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This is a transmission electron microscope image showing the new coronavirus emerging from the surface of human cells. The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which has now infected nearly 76,000 people, spreads mostly through respiratory droplets and contact with infected patients. But…

n Darya’s story went viral in Russia and she and Ivan were shown on a prime time TV show. Since then she has confessed that she was raped by a 15-year-old boy in her home town n A pregnant Russian…

This is the 3D atomic scale map or molecular structure of the SARS-2-CoV protein “spike” which the virus uses to invade human cells. Researchers worldwide are racing to develop potential vaccines and drugs to fight the new coronavirus, called SARS-Cov-2.…

Nearly 500 passengers aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship — where the new coronavirus is spreading — were allowed to disembark the vessel on Wednesday (Feb. 19) after officials declared that those passengers had successfully completed a two-week quarantine. However,…

The unmanned food stations were developed by Qianxi Robotic Catering and donated to Wuhan, the city at the heart of the COVID-19 outbreak which has killed at least 1,770 people in China Footage has emerged that shows catering robots churning…

Fertility doctors took and froze eggs from the mother, a then 29-year-old French woman, before she started chemotherapy for breast cancer, then successfully fertilised one and placed it in her womb five years later A baby is believed to be…

China’s central bank is taking steps to deep clean and even destroy its cash out of fears that the new coronavirus can survive on the surface of money and potentially spread, according to CNN.  But how long can the new…

The child’s frantic dad rushed him to a health centre, but he was already in cardiac arrest. Medics spent an hour trying to revive him, but were unable to save his life n A five-year-old boy died after choking on…

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is “working to organise” a flight back to the UK for British nationals on board a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan due to coronavirus fears More than 70 UK nationals stuck on…

The tragic youngster passed away in hospital in Chennai, the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, as men have been arrested and are currently being held in police custody Police in Chennai arrested 16 men, according to…