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Study suggests COVID-19 may have originated as early as September
Myupchar • 5 years agoA Cambridge study, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, has used genetic data to suggest that COVID-19 may have originated in September.
Coronavirus Global Roundup, April 13: Italy and Spain record a drop in death rate while UK's death toll crosses 10,000
Myupchar • 5 years agoCoronavirus Global Roundup April 13: Italy and Spain record a drop in death rate while UK's death toll crosses 10,000 and China sees a rise in cases There are now over 1.86 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the globe.
Global economy continues to slide as coronavirus outbreak worsens; uncertainty will remain for at least several months: Moody's
• 5 years agoThe rapid spread of the coronavirus in the last two weeks, widespread business closures and unprecedented restrictions on social interactions will result in a permanent hit to global economic activity this year, according to Moody's Investors Service
Xi Jinping pays first visit since coronavirus outbreak to China's COVID-19 epicentre, Wuhan
• 5 years agoPresident Xi Jinping visited China's virus epicentre on Tuesday for the first time since cases of a then-unidentified respiratory illness emerged in the city of Wuhan in December.
British health minister Nadine Dorries self-isolates after testing positive for coronavirus; says she took 'all advised precautions'
• 5 years agoBritish junior health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating, she said on Tuesday.
Threat of coronavirus pandemic 'very real', says WHO; body claims outbreak can be controlled through containment, mitigation measures
• 5 years agoThe coronavirus is closer to causing a pandemic, but outbreaks in countries can still be controlled through a combination of containment and mitigation measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
With 27 new deaths, coronavirus toll in China touches 3,097; lowest number of deaths reported for first time since Jan
• 5 years agoChina and other countries are demonstrating that the spread of the virus can be slowed and impact reduced through the use of universally applicable actions, WHO said in a statement.