear masks and "other people, unless they have symptoms... in normal social circumstances, do not need to wear masks"
#nCoV201924
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1h ago05:54
Wuhan: the city of 11 million at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak
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1h ago05:41
In Australia, researchers at the University of Queensland are racing to develop a vaccine for coronavirus.
According to AAP:
The Queensland team is one of three around the world asked to plant their foot on the accelerator and use new technologies to get a vaccine onto the market fast.
If they can replicate what they’ve done in labs with other viruses, including related influenza and ebola, it’s possible the world could have a shield against coronavirus within six months.
The team is one of three handpicked by Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to fast-track the vaccine.
The University of Queensland team is confident they’ll get there with recently patented DNA-based molecular clamp technology.
It involves using the DNA sequence of the coronavirus – released by China after the outbreak – to produce a protein that’s the same as the one on the surface of the actual virus.
That protein will be the essence of the vaccine, capable of generating immune system responses that protect people.
“By injecting that we can get an optimal immune response in people that affords protection,” explains Dr Keith Chappell, from the university’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences.
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Employees clean Suseo Station in Seoul Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AP
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