Spread of coronavirus
Wits University confirms student tested positive for Coronavirus
Wits has now cancelled all contact classes for the graduate entry medical class saying the curriculum will continue online.
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290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
More than 95,000 people have been infected and over 3,200 have died worldwide from the virus, which has now reached some 80 countries and territories.
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France announces first coronavirus death outside Asia
Only three deaths have so far been recorded outside mainland China -- in the Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan.
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Are the global interventions enough to prevent coronavirus pandemic?
Cheryl Cohen, associate professor in epidemiology at Wits University, said the risks that could lead to the coronavirus being a pandemic included the number of people infected.
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China virus ability to spread getting stronger
The virus, believed to have originated late last year in Wuhan has spread to Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai, as well as the United States, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Australia, France and Canada.
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China cures first case of deadly coronavirus – Chinese media
The state-owned Beijing Daily says that after six days of treatment a 56-year-old woman has shown significant improvement and her latest series tests for the coronavirus have all come back negative.
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US to evacuate its citizens from China virus epicentre
The United States is arranging a flight to evacuate personnel and American citizens trapped in Wahun where the deadly coronavirus is most concentrated.
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China hardens virus defences as death toll hits 56
China has locked down the hard-hit province of Hubei in the country's centre in an unprecedented operation affecting tens of millions of people.
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Coronavirus: 'SA has all necessary systems in place to identify, isolate cases'
The global number of infections from the 'China virus' now tops 1,300. The NICD's Cheryl Cohen details measures to protect SA.
