Kem Daryl, Africa’s first coronavirus patient, has narrated how he decided to remain in China to avoid bringing the disease into the continent. The 21-year-old Cameroonian student, whose country shares a border with Nigeria, was living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is donating $100 million to coronavirus relief efforts
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is dramatically increasing the amount it’s spending to combat the coronavirus, pledging up to $100 million to help contain the outbreak. The foundation said in a statement Wednesday that its funds would be used to help find…
UK confirms first two coronavirus cases
Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United Kingdom, the first such cases seen, British health authorities said on Friday. “We can confirm that two patients in England, who are members of the same family, have tested positive…
China opens 1,000-bed coronavirus hospital after just 48 hours of construction
China has opened its first coronavirus hospital after about 500 workers and volunteers spent just 48 hours converting an empty building. Two pop-up hospitals are currently being built from scratch to treat patients with the SARS-like virus that has killed more than…
This online dashboard tracks the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus across the globe in real time
The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China , has killed at least 81 people and infected more than 2,800. Coronavirus mapJohns Hopkins The virus can pass from human to human, and experts are rushing to study it and stop it from…