WHO warns ‘we cannot let our guard down’ after new flu virus discovered in China

The World: WHO warns ‘we cannot let our…

The World Health Organisation has said it will “read carefully” a Chinese study on a new swine flu, which researchers noted has the potential to cause another pandemic. A spokesman said the emergence of the…

Beijing shuts food market

THE WORLD: Beijing shuts food market after new…

The largest wholesale food market in Beijing has been shut by authorities after a number of coronavirus cases were detected amongst its workers. The Xinfadi market in China’s capital, which has 4,000 tenants, was closed…

Coronavirus tip of the iceberg

The world: Wuhan scientists says new virus is…

A Chinese virologist who researches coronaviruses in bats has warned that new viruses being discovered are "just the tip of the iceberg". Shi Zhengli, the deputy director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, said that…