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Covid19 is the new name of the Coronavirus that has been spreading across China and now globally since 2019. The new official name reflects the World Heath Organisation decision to find an appropriate name for the virus. “ “We now have a name for the #2019nCoV disease: COVID-19. I’ll spell it: C-O-V-I-D hyphen one nine…
A cruise holiday has turned disastrous as thousands exposed to the Coronavirus. Ten people on board a cruise liner, including two Australians, docked in the Japanese port of Yokohama have tested positive for coronavirus. Japan’s Health Minister has said, a figure that could rise as medical screening of passengers and crew continues. Up to 200…
Breaking: The Australian government says it will ban all non-citizens from China entering Australia. The Federal government said anyone coming from China will be denied entry to Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the coronavirus outbreak was an “escalating threat” to the country. From February 1 2020, anyone other than citizens, residents, dependents, legal…
A Northern Beaches Sydney Mums Group argument became physical after the online group debate turns into an in-person meeting. A pair of Sydney mums went from fighting on Facebook to physically brawling, a report by Northern Beachs Police said. The women, both aged in their 30s, were involved in an argument on an Facebook mum group…
Sydney: A person has collapsed and died in a suspected cardiac arrest incident in Chinatown. The man passed away after he fell on the footpath outside a restaurant in Sydney’s Chinatown district. Media said bystanders reportedly failed to perform CPR, with fears from members of the public the man might have coronavirus. NSW Police said…
Australia is one of many nations now in the grip of the Coronavirus outbreak that is threatening to become a major global pandemic. At least 5 people have been diagnosed in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast and many hundreds have been quarantined. While Australian scientists join the global effort to develop a vaccine. So…
Coronovirus grown in a lab. In a major breakthrough in the global fight against coronavirus, scientists in Australia have developed a lab-grown version of the disease. Key points: Australian scientists have become the world’s first outside of China to copy the coronavirus The discovery will enable scientists to develop a test to identify people who…
Coronavirus Australia: 4 people are confirmed with the Coronavirus as the pandemic escalated across the world. Three men in Sydney are now confirmed with the Coronavirus in Australia. Three men who are infected with the Coronavirus in NSW had recently travelled to Wuhan, China. Reporting from ABC Australia: All three NSW cases are being treated…
The Coronavirus in Australia Coronavirus Sydney arrival : A number of people who have arrived in recent days from China are likely carrying the Coronavirus, Health Authorities said. The Coronavirus is confirmed in Melbourne today – Australia’s first case – and now Sydney faces its first diagnosis. (Update: 3 Sydney cases now confirmed) There are…