Race against time to contain global spread of coronavirus

  • 📰 newscomauHQ
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 94 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 41%
  • Publisher: 77%

Australia Headlines News

Australia Latest News,Australia Headlines

BREAKING: 70 new deaths in one day as coronavirus worsens at China's 'ground zero'.

Health authorities in Hubai said there had been 70 new deaths on Thursday and a further 2987 confirmed cases of coronavirus, theThat brings the total deaths from the virus in the province to 549 people, with 19,665 infections.Of the new cases confirmed on Thursday, 1766 were from the Hubei capital of Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have originated.

A growing number of Chinese cities are discouraging people from even leaving their apartments. Villages have blocked entry points with piles of dirt and rubble, while businesses and offices remain closed indefinitely. Anxiety abounds. Cinemas, shopping centres and restaurants have closed. A large church in Seoul skipped Sunday services because a virus patient had attended earlier. Parents have kept children home from school. Stores are running out of face masks and hand sanitisers.

People on the Australian mainland who might have caught the virus are not placed in quarantine, but are advised to self-isolate for 14 days, which scientists say is the longest incubation period of the virus.Starting this month, Australia has banned foreigners without permanent residency from entering the country if they had visited mainland China in the previous 14 days. China’s national women’s soccer team has been quarantined at a Brisbane hotel since arriving last week.

A Haitian health department employee scans the body temperature of incoming travellers at Port-au-Prince International Airport. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFPNorth Korea has yet to report a case, but it’s still pushing a tough campaign to prevent the spread of the virus, which state media have called a matter of “national existence”.

Venezuela has started to monitor incoming passengers for symptoms at its largest airport near the capital, Caracas, and plans to expand screening to other airports. Indonesia moved 240 evacuees on Sunday from Wuhan to the remote island of Natuna, where they will be quarantined. Health workers in protective gear sprayed the evacuees with disinfectant as they stepped off their jet. Thailand on Tuesday night admitted 138 people just flown in from Wuhan to its first dedicated quarantine facility, inside a navy compound in the east of the country.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Bullish for stocks....

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 9. in AU

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

How panic spread ahead of the coronavirusThe moment news broke that a mysterious new virus has emerged in China social media became bombarded with discussion and misinformation about the illness. Of which the media was a prime culprit. I don't consider discussion to be “rumour and panic”. A news organization disparaging public discourse on a breaking worldwide newsworthy event is disconcerting, especially when your source is from the very social media being criticized. coronavirus And didn’t you lot report that ‘Australia is burning’?
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »

ASX to rise sharply as Wall street recovers from coronavirusAustralian shares are set to open sharply higher as global markets continue to recover from a coronavirus sell-off. Previous headline: “ASX catches coronavirus!” Can you guys stop using the term “tech-heavy” to describe the NASDAQ literally every time it’s mentioned? Try something a bit more imaginative.
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

WHO urges against China travel bans as coronavirus cases soar past 20,000The World Health Organisation advises against trade and travel restrictions to China amid the coronavirus outbreak that has so far killed at least 425 people. the WHO is officially dead to me, gone the same way as the UN. Giving advice that's based on feelings as opposed to facts. Completely disagree with WHO. The science is still in it's infancy. It is horrible for China but the infections need to be stopped and it can be done without stigma and longterm damage. So we should act on climate change immediately but its already pointless to act on corona virus scomo did the right thing shutting down travel from China the who and un can't be trusted
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

Eight-year-old boy diagnosed with coronavirus in QueenslandAn eight-year-old boy has become the third person confirmed to have coronavirus in Queensland. And yet the gates are still open. Why ScottMorrisonMP ? ChinaCoronaVirus Pray for him
Source: SBSNews - 🏆 3. / 89 Read more »

Second coronavirus death outside China reported in Hong KongHong Kong has reported its first death from the coronavirus - the second fatality outside mainland China. China has a lot to answer for now... What about the idiots turning up to house auctions here infected!?!?!
Source: SBSNews - 🏆 3. / 89 Read more »

World has 'window of opportunity' to halt spread of deadly coronavirus, WHO chief saysMore Australians seeking to leave the coronavirus centre of Wuhan are believed to be on their way to Christmas Island after joining an Air New Zealand flight. And when is WHO going to do more to stop the virus ? Is this the same organisation that said don't shut your borders, that's not fair & it won't stem the spread anyway? Now they want to try & prevent the spread - should have been done a month ago at least. Too little too late WHO! “Wealthy” countries, did WHO mean the second largest economy in the world? And without hiding data or causes?
Source: SBSNews - 🏆 3. / 89 Read more »