Wuhanīs new party chief targets three-day operation to clear city of infected people as economic impact deepens across the world. Follow the latest news and updates hereApple warns of iPhone shortages amid factory shutdownUK trying to contact passengers who left MV WesterdamVirus causes mild disease in four out of five patients, says WHOWhat is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms?Share your experiences 5.26am GMT A senior doctor treating patients in Wuhan has died from the coronavirus outbreak. `Liu Zhiming, the director of Wuhan Wuchang hospital, died at 10.30am this morning after resuscitation efforts failed,` reported the China Central Televisionīs microblog. Related: Senior Wuhan doctor dies from coronavirus as authorities start to `round up` patients 5.12am GMT Singapore Airlines is following Cathay Pacific and other airlines by temporarily cutting flights across its global network in the three months until May, it said on Tuesday, blaming the Covid-19 outbreak.The main affected destinations include Frankfurt, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Paris, Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo. 4.58am GMT Earlier I posted on the development of what appears to be an app-based health checking system in China.A reader has been in touch to tell me that such a system has been in place in the southern city of Shenzhen for a couple of weeks. 4.08am GMT More from the Australian ministerīs press call.He was asked if those passengers on the ship were angry at having to be placed in quarantine despite already having been isolated on the ship for two weeks.The medical advice from theAustralian Health Protection Principals Committee was clear and categorical, that an additional period of 14 days would be required. They have our deep sympathy. It must have been a very, very difficult time. And for many it would be frustrating. But we need to protect and support those Australians who have been on the ship, whilst protecting and supporting the entire containment arrange ...
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