The Information Office of Beijing Municipality holds a press conference on the latest #COVID19 prevention and control measures in the city. Local authorities have strengthened control measures to contain the spread of the epidemic since the #coronavirus was detected at the Xinfadi wholesale market in the southern Fengtai District. Beijing authorities suspended the Xinfadi market and launched closed-off management over surrounding residential compounds.
In This Story: COVID-19
Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
Latest News about Covid-19
Below are stories from around the globe related to the 2020 outbreak of novel Coronavirus – since the WHO gave the Covid-19 naming. Most recent items are posted nearest the top.