The State Council Information Office of China (SCIO) holds a press conference in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Experts from Peking Union Medical College Hospital brief the media and answer questions on the science-based treatment of severe COVID-19 cases. Journalists will ask questions to experts in Wuhan via video link at the press conference in Beijing. They include: Du Bin, professor and doctor of Medical ICU, Peking Union Medical College Hospital and president of the Chinese Association of Critical Care Physicians; Yan Xiaowei, professor and deputy chief of Department of Internal Medicine at Peking Union Medical College Hospital; Cao Wei, deputy director and associate chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Peking Union Medical College Hospital; Wu Dong, associate professor of Gastroenterology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
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.