First case of virus in southern Italy; concerns mount that the spread of Covid-19 cannot be stopped as stock markets fall amid investor fearsCoronavirus outbreak is pandemic `in all but name´, says expert Stocks fall as virus fears hit global marketsIran denies cover-up after reports of 50 deathsWhat is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms? 10.16am GMT Zoe McLean, 43, from Herefordshire - who i due to travel to Venice soon - said that she felt government advice about travel to northern Italy was unclear.`My partner and I have a two week holiday planned in northern italy, flying next Sunday but we are now in limbo. The Foreign Commonwealth Office says it is safe to travel but today the health secretary Matt Hancock said those returning may have to self-isolate themselves,` she said. 10.11am GMT The British couple who were diagnosed with coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan have said they are recovering well from the disease, without receiving antibiotics.Speaking live from a specialist infectious diseases hospital in Japan, David Abel said: `We have had a fever, our temperatures were high - that´s all worked its way out quite naturally in our body, which we´re very thankful for. 10.03am GMT The outbreak of the coronavirus has killed 15 in Iran and there have been 95 confirmed cases, according to the health ministry. Latest figures show the virus, which started in China, has now infected more than 80,000 people globally. 9.57am GMT Health authorities in the Canary islands have activated their coronavirus protocol after an Italian man staying in Tenerife tested positive for the virus.In a statement issued late on Monday night, they said `an Italian citizen has tested positive during initial tests at the University Hospital of Our Lady of Candelaria` in Tenerife, adding that samples would now be sent to the National Microbiology Centre near Madrid for definitive tests. 9.47am GMT Stock markets have steadied after falling on ...
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