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Tenth Aussie coronavirus case confirmed

Queensland’s Premier has said all flights to and from China should be suspended as the death toll from the coronavirus continues to rise, as does the number of people infected with the virus in Australia. On Saturday afternoon, Victorian health authorities confirmed a fourth case of coronavirus in the state, bring the total number of… Read More »

Coronavirus live updates: China says death toll hits 213, confirmed cases rise to 9,692

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below in Beijing time. 8 am: China says death toll hits 213, cases rise to 9,692 China’s National Health Commission said there have been an additional 43 deaths and 1,982 new confirmed cases, as of the end of Thursday. That brings the country’s… Read More »

US health experts hosted fictional coronavirus pandemic simulation three months ago

US health experts hosted fictional coronavirus pandemic ‘tabletop exercise’ simulation to see how authorities would react – three months BEFORE the outbreak in China Scientists at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security hosted event in October Exercise was not intended as a prediction; it aimed to show how governments and industry would respond to severe… Read More »