The government is refusing to rule out placing entire cities on lockdown if the UK experiences a widespread coronavirus outbreak, according to the health secretary.more
The British government has prepared a "battle plan" aimed at the advanced fight against coronavirus in the event of a massive epidemic. Information about this emerged after another 12 cases of contagion in England were confirmed today.more
To date (March 1) 87,000 24 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 2,000 979 deaths - reported the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate in Poland. Due to the epidemiological threat, GIS does not recommend traveling, including to China and Italy.more
The rapid rise in Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases raised fears of a pandemic on Friday (Feb 28), with five countries reporting their first cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning it could spread worldwide and Switzerland cancelling the giant Geneva car show.more
NHS doctors have told the Guardian of their experiences of the government's handling of coronavirus, warning that they have concerns about how patients who may have been infected are being managed.more
The NHS is introducing drive-through coronavirus tests where people are checked for the disease from the comfort of their car, as part of efforts to ease pressure on hospitals.more
Four new coronavirus cases have been confirmed among those evacuated to Britain from the Diamond Princess cruise ship moored in Yokohama, according to British medical services last night.more
A new coronavirus detected in China has so far attacked over 78,000 worldwide. people. The World Health Organization (WHO) called his acute respiratory disease Covid-19 due to the fact that the first cases were detected last year.more
The NHS has launched a patient safety inquiry after a private contractor failed to send more than 28,000 pieces of confidential medical correspondence to GPs, the Guardian can reveal.more
A 58-year-old man has died after a tree fell his car on Sunday. Hampshire Police said the tree landed on to the Mercedes he was driving on the A33 from Winchester to Micheldever.more
The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection announced on Twitter today that the battery in Klindo vacuum cleaners with the open handle variant may explode.more
A baby in China's epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after being born, Chinese state media reported Wednesday.more
Sooner or later, the coronavirus will reach Poland and it will not be anything extraordinary, we are prepared for it - said Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski today.more
Previous observations show that, on average, every fourth case of Wuhan coronavirus infection is serious, i.e. it cannot be compared to just a common cold, experts say.more
