China’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council holds a daily press conference in Beijing on COVID-19 pandemic control and medical treatment progress. The press conference will focus on China’s new generation of information technology to help epidemic prevention and control, promote production resumption, and accelerate the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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.