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London’s Chinatown stands eerily deserted as thousands of revellers keep their distance from the tourist spot as coronavirus panic sweeps the UK. The normally-busy restaurants are empty after Britain’s ninth confirmed case of the virus, a woman who travelled from China, became the first in London. The total number of …

The British scientist leading the fight against coronavirus admitted last night that predictions of 400,000 UK deaths are ‘not absurd’.   Professor Neil Ferguson, of the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, revealed that ‘this is the one I’m scared of’ when asked about the killer coronavirus, which is …

A ban on Chinese tourists visiting Australia could plunge the economy into a recession for the first time in three decades. A veteran economist also fears a global coronavirus pandemic could spark a new global financial crisis, which could potentially unleash a 40 per cent plummet in Australian house prices.  …

Two MPs have today revealed they have gone into ‘self-isolation’ after attending a Westminster bus conference that was attended by one of the UK’s nine coronavirus patient and 250 other delegates. Labour MPs Lilian Greenwood and Alex Sobel both announced their decisions on Twitter, revealing they have cancelled upcoming engagements …

One of Britain’s nine confirmed coronavirus cases attended a Westminster bus conference just a stone’s throw from Parliament, it was revealed today. The virus-carrier was reportedly one of 250 delegates at the UK Bus Summit at the QEII Centre on February 6, whose star speaker was Boris Johnson’s Buses Minister, Baroness …

A GP surgery in Islington, north London, closed abruptly today after a coronavirus scare – a day after the capital last night announced its first case of the killer disease. Cleaners wearing protective clothing were pictured scrubbing down the Ritchie Street Health Centre, near the Angel underground station. The surgery blamed …

Coronavirus hits Bali: Chinese tourist tests positive after holidaying on the party island as two others are kept in isolation in hospital By Charlie Moore For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:37, 12 February 2020 | Updated: 23:00, 12 February 2020 A Chinese tourist has reportedly tested positive to coronavirus after travelling …

A British student evacuated from Wuhan has today documented his journey from ‘living in fear’ and suffering panic attacks in coronavirus-hit China to life in quarantine in a Milton Keynes hotel with free Netflix. Camryn Turner, 27, was in the middle of a music course in the virus-ravaged city when the outbreak, …

A taxi driver in Brighton has reportedly been told to self-isolate after coming into contact with a coronavirus patient, while an NHS A&E doctor in Worthing was today confirmed as being one of the eight Britons struck down by the killer infection. The unidentified taxi driver is believed to be …

Two prisoners in Oxfordshire are reportedly being tested for the coronavirus after a man who transferred from a jail in Thailand collapsed in his cell last night. A total of 33 cases of the coronavirus, now named COVID-19, have been diagnosed in Thailand – it was the first country outside …