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BORIS Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, it was revealed today. The PM was tested yesterday after experiencing mild symptoms. Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus.…

If a disease can teach wisdom beyond our understanding of how precarious and precious life is, the coronavirus has offered two lessons. The first is that in a globalised world our lives are so intertwined that the idea of viewing…

With all the news about the coronavirus outbreak, it’s only natural to worry about our well-being and safety, and that of our loved ones. In many countries around the world, people are living in fear, not knowing where the virus will show…

In late January, I posed a simple question to several experts in public health and epidemiology: How does the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak end? Back then, the virus was still mainly just spreading in China, and the scientists I spoke with…

The new coronavirus continues to spread around the world, prompting governments to step up efforts to contain the spread of the disease it causes, offically known as COVID-19. More than 5,700 people have died globally from the disease,…

A little girl has been crushed by panic buyers who stormed a Coles in a mad rush to buy toilet paper. The stampede at the Coles in Baldivis, Perth, on Wednesday left a 13-year-old girl injured and crying on the ground. Her mother,…

Venetian canals are the clearest they have been in living memory after Italy's coronavirus lockdown caused a drop in pollution. In a rare welcome side-effect of the health crisis, the usually murky waterways are clear enough to see…

A flu drug is 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, medical experts in China have claimed. Favipiravir, the active ingredient in a Japanese anti-flu medicine called Avigan, was trialled on 340 patients with the killer disease…

The Philippines has detected an outbreak of avian flu after tests showed presence of the highly infectious H5N6 subtype of the influenza A virus in a quail farm. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the bird flu virus was detected…

A TOUCHING moment between a man and his elderly father has gone viral as he's seen chatting to his dad through a care home window. The poignant picture was shared online and shows the lengths the man would go to in order to spend…