news--2020-03-31--Houseparty offers $1m reward to anyone who can prove it was part of smear campaign

Popular video messaging app Houseparty is offering a $ 1m ( £811,000 ) bounty to anyone who can prove it has been targeted by a commercial `` smear campaign '' .
Hundreds of social media claims began circulating on Monday that the app has led to other accounts being hacked .
Houseparty denied the claims , saying `` the service is secure , has never been compromised , and does n't collect passwords for other sites '' .
The app allows users to make group video calls and take part in quizzes and games .
It has surged in popularity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduced social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic .
According to Apptopia data , Houseparty 's downloads rocketed by 2,000 % from mid-February to mid-March .
It features on the list of the most downloaded apps on Google 's Play store and Apple 's app store .
The app is owned by Epic Games , the company behind Fortnite .
Social media users allege the app has resulted in their other online accounts , including Netflix , Spotify and Instagram , being compromised .
Many called for the app to be deleted and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet on Tuesday , Houseparty said it was `` investigating indications that the recent hacking rumours were spread by a paid commercial smear campaign to harm Houseparty '' .
It continued : `` We are offering a $ 1,000,000 bounty for the first individual to provide proof of such a campaign to bounty @ houseparty.com .
`` We have spent the past few weeks feeling humbled and grateful that we can be such a large part of bringing people together during such a hard time . ''
Cybersecurity expert Graham Cluley said no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was a problem with Houseparty .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker '' The fact that you installed Houseparty and then your Spotify account was breached may be entirely and utterly unconnected , '' he said .
`` Hackers use credential stuffing attacks , using passwords scooped up from previous security breaches , all the time in an attempt to break into accounts . ''
A security expert told Forbes that Houseparty was relatively safe compared to many apps .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and since the app provides video chats with your friends it is logical that requested permissions are necessary .
I have n't found any shady misusing of them by the app , '' Lukas Stefanko , a researcher with cybersecurity firm ESET , said .
`` The app does n't provide a lot of in-app options and settings , which creates less scenarios for exploiting security issues . ''

Popular video messaging app Houseparty is offering a $1m (£811,000) bounty to anyone who can prove it has been targeted by a commercial "smear campaign".
Hundreds of social media claims began circulating on Monday that the app has led to other accounts being hacked.
Houseparty denied the claims, saying "the service is secure, has never been compromised, and doesn't collect passwords for other sites".
The app allows users to make group video calls and take part in quizzes and games.
It has surged in popularity in recent weeks as many countries have introduced social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Apptopia data, Houseparty's downloads rocketed by 2,000% from mid-February to mid-March.
It features on the list of the most downloaded apps on Google's Play store and Apple's app store.
The app is owned by Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite.
Social media users allege the app has resulted in their other online accounts, including Netflix, Spotify and Instagram, being compromised.
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Many called for the app to be deleted and shared the claims around.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Houseparty said it was "investigating indications that the recent hacking rumours were spread by a paid commercial smear campaign to harm Houseparty".
It continued: "We are offering a $1,000,000 bounty for the first individual to provide proof of such a campaign to bounty@houseparty.com.
"We have spent the past few weeks feeling humbled and grateful that we can be such a large part of bringing people together during such a hard time."
Cybersecurity expert Graham Cluley said no legitimate computer security firm had confirmed that there was a problem with Houseparty.
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"The fact that you installed Houseparty and then your Spotify account was breached may be entirely and utterly unconnected," he said.
"Hackers use credential stuffing attacks, using passwords scooped up from previous security breaches, all the time in an
attempt to break into accounts."
A security expert told Forbes that Houseparty was relatively safe compared to many apps.
"I analysed the app's permissions usage and since the app provides video chats with your friends it is logical that requested permissions are necessary. I haven't found any shady misusing of them by the app," Lukas Stefanko, a researcher with cybersecurity firm ESET, said.
"The app doesn't provide a lot of in-app options and settings, which creates less scenarios for exploiting security issues."


news--2020-03-31--Coronavirus: Trump says wear scarves as face masks to fight COVID-19 'plague'

Donald Trump has warned Americans to expect a `` painful two weeks '' as coronavirus deaths in the US peak - before suggesting people wear scarves as face masks in the fight against the virus .
In a briefing at the White House , the US president branded COVID-19 `` a plague '' and urged people to follow social distancing guidelines which have been extended until the end of April .
The White House projects 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the US from the coronavirus pandemic if social distancing guidelines are maintained .
Graphs shown at Tuesday 's briefing highlighted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US could reach 2.2 million .
`` It 's absolutely critical for the American people to follow the guidelines for the next 30 days , '' Mr Trump said .
`` It 's a matter of life and death , frankly .
`` I want every American to be prepared for the tough days ahead .
It 's going to be a very , very painful two weeks . ''
Mr Trump has previously warned that coronavirus deaths in the US are expected to peak in two weeks ' time , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His warning came less than a week after he said he wanted the US economy running again by Easter .
At Tuesday 's briefing , Mr Trump called COVID-19 an `` invisible enemy '' and said the US government was holding back 10,000 ventilators ahead of an expected `` surge '' in cases .
`` This is going to be three weeks like we have n't seen before , '' he added .
Mr Trump also claimed Americans could use scarves as face masks during the coronavirus pandemic .
: : Listen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker '' You can use a scarf , '' he said .
`` A lot of people have scarves ... scarves would be very good .
`` My feeling is if people want to do it , there 's certainly no harm to it .
`` Use a scarf if you want , rather than going out and getting a mask .
We 're making millions and millions of masks but we want them to go to the hospitals .
`` We do n't want everybody competing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The number of people who have died in the US after testing positive for coronavirus has risen to more than 3,800 , surpassing the 3,305 reported fatalities in China , where the outbreak began .
The US death toll is now higher than the number of people who died in the September 11 terror attacks in 2001 .
New York is the centre of America 's coroanvirus outbreak , with about 1,550 deaths across the state , mostly in New York City .
The US has the most recorded coronavirus cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 186,000 suspected and confirmed infections , according to the Johns Hopkins University , which is tracking the virus spread .

Donald Trump has warned Americans to expect a "painful two weeks" as coronavirus deaths in the US peak - before suggesting people wear scarves as face masks in the fight against the virus.
In a briefing at the White House, the US president branded COVID-19 "a plague" and urged people to follow social distancing guidelines which have been extended until the end of April.
The White House projects 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the US from the coronavirus pandemic if social distancing guidelines are maintained.
Image: Donald Trump gives a briefing on the coronavirus spread in the US
Graphs shown at Tuesday's briefing highlighted that without the measures COVID-19 deaths in the US could reach 2.2 million.
"It's absolutely critical for the American people to follow the guidelines for the next 30 days," Mr Trump said.
"It's a matter of life and death, frankly.
"I want every American to be prepared for the tough days ahead. It's going to be a very, very painful two weeks."
Image: Mr Trump looks at a graphic showing projected COVID-19 cases in certain US states
Mr Trump has previously warned that coronavirus deaths in the US are expected to peak in two weeks' time, with forecasts predicting 2,214 deaths on 15 April.
His warning came less than a week after he said he wanted the US economy running again by Easter.
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At Tuesday's briefing, Mr Trump called COVID-19 an "invisible enemy" and said the US government was holding back 10,000 ventilators ahead of an expected "surge" in cases.
"This is going to be three weeks like we haven't seen before," he added.
Mr Trump also claimed Americans could use scarves as face masks during the coronavirus pandemic.
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"You can use a scarf," he said. "A lot of people have scarves... scarves would be very good.
"My feeling is if people want to do it, there's certainly no harm to it.
"Use a scarf if you want, rather than going out and getting a mask. We're making millions and millions of masks but we want them to go to the hospitals.
"We don't want everybody competing with the hospitals who really need them."
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The number of people who have died in the US after testing positive for coronavirus has risen to more than 3,800, surpassing the 3,305 reported fatalities in China, where the outbreak began.
The US death toll is now higher than the number of people who died in the September 11 terror attacks in 2001.
New York is the centre of America's coroanvirus outbreak, with about 1,550 deaths across the state, mostly in New York City.
The US has the most recorded coronavirus cases in the world, with more than 186,000 suspected and confirmed infections, according to the Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the virus spread.


news--2020-01-21--First case of mystery China virus diagnosed in US

A man returning from China has become the first person in the US to be diagnosed with a mystery new virus .
The American citizen , in his 30s , is in good condition in hospital near Seattle after returning last week , according to health officials .
He did not show any symptoms when he arrived back on Wednesday , but contacted doctors on Sunday when he felt unwell .
He is not considered a threat to medical staff or the public .
Nine people have died from the illness in Wuhan , the capital of China 's central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 or older , including some with a previous medical condition .
`` We do expect additional cases in the United States and globally , '' said Dr Nancy Messonnier , a respiratory diseases expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) .
It has begun tracking down people who came in contact with the man to check them for symptoms .
Four hundred and forty people have been infected so far , with cases identified in Thailand , Japan , South Korea and Taiwan - all of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus virus - which can cause coughing , fever , breathing difficulty and pneumonia - originated at a seafood market in Wuhan .
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses ranging from the common cold to severe diseases such as SARS - which killed nearly 800 people during the 2002-03 outbreak .
When a new strain emerges that has not yet been identified , as with the current outbreak , it becomes known as a novel coronavirus ( nCoV ) .
Chinese state media say the latest strain in different from those identified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already spread to other Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai .
Officials in China confirmed on Monday that the virus , which has no cure , can spread between humans .
Concerns are growing as hundreds of millions of people in the country prepare to travel for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday which starts on Saturday .
The ( WHO ) has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday to consider declaring an international health emergency , a move only used for the worst epidemics .
Fears about a global outbreak similar to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screening for travellers from China , especially those arriving from Wuhan .
Health screenings have started at three international airports in the US - New York 's JFK , San Francisco and Los Angeles .
They are initially expected to involve around 5,000 passengers , according to the CDC .
Chicago 's O'Hare airport and Atlanta 's airport will also begin screenings later this week .
Officials are expected to begin to force all passengers originating from Wuhan to go to one of these five airports if they want to enter the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , India and Australia are also introducing checks , while North Korea is planning to temporarily ban foreign tourists , who are mainly Chinese , according to a foreign tour operator .
However , University of Washington coronavirus researcher David Veesler said people `` should not be panicking right now '' .
He claims the response has been `` very efficient '' and that `` in a couple of weeks , China was able to identify the virus , isolate it , sequence it and share that information '' .
`` We do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severe the disease is , '' he added .

A man returning from China has become the first person in the US to be diagnosed with a mystery new virus.
The American citizen, in his 30s, is in good condition in hospital near Seattle after returning last week, according to health officials.
He did not show any symptoms when he arrived back on Wednesday, but contacted doctors on Sunday when he felt unwell.
He is not considered a threat to medical staff or the public.
Nine people have died from the illness in Wuhan, the capital of China's central Hubei province, most of them aged 60 or older, including some with a previous medical condition.
Image: Medical staff carry a patient with the new coronavirus into Wuhan's Jinyintan hospital
"We do expect additional cases in the United States and globally," said Dr Nancy Messonnier, a respiratory diseases expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
It has begun tracking down people who came in contact with the man to check them for symptoms.
Four hundred and forty people have been infected so far, with cases identified in Thailand, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan - all of them had been in China.
This new coronavirus virus - which can cause coughing, fever, breathing difficulty and pneumonia - originated at a seafood market in Wuhan.
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Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses ranging from the common cold to severe diseases such as SARS - which killed nearly 800 people during the 2002-03 outbreak.
When a new strain emerges that has not yet been identified, as with the current outbreak, it becomes known as a novel coronavirus (nCoV).
Chinese state media say the latest strain in different from those identified in the past.
The outbreak has already spread to other Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai.
Officials in China confirmed on Monday that the virus, which has no cure, can spread between humans.
Image: Passengers at Shanghai rail station wore facemasks as they travelled home for new year
Concerns are growing as hundreds of millions of people in the country prepare to travel for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday which starts on Saturday.
The (WHO) has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday to consider declaring an international health emergency, a move only used for the worst epidemics.
Fears about a global outbreak similar to SARS have prompted some countries to introduce screening for travellers from China, especially those arriving from Wuhan.
Image: Some stores and pharmacies say they have sold out of face masks
Image: Long queues have formed outside pharmacies
Health screenings have started at three international airports in the US - New York's JFK, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
They are initially expected to involve around 5,000 passengers, according to the CDC.
Chicago's O'Hare airport and Atlanta's airport will also begin screenings later this week.
Image: Airports around the world have stepped up screening
Officials are expected to begin to force all passengers originating from Wuhan to go to one of these five airports if they want to enter the US.
Several other nations, including Italy, India and Australia are also introducing checks, while North Korea is planning to temporarily ban foreign tourists, who are mainly Chinese, according to a foreign tour operator.
However, University of Washington coronavirus researcher David Veesler said people "should not be panicking right now".
He claims the response has been "very efficient" and that "in a couple of weeks, China was able to identify the virus, isolate it, sequence it and share that information".
"We don't have enough data to judge how severe the disease is," he added.


news--2020-01-21--Coronavirus fears hit world markets - as face mask makers see windfall

Confirmation of a new coronavirus has hit world markets , hurting travel companies but boosting makers of face masks and other medical equipment .
Six people have died from the virus , which has no cure , with more than 290 cases confirmed in China , Thailand , Japan and South Korea .
China , where most of the victims are , has also confirmed the first person-to-person transmission of the virus .
The Shanghai Composite Index lost more than 1.4 % , hitting its lowest point this year , while its currency fell from six-month highs .
China Eastern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Medical , which makes medical disposable and healthcare products , and Tianjin Teda , a conglomerate whose products include medicines , were both up by 10 % .
The Chinese government says the virus belongs to the same family of coronaviruses that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ( SARS ) , news that prompted a number of airports around the world to announce they would temperature screen passengers .
The SARS outbreak in 2002-03 started in China and killed nearly 800 people around the world .
In Japan , the Nikkei share average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high on Monday , with ANA Holdings losing 2.2 % and Japan Airlines dropping 3 % .
Japan Airport Terminal , which operates Tokyo 's Haneda Airport , fell 4.5 % .
Meanwhile , Azearth , which supplies protective clothing , jumped 16.2 % ; Airtech Japan , which makes air showers and other air-purifying products , gained 8 % .
Shikibo , which produces anti-virus masks , was up 10.8 % .
In Hong Kong , the Hang Seng Index lost 2.7 % , with shares in airlines , cinemas and casino @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gaining .
Alex Wong , managing director at Ample Finance in Hong Kong , said : `` It is all about the fear .
`` The selling originated in travel-related stocks and is now spreading out .
The ultimate fear is that this may spread with the tremendous human flow during the ( Chinese Lunar New Year ) holiday . ''
Margaret Yang , an analyst at brokerage CMC Markets in Singapore , said : `` The sell-off is just the beginning , we will see more in days to come . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ were playing down virus fears .
Zhang Qi , a Shanghai-based analyst at Haitong Securities , said : `` We have more experience in dealing with diseases .
`` We will need to watch whether it spreads further , but so far the scale is not that big . ''
Markets in South Korea , Australia and India were also down , with Rajiv Biswas , Asia Pacific chief economist for IHS Markit , saying the virus was `` developing into a major potential economic risk to the Asia-Pacific region now that there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He added : `` Since the 2003 SARS crisis , China 's international tourism has boomed , so the risks of a global SARS-like virus epidemic spreading globally have become even more severe . ''
In London , the FTSE 100 was heading for its worst day since early December , shedding more than 1 % as virus fears hit luxury and travel stocks though it closed 0.5 % down .
Asia-exposed Burberry had lost 3.3 % , British Airways owner IAG 2.3 % and InterContinental Hotels 1.7 % in early deals .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ We do n't know how bad this will be , but with authorities confirming the disease can spread between humans , it 's wise to be on guard for this outbreak to get worse before it gets better . ''

Confirmation of a new coronavirus has hit world markets, hurting travel companies but boosting makers of face masks and other medical equipment.
Six people have died from the virus, which has no cure, with more than 290 cases confirmed in China, Thailand, Japan and South Korea.
China, where most of the victims are, has also confirmed the first person-to-person transmission of the virus.
The Shanghai Composite Index lost more than 1.4%, hitting its lowest point this year, while its currency fell from six-month highs.
China Eastern Airlines lost 2.9% but Shanghai Dragon Medical, which makes medical disposable and healthcare products, and Tianjin Teda, a conglomerate whose products include medicines, were both up by 10%.
The Chinese government says the virus belongs to the same family of coronaviruses that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), news that prompted a number of airports around the world to announce they would temperature screen passengers.
The SARS outbreak in 2002-03 started in China and killed nearly 800 people around the world.
In Japan, the Nikkei share average fell 0.91% after reaching a 15-month high on Monday, with ANA Holdings losing 2.2% and Japan Airlines dropping 3%. Japan Airport Terminal, which operates Tokyo's Haneda Airport, fell 4.5%.
Meanwhile, Azearth, which supplies protective clothing, jumped 16.2%; Airtech Japan, which makes air showers and other air-purifying products, gained 8%. Shikibo, which produces anti-virus masks, was up 10.8%.
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Image: At Tokyo's Haneda Airport passengers who have been to Wuhan are asked to come forward
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index lost 2.7%, with shares in airlines, cinemas and casino operators falling but shares in pharmaceutical companies gaining.
Alex Wong, managing director at Ample Finance in Hong Kong, said: "It is all about the fear.
"The selling originated in travel-related stocks and is now spreading out. The ultimate fear is that this may spread with the tremendous human flow during the (Chinese Lunar New Year) holiday."
Image: A man who died from the virus bought goods from a seafood market in Wuhan, officials say
Margaret Yang, an analyst at brokerage CMC Markets in Singapore, said: "The sell-off is just the beginning, we will see more in days to come."
In China, however, some analysts were playing down virus fears.
Zhang Qi, a Shanghai-based analyst at Haitong Securities, said: "We have more experience in dealing with diseases.
"We will need to watch whether it spreads further, but so far the scale is not that big."
Markets in South Korea, Australia and India were also down, with Rajiv Biswas, Asia Pacific chief economist for IHS Markit, saying the virus was "developing into a major potential economic risk to the Asia-Pacific region now that there is medical evidence of human-to-human transmission.
He added: "Since the 2003 SARS crisis, China's international tourism has boomed, so the risks of a global SARS-like virus epidemic spreading globally have become even more severe."
In London, the FTSE 100 was heading for its worst day since early December, shedding more than 1% as virus fears hit luxury and travel stocks though it closed 0.5% down.
Asia-exposed Burberry had lost 3.3%, British Airways owner IAG 2.3% and InterContinental Hotels 1.7% in early deals.
Markets.com analyst Neil Wilson said: "We don't know how bad this will be, but with authorities confirming the disease can spread between humans, it's wise to be on guard for this outbreak to get worse before it gets better."


news--2020-01-21--Coronavirus: Six people die in Wuhan amid warning outbreak might spread

Six people have died from a coronavirus outbreak in China as officials warned it is likely to spread in the coming days .
All the victims were in Wuhan , the capital of China 's central Hubei province where the virus originated at its seafood market .
The virus has been dubbed `` Wuhan Virus '' after the city .
Officials confirmed the new mystery virus , which has no cure , can spread between humans , and 15 medical staff in Wuhan have now been infected , prompting fears of a pandemic .
Concerns are growing as hundreds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to travel home , often from cities to the countryside , or travel abroad for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday which starts on Saturday .
The World Health Organisation ( WHO ) has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday to consider declaring an international health emergency , a move only used for the worst epidemics .
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic warned : `` More cases should be expected in other parts of China and possibly other countries in the coming days . ''
China 's National Health Commission said 291 people have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Wuhan - since the virus emerged in mid-December , but reports are coming in all the time from different Chinese regions indicating the virus is spreading fast .
A study by Hong Kong University in collaboration with WHO estimated by Tuesday 1,343 people had been infected , along with 116 people in 20 other Chinese cities .
Thailand has also reported two cases , while South Korea , Japan and Taiwai have all reported one case , all people who had been to Wuhan .
The Philippines reported its first suspected case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Cebu from Wuhan with flu symptoms , but authorities are not sure if it is the Wuhan Virus .
Airports across China have introduced temperature screening , while an increasing number of airports around the world are doing the same .
Russia , Australia , Singapore , the US , Thailand , South Korea , Malaysia , Nigeria , India and Japan are among the countries increasing airport screenings .
One of the cases in Thailand was discovered after a woman was screened in Bangkok airport .
The virus has brought back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Acute Respiratory Syndrome ( SARS ) , which belongs to the same family of coronaviruses as the new outbreak , killed nearly 800 people around the world after starting in China .
Doctors began seeing symptoms including fever , coughing and breathing difficulties in people who worked at or visited Wuhan 's seafood market last month .
As the number of deaths and cases of the new virus increased , financial markets reacted , with China 's onshore yuan falling 0.6 % , its biggest daily drop since 26 August , 2019 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ also fell .
European shares also dropped , with luxury goods firms particularly hard-hit over worries of weaker demand from Chinese consumers ahead of the Lunar New Year which retailers often rely on .
Mask sales have surged , with long queues outside pharmacies and some online vendors limiting sales of masks and hand sanitisers as demand increased .
Shanghai 's market regulator warned it will punish speculators who hoard masks and other products used for preventing diseases , according to the Communist Party-backed Shanghai Observer .

Six people have died from a coronavirus outbreak in China as officials warned it is likely to spread in the coming days.
All the victims were in Wuhan, the capital of China's central Hubei province where the virus originated at its seafood market. The virus has been dubbed "Wuhan Virus" after the city.
Officials confirmed the new mystery virus, which has no cure, can spread between humans, and 15 medical staff in Wuhan have now been infected, prompting fears of a pandemic.
Image: People wearing protective masks arrive at Beijing railway station to head home for the Lunar New Year on January 21, 2020
Concerns are growing as hundreds of millions of people in China are set to travel home, often from cities to the countryside, or travel abroad for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday which starts on Saturday.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday to consider declaring an international health emergency, a move only used for the worst epidemics.
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic warned: "More cases should be expected in other parts of China and possibly other countries in the coming days."
China's National Health Commission said 291 people have been infected in the country - mainly in Wuhan - since the virus emerged in mid-December, but reports are coming in all the time from different Chinese regions indicating the virus is spreading fast.
A study by Hong Kong University in collaboration with WHO estimated by Tuesday 1,343 people had been infected, along with 116 people in 20 other Chinese cities.
Thailand has also reported two cases, while South Korea, Japan and Taiwai have all reported one case, all people who had been to Wuhan.
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Image: Long queues have formed outside pharmacies across China to buy facemasks
Image: Signs at Tokyo's Haneda airport told passengers who had been to Wuhan to make themselves known
The Philippines reported its first suspected case on Tuesday after a five-year-old child arrived in Cebu from Wuhan with flu symptoms, but authorities are not sure if it is the Wuhan Virus.
Airports across China have introduced temperature screening, while an increasing number of airports around the world are doing the same.
Russia, Australia, Singapore, the US, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, Nigeria, India and Japan are among the countries increasing airport screenings.
One of the cases in Thailand was discovered after a woman was screened in Bangkok airport.
Image: Airports around the world have stepped up temperature screening
Image: A worker in a protective suit stands outside the closed Wuhan seafood market
The virus has brought back bad memories from 2002-03, when Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which belongs to the same family of coronaviruses as the new outbreak, killed nearly 800 people around the world after starting in China.
Doctors began seeing symptoms including fever, coughing and breathing difficulties in people who worked at or visited Wuhan's seafood market last month.
As the number of deaths and cases of the new virus increased, financial markets reacted, with China's onshore yuan falling 0.6%, its biggest daily drop since 26 August, 2019.
Airline and travel stocks across the region also fell.
Image: A single facemask is left on a shelf at a shop in Beijing as there was a rush on them
Image: Medical staff carry a patient with the new coronavirus into Wuhan's Jinyintan hospital
European shares also dropped, with luxury goods firms particularly hard-hit over worries of weaker demand from Chinese consumers ahead of the Lunar New Year which retailers often rely on.
Mask sales have surged, with long queues outside pharmacies and some online vendors limiting sales of masks and hand sanitisers as demand increased.
Shanghai's market regulator warned it will punish speculators who hoard masks and other products used for preventing diseases, according to the Communist Party-backed Shanghai Observer.


news--2020-02-10--Coronavirus: Can face coverings really protect you?

Face coverings have become a common sight in the UK as people try to stop the spread of coronavirus - but there is a debate about how effective they are .
The government has announced that , from 15 June , it will be mandatory to wear them on public transport in England as the COVID-19 lockdown continues to be eased .
While wearing a face covering does not protect the wearer , it may protect others if people are infected but have not yet developed symptoms of the coronavirus .
People are also being told to wear them in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shops .
However , the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) said that masks `` on their own '' will not protect from COVID-19 .
People are not being told to wear them outdoors , while exercising , in schools or at offices .
A face covering can be a scarf , piece of cloth or a mask .
Some airlines , including easyJet and Ryanair , have introduced a requirement for passengers to wear face masks .
But according to official advice , surgical masks should be reserved for people who need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You can make coverings at home , but `` the key thing is it should cover your mouth and nose '' .
A study by Cambridge University says even basic homemade masks can reduce transmission - and could even help to prevent a second wave .
It said population-wide use of masks would keep the COVID-19 reproduction number ( R rate ) below one .
The evidence of coverings preventing the spread of infection from one person to another is `` marginal but positive '' , according to the Scientific Advisory Group for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An international report , published in The Lancet which analysed data from 172 studies in 16 countries , found that by wearing a face mask there is just a 3 % chance of catching COVID-19 .
Another study found that homemade face masks can help limit the spread of the coronavirus - but they do have downsides .
Seven types of face masks were put to the test by the University of Edinburgh , including surgical masks , respirators , lightweight and heavy-duty face shields , and handmade masks .
Aside from those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face coverings were found to reduce the forward distance travelled by an exhaled breath by at least 90 % .
The World Health Organisation , meanwhile , has stressed that there is no evidence that wearing one - whether medical or other types - by healthy persons in the wider community can prevent them from infection with respiratory viruses , including the coronavirus .
Fears have also been raised that they could give people a false sense of security and mean they are less observant of the rules around social distancing and hand @ @

People must wear face coverings in shops in England from today, the government has said.
But until now scientists have criticised ministers for their mixed messaging about wearing face masks during the pandemic, so what does the science actually say?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has previously said Britons should be wearing face coverings in shops because they offer a "great deal of value" in controlling the spread of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, cabinet minister Robert Buckland claimed "people are still learning how to use face coverings" after Home Secretary Priti Patel was pictured wearing a mask when meeting her French counterpart outside - but not wearing one when they spoke indoors.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the change in policy, which will bring the UK in line with Scotland, France, Spain and Italy, will "give people more confidence to shop safely and enhance protections for those who work in shops".
Children under 11 and people with certain disabilities will be exempt, he added.
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The official UK government guidance states that evidence around wearing a face covering suggests it "does not protect you" from coronavirus.
But the guidance adds: "If you are infected but have not yet developed symptoms, it may provide some protection for others you come into close contact with."
The evidence of coverings preventing the spread of infection from one person to another is "marginal but positive", according to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) that is advising the government.
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But a study by Cambridge University says even basic homemade masks can reduce transmission - and could even help to prevent a second wave.
It said population-wide use of masks would keep the COVID-19 reproduction number (R rate) below one.
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An international report published in The Lancet, which analysed data from 172 studies in 16 countries, found that by wearing a face mask there is just a 3% chance of catching COVID-19.
Another study found that homemade face masks can help limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Seven types of face masks were put to the test by the University of Edinburgh, including surgical masks, respirators, lightweight and heavy-duty face shields, and handmade masks.
Aside from those with a valve, all of the face coverings were found to reduce the forward distance travelled by an exhaled breath by at least 90%.
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However the World Health Organisation (WHO) has stressed that masks "on their own" will not protect from COVID-19.
It says there is no evidence that wearing one - whether medical or other types - by healthy persons in the wider community can prevent them from being infected with respiratory viruses, including the coronavirus.
Fears have also been raised that they could give people a false sense of security and mean they are less observant of the rules around social distancing and hand hygiene.
The government's official advice states that surgical masks should be reserved for people who need them for protection while at work.
It encourages people to make face coverings at home, saying "the key thing is it should cover your mouth and nose".


news--2020-02-07--British man feared to be coronavirus 'super spreader'

A British man who became infected with coronavirus in Singapore appears to be linked to at least seven other confirmed cases in England , France and Spain - prompting fears he may be a so-called `` super spreader '' of the deadly virus .
Health officials are not confirming a link or providing details about the unnamed man 's relationship to the other people diagnosed with the illness , but he is understood to have been the first UK national to contract the virus .
There are now four confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK , with the man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He is thought to have been diagnosed in Brighton and was transferred to St Thomas ' Hospital in London , where there is an infectious diseases unit , on Thursday .
The French health ministry said five British nationals - four adults and a nine-year-old child - who tested positive in the Alps resort of Contamines-Montjoie near Mont Blanc came into contact with a British national who had flown from Singapore and stayed in the area before returning to England on 28 January .
Paul Hunter , professor in medicine at University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This new case would appear to be linked to the cluster of cases in the French ski resort which is also linked to the case in Brighton .
`` As such this case is part of the same cluster which is being reported as linked to a British national returning from Singapore .
`` Whilst we currently do not know many details about how this new case was linked to others in the cluster , his/her identification does not at this stage indicate wider spread within the UK community .
`` If the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact tracing and the person was self-isolating then this should not pose any additional risk .
`` Further cases within an already identified cluster are not surprising and do not pose an additional risk to public health providing such contacts are complying with instructions from Public Health England . ''
EasyJet confirmed that the man took a flight from Geneva to Gatwick Airport on 28 January .
In a statement , the airline told Sky News : `` easyJet has been notified by the public health authority that a customer who had recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since been diagnosed with the coronavirus .
`` Public Health England is contacting all passengers who were seated in the vicinity of the customer on flight EZS8481 from Geneva to London Gatwick on 28 January to provide guidance in line with procedures .
`` As the customer was not experiencing any symptoms , the risk to others on board the flight is very low .
We remain in contact with the public health authorities and are following their guidance .
The health and well-being of our passengers and crew is the airline 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crew who operated have been advised to monitor themselves for a 14 day period since the flight in line with Public Health England advice .
Note this happened 12 days ago and none are displaying any symptoms . ''
The latest key points on the global coronavirus outbreak : • The global number of deaths is 910 .
908 were in China , including a Japanese man and a US citizen , and one in the Philippines and Hong Kong • The toll exceeds the 774 killed by the SARS epidemic in 2003 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected by coronavirus around the world , almost all in China • British citizens being flown back from Wuhan on Sunday are being quarantined for a fortnight at a facility at Kents Hill Park in Milton Keynes • A British family of four is being tested in Majorca after coming into contact with a coronavirus sufferer in France • Thousands remain stranded on cruise ships docked in Japan and Hong Kong • A World Health Organisation international team investigating the outbreak is flying to China on Monday .
A British man in Majorca @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while his wife and two daughters tested negative .
The government in the Balearic Islands said the family said they had been in contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus in France .
Chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty said the patient , who is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in London , is `` a known contact of a previously confirmed UK case , and the virus was passed on in France '' .
As of 2pm on Sunday , the Department of Health said a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK , with four testing positive and 791 confirmed negative .
In China , workers have begun trickling back to offices and factories as the government eased some restrictions on working .
Sunday 's death toll of 97 was the largest in a single day since the outbreak was first detected in December and linked to a market selling animals in Hubei province 's capital , Wuhan .
Outside of China , the virus has spread to 27 countries .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been a blow to China 's already-slowing economy , with Goldman Sachs cutting its first-quarter GDP growth target to 4 % from 5.6 % previously and saying a deeper hit is possible .

A British man who became infected with coronavirus in Singapore appears to be linked to at least seven other confirmed cases in England, France and Spain - prompting fears he may be a so-called "super spreader" of the deadly virus.
Health officials are not confirming a link or providing details about the unnamed man's relationship to the other people diagnosed with the illness, but he is understood to have been the first UK national to contract the virus.
There are now four confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, with the man having been the third to test positive.
He is thought to have been diagnosed in Brighton and was transferred to St Thomas' Hospital in London, where there is an infectious diseases unit, on Thursday.
The French health ministry said five British nationals - four adults and a nine-year-old child - who tested positive in the Alps resort of Contamines-Montjoie near Mont Blanc came into contact with a British national who had flown from Singapore and stayed in the area before returning to England on 28 January.
Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at University of East Anglia, said: "This new case would appear to be linked to the cluster of cases in the French ski resort which is also linked to the case in Brighton.
"As such this case is part of the same cluster which is being reported as linked to a British national returning from Singapore.
"Whilst we currently do not know many details about how this new case was linked to others in the cluster, his/her identification does not at this stage indicate wider spread within the UK community.
"If the new individual had been already identified through contact tracing and the person was self-isolating then this should not pose any additional risk.
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"Further cases within an already identified cluster are not surprising and do not pose an additional risk to public health providing such contacts are complying with instructions from Public Health England."
Image: Les Contamines-Montjoie where five British nationals have been diagnosed with the virus
EasyJet confirmed that the man took a flight from Geneva to Gatwick Airport on 28 January.
In a statement, the airline told Sky News: "easyJet has been notified by the public health authority that a customer who had recently travelled on one of its flights has since been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
"Public Health England is contacting all passengers who were seated in the vicinity of the customer on flight EZS8481 from Geneva to London Gatwick on 28 January to provide guidance in line with procedures.
"As the customer was not experiencing any symptoms, the risk to others on board the flight is very low. We remain in contact with the public health authorities and are following their guidance. The health and well-being of our passengers and crew is the airline's highest priority.
"All of the crew who operated have been advised to monitor themselves for a 14 day period since the flight in line with Public Health England advice. Note this happened 12 days ago and none are displaying any symptoms."
The latest key points on the global coronavirus outbreak:
The global number of deaths is 910. 908 were in China, including a Japanese man and a US citizen, and one in the Philippines and Hong Kong
The toll exceeds the 774 killed by the SARS epidemic in 2003
More than 40,000 people have been infected by coronavirus around the world, almost all in China
British citizens being flown back from Wuhan on Sunday are being quarantined for a fortnight at a facility at Kents Hill Park in Milton Keynes
A British family of four is being tested in Majorca after coming into contact with a coronavirus sufferer in France
after coming into contact with a coronavirus sufferer in France Thousands remain stranded on cruise ships docked in Japan and Hong Kong
A World Health Organisation international team investigating the outbreak is flying to China on Monday.
Image: A passenger wearing a mask at Shanghai railway station
A British man in Majorca has also tested positive for coronavirus, while his wife and two daughters tested negative.
The government in the Balearic Islands said the family said they had been in contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus in France.
Chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty said the patient, who is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in London, is "a known contact of a previously confirmed UK case, and the virus was passed on in France".
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As of 2pm on Sunday, the Department of Health said a total of 795 tests were concluded in the UK, with four testing positive and 791 confirmed negative.
In China, workers have begun trickling back to offices and factories as the government eased some restrictions on working.
Sunday's death toll of 97 was the largest in a single day since the outbreak was first detected in December and linked to a market selling animals in Hubei province's capital, Wuhan.
Outside of China, the virus has spread to 27 countries.
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The virus has been a blow to China's already-slowing economy, with Goldman Sachs cutting its first-quarter GDP growth target to 4% from 5.6% previously and saying a deeper hit is possible.


news--2020-02-10--Two UK coronavirus cases are healthcare workers as GP surgery closes

Two healthcare workers have been diagnosed with coronavirus , Public Health England has said , as a GP surgery was closed after it was linked to a UK case of the illness .
County Oak Medical Centre in Brighton - where one of the healthcare workers is reported to be based - has been temporarily shut , with a person in protective clothing seen cleaning the premises on Monday .
Brackley Medical Centre in Northamptonshire says it has also closed `` due to a potential coronavirus incident '' but insists it does not have a confirmed case .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in England have been diagnosed with the coronavirus - including the two healthcare workers - bringing the total number of cases in the UK to eight .
The four people infected are all understood to have come into contact with a businessman who contracted the virus at a conference in Singapore and was diagnosed in Brighton last week .
Eleven Britons with coronavirus in total are thought to have contracted it from the man , prompting fears he could be a so-called `` superspreader '' .
The UK government has declared that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat to public health '' - with new legal powers announced on Monday allowing people with the virus to be forcibly quarantined .
It is understood that the decision came after one of the Britons who returned from Wuhan in China - the source of the coronavirus outbreak - attempted to leave isolation at Arrowe Park Hospital on Merseyside .
• The death toll from the epidemic has risen to 1,018 ( with 1,016 of those in China ) • A total of 97 people died of coronavirus in China on Sunday - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outbreak was detected in mid-December • A cruise ship carrying 3,700 people remains quarantined in the Japanese port of Yokohama , with 135 coronavirus cases now confirmed on board • European stocks fell amid concerns about the impact of the closure of factories in China • The total number of coronavirus deaths now exceeds the 774 killed by the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003 The Department of Health said the four people in the UK who have been newly diagnosed with the coronavirus contracted the illness in France .
They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ St Thomas ' and the Royal Free hospitals in London .
Public Health England 's emeritus medical director Paul Cosford told Sky News that the new UK coronavirus cases were `` not a surprise '' because of their links to an existing case .
He said : `` I 'm sure we can expect to see some more cases .
Our hope is by the intensive action we 're taking at the moment , that we can avoid any further spread from these cases . ''
However , the World Health Organization has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who have no travel history to China could be `` the spark that becomes a bigger fire '' .
Director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said : `` In recent days we have seen some concerning instances of onward transmission from people with no travel history to China , like the cases reported in France and the UK .
`` The detection of this small number of cases could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire .
But for now , it 's only a spark .
`` Our objective remains containment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use the window of opportunity we have to prevent a bigger fire . ''
The WHO has identified 168 labs around the world with the right technology to diagnose the virus - and has sent testing kits to places including Ethiopia , Iran , Uganda and Zambia .
Public Health England medical director Yvonne Doyle said the latest UK cases of coronavirus are `` all closely linked to one another '' .
She added : `` Our priority has been to speak to those who have close and sustained contact with confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they can do to limit the spread of the virus .
`` Two of these new cases are healthcare workers and as soon as they were identified , we advised them to self-isolate in order to keep patient contact to a minimum .
`` We are now working urgently to identify all patients and other healthcare workers who may have come into close contact , and at this stage we believe this to be a relatively small number . ''
British Airways says it has cancelled all its flights to Beijing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the coronavirus outbreak , while flights from the two Chinese cities have been cancelled until 1 April .
Meanwhile , St Mary 's Independent School in Southampton told Sky News it has been temporarily closed over coronavirus fears .
In a statement , St Mary 's said it would remain shut for the next two days `` due to a potential risk of coronavirus reported by members of the school community who have become ill , having recently travelled to the region affected '' .
It added : `` The school will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Public Health England . ''
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker Fifteen people linked to the UK have been diagnosed with the coronavirus .
In addition to the eight cases being treated in the UK , French authorities said on Sunday that five Britons , including a nine-year-old child , had been diagnosed with the disease .
They had been staying in the same chalet in the French Alps as the British businessman who contracted it in Singapore , and are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ France , authorities said .
A British man also tested positive for coronavirus in Majorca after he had stayed in the same Alps ski resort .
Meanwhile , Alan Steele , who was on honeymooning with his wife on the Diamond Princess cruise liner , was diagnosed while the luxury ship was quarantined off the coast of Japan .
Scientists in China have found the new coronavirus can have an incubation period of up to 24 days after analysing data on more than 1,000 patients from 552 hospitals across the country .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days but ranged from zero to 24 days .
Currently , the World Health Organisation estimates the incubation period to be up to 14 days .

Two healthcare workers have been diagnosed with coronavirus, Public Health England has said, as a GP surgery was closed after it was linked to a UK case of the illness.
County Oak Medical Centre in Brighton - where one of the healthcare workers is reported to be based - has been temporarily shut, with a person in protective clothing seen cleaning the premises on Monday.
Brackley Medical Centre in Northamptonshire says it has also closed "due to a potential coronavirus incident" but insists it does not have a confirmed case.
Image: A man in protective clothing cleans the County Oak Medical Centre GP practice
It was revealed on Monday that four more patients in England have been diagnosed with the coronavirus - including the two healthcare workers - bringing the total number of cases in the UK to eight.
The four people infected are all understood to have come into contact with a businessman who contracted the virus at a conference in Singapore and was diagnosed in Brighton last week.
Eleven Britons with coronavirus in total are thought to have contracted it from the man, prompting fears he could be a so-called "superspreader".
The UK government has declared that the coronavirus is a "serious and imminent threat to public health" - with new legal powers announced on Monday allowing people with the virus to be forcibly quarantined.
It is understood that the decision came after one of the Britons who returned from Wuhan in China - the source of the coronavirus outbreak - attempted to leave isolation at Arrowe Park Hospital on Merseyside.
Image: County Oak Medical Centre in Brighton has been closed over the coronavirus
In other developments:
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The death toll from the epidemic has risen to 1,018 (with 1,016 of those in China)
More than 40,000 confirmed cases worldwide
A total of 97 people died of coronavirus in China on Sunday - the largest in a single day since the outbreak was detected in mid-December
A cruise ship carrying 3,700 people remains quarantined in the Japanese port of Yokohama, with 135 coronavirus cases now confirmed on board
European stocks fell amid concerns about the impact of the closure of factories in China
The total number of coronavirus deaths now exceeds the 774 killed by the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003
The Department of Health said the four people in the UK who have been newly diagnosed with the coronavirus contracted the illness in France.
They are being treated at specialist infection centres at St Thomas' and the Royal Free hospitals in London.
Public Health England's emeritus medical director Paul Cosford told Sky News that the new UK coronavirus cases were "not a surprise" because of their links to an existing case.
He said: "I'm sure we can expect to see some more cases. Our hope is by the intensive action we're taking at the moment, that we can avoid any further spread from these cases."
However, the World Health Organization has warned that the spread of coronavirus to people who have no travel history to China could be "the spark that becomes a bigger fire".
Director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "In recent days we have seen some concerning instances of onward transmission from people with no travel history to China, like the cases reported in France and the UK.
"The detection of this small number of cases could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire. But for now, it's only a spark.
"Our objective remains containment. We call on all countries to use the window of opportunity we have to prevent a bigger fire."
The WHO has identified 168 labs around the world with the right technology to diagnose the virus - and has sent testing kits to places including Ethiopia, Iran, Uganda and Zambia.
Public Health England medical director Yvonne Doyle said the latest UK cases of coronavirus are "all closely linked to one another".
She added: "Our priority has been to speak to those who have close and sustained contact with confirmed cases, so we can advise them on what they can do to limit the spread of the virus.
"Two of these new cases are healthcare workers and as soon as they were identified, we advised them to self-isolate in order to keep patient contact to a minimum.
"We are now working urgently to identify all patients and other healthcare workers who may have come into close contact, and at this stage we believe this to be a relatively small number."
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British Airways says it has cancelled all its flights to Beijing and Shanghai until 31 March in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, while flights from the two Chinese cities have been cancelled until 1 April.
Meanwhile, St Mary's Independent School in Southampton told Sky News it has been temporarily closed over coronavirus fears.
In a statement, St Mary's said it would remain shut for the next two days "due to a potential risk of coronavirus reported by members of the school community who have become ill, having recently travelled to the region affected".
It added: "The school will undertake an enhanced clean following advice from Public Health England."
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Fifteen people linked to the UK have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
In addition to the eight cases being treated in the UK, French authorities said on Sunday that five Britons, including a nine-year-old child, had been diagnosed with the disease.
They had been staying in the same chalet in the French Alps as the British businessman who contracted it in Singapore, and are not in a serious condition in hospital in France, authorities said.
A British man also tested positive for coronavirus in Majorca after he had stayed in the same Alps ski resort.
Meanwhile, Alan Steele, who was on honeymooning with his wife on the Diamond Princess cruise liner, was diagnosed while the luxury ship was quarantined off the coast of Japan.
Scientists in China have found the new coronavirus can have an incubation period of up to 24 days after analysing data on more than 1,000 patients from 552 hospitals across the country.
They discovered the median incubation period was three days but ranged from zero to 24 days.
Currently, the World Health Organisation estimates the incubation period to be up to 14 days.


news--2020-02-08--Senior Tories pen letter demanding Huawei is 'ruled out' of 5G plans

Four former cabinet ministers are among a group of Conservative MPs who have signed a letter raising concerns about the government 's decision to allow Huawei a role in building the UK 's 5G network .
In the letter , Sir Iain Duncan Smith , Owen Paterson , David Davis and Damian Green call for `` high-risk '' vendors to be ruled out now , or phased out over time .
It has also been signed by the new chairman of the Defence Select Committee , Tobias Ellwood , and Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely .
The six men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rule out hi-tech from untrusted , high-risk vendors '' , or to ensure there are `` sunset clauses '' to limit the length of time such companies can be used .
`` We are seeking to identify a means by which we ensure that only trusted vendors are allowed as primary contractors into our critical national infrastructure , '' they say .
Mr Ellwood told Sky News that the way in which China has handled the deadly coronavirus `` shows the sort of country we are dealing with '' .
He added : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passed before they actually clamped down on the city of Wuhan , but in that time five million people managed to leave before a curfew was placed . ''
The Tory MP for Bournemouth East also suggested there were many unanswered questions about the Chinese firm .
He continued : `` We do n't know the extent to which Huawei is obliged to provide information to the Chinese authorities , by law they have to do so .
`` We do n't know the connections between the intelligence services and Huawei , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s China Telecom , it 's Tencent , Alibaba - all these companies are obliged to have a very different relationship to the state , to the Communist Party of China , than we have over here . ''
Sir Iain told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme : `` There is real concern across the floor of the House .
I think there is a lot of disquiet over this . ''
He added : `` The truth is if they are not a trusted vendor , if , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ box , that China is considered to be an aggressor in these matters , they are constantly attacking our systems alongside Russia .
`` They claim that Russia is an aggressor , but they wo n't have anything to do with Russian technology - then surely the same principle must apply to China .
`` And , I think , therefore , we need to get the government to look to get the involvement of Huawei , not to 35 % , but to zero , '' he added .
`` We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this game . ''
The government has said Huawei would be limited to involvement in 35 % of the network and kept away from sensitive areas .
The letter come as US vice president Mike Pence suggested the decision by Boris Johnson to allow Huawei a limited role in 5G roll-out could jeopardise a post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and America .
Pressed on whether the Huawei decision could be a deal breaker in Brexit trade talks , Mr Pence told CNBC : `` We 'll see .
We 'll see if it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker He added : `` We are profoundly disappointed because , look , when I went at the president 's direction in September , I met with Prime Minister Johnson and I told him the moment the UK is out of Brexit we were willing to begin to negotiate a free trade arrangement with the UK .
`` But we just do n't believe that utilising the assets , the technology of Huawei is consistent with the security or privacy interests of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it remains a real issue between our two countries . ''
His remarks follow claims Donald Trump had vented `` apoplectic '' rage at the prime minister during a recent heated phone conversation with him about the 5G move .

Four former cabinet ministers are among a group of Conservative MPs who have signed a letter raising concerns about the government's decision to allow Huawei a role in building the UK's 5G network.
In the letter, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Owen Paterson, David Davis and Damian Green call for "high-risk" vendors to be ruled out now, or phased out over time.
It has also been signed by the new chairman of the Defence Select Committee, Tobias Ellwood, and Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely.
The six men say they want the government to "rule out hi-tech from untrusted, high-risk vendors", or to ensure there are "sunset clauses" to limit the length of time such companies can be used.
"We are seeking to identify a means by which we ensure that only trusted vendors are allowed as primary contractors into our critical national infrastructure," they say.
Mr Ellwood told Sky News that the way in which China has handled the deadly coronavirus "shows the sort of country we are dealing with".
He added: "A full three or four weeks passed before they actually clamped down on the city of Wuhan, but in that time five million people managed to leave before a curfew was placed."
Image: Tobias Ellwood, the new chairman of the Defence Select Committee, has also signed the letter
The Tory MP for Bournemouth East also suggested there were many unanswered questions about the Chinese firm.
He continued: "We don't know the extent to which Huawei is obliged to provide information to the Chinese authorities, by law they have to do so.
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"We don't know the connections between the intelligence services and Huawei, and it isn’t just Huawei, it’s China Telecom, it's Tencent, Alibaba - all these companies are obliged to have a very different relationship to the state, to the Communist Party of China, than we have over here."
Sir Iain told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "There is real concern across the floor of the House. I think there is a lot of disquiet over this."
Image: Iain Duncan Smith wants 'high-risk' vendors to be ruled out now, or phased out over time
He added: "The truth is if they are not a trusted vendor, if, as the foreign secretary said at the despatch box, that China is considered to be an aggressor in these matters, they are constantly attacking our systems alongside Russia.
"They claim that Russia is an aggressor, but they won't have anything to do with Russian technology - then surely the same principle must apply to China.
"And, I think, therefore, we need to get the government to look to get the involvement of Huawei, not to 35%, but to zero," he added.
Image: The government says Huawei would have limited involvement in the 5G network
"We are turning out to be the mugs in this game."
The government has said Huawei would be limited to involvement in 35% of the network and kept away from sensitive areas.
The letter come as US vice president Mike Pence suggested the decision by Boris Johnson to allow Huawei a limited role in 5G roll-out could jeopardise a post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and America.
Pressed on whether the Huawei decision could be a deal breaker in Brexit trade talks, Mr Pence told CNBC: "We'll see. We'll see if it is.
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He added: "We are profoundly disappointed because, look, when I went at the president's direction in September, I met with Prime Minister Johnson and I told him the moment the UK is out of Brexit we were willing to begin to negotiate a free trade arrangement with the UK.
"But we just don't believe that utilising the assets, the technology of Huawei is consistent with the security or privacy interests of the UK, of the United States, and it remains a real issue between our two countries."
His remarks follow claims Donald Trump had vented "apoplectic" rage at the prime minister during a recent heated phone conversation with him about the 5G move.


news--2020-02-10--Coronavirus cases linked to the UK: Who they are and where they've been

Fifteen people linked to the UK have been diagnosed with the coronavirus .
More than a third of the confirmed cases so far are believed to be linked to a `` superspreader '' who contracted the illness while in Singapore before travelling back to the UK via France .
Here is a list of all 15 coronavirus cases - as well as where they have been and where they are being treated .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker Four people were diagnosed in the UK after coming into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` superspreader '' of the virus , taking the total of confirmed cases in this country to eight .
They were all infected after contact in France with a businessman who contracted the virus in Singapore and was diagnosed in Brighton .
The new patients mean there are a total of eight confirmed cases in the UK , and they have been transferred to infectious disease units in London .
On the same day , five Britons - including a nine-year-old child - were diagnosed in France .
They had been staying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the `` superspreader '' - and although they have been taken to hospital , French officials say they are not in a serious condition .
He was also linked to the superspreader , and had stayed in the same Alps ski resort .
The patient 's wife and two daughters have tested negative .
On the same day , a fourth case in the UK was identified - and they too had been to the same resort as the superspreader .
It is not known where they were diagnosed , but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hospital in Camden .
Alan Steele , who was on honeymooning with his wife on the Diamond Princess cruise liner , was diagnosed while the luxury ship was quarantined off the coast of Japan .
In a post on Facebook , he wrote : `` Just to let you all know I have been diagnosed as having the virus and am being shipped to hospital .
`` [ I ] would also like to say that at the moment I am not showing any symptoms so just possible ( sic ) a carrier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am going on when possible . ''
The British businessman suspected of being a `` superspreader '' was the third person to test positive for the coronavirus in the UK .
He was diagnosed in Brighton and was transferred to St Thomas ' Hospital in London , where there is an infectious diseases unit , and he is still there .
His travel itinerary between leaving Singapore and arriving back in the UK appear to have contributed to the infection of several other people from the UK .
See the maps below @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Two people fell ill with the coronavirus while staying at a hotel in York .
Both were taken to a specialist hospital unit in Newcastle for treatment and were later confirmed to be members of the same family , with one being a student at the University of York .
The university moved quickly to reassure other students and staff , saying that information from Public Health England suggested the individual did not come into contact with anybody on campus while they had symptoms .
Their previous travels has not been revealed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they flew into the UK from China .

Fifteen people linked to the UK have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
More than a third of the confirmed cases so far are believed to be linked to a "superspreader" who contracted the illness while in Singapore before travelling back to the UK via France.
Here is a list of all 15 coronavirus cases - as well as where they have been and where they are being treated.
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10 February
Four people were diagnosed in the UK after coming into contact with the man believed to be a "superspreader" of the virus, taking the total of confirmed cases in this country to eight.
They were all infected after contact in France with a businessman who contracted the virus in Singapore and was diagnosed in Brighton.
The new patients mean there are a total of eight confirmed cases in the UK, and they have been transferred to infectious disease units in London.
Image: Five Britons staying in a ski chalet have been diagnosed
On the same day, five Britons - including a nine-year-old child - were diagnosed in France.
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They had been staying in the same chalet in Les Contamines-Montjoie as the "superspreader" - and although they have been taken to hospital, French officials say they are not in a serious condition.
Image: The Royal Free Hospital in Camden
9 February
A British man tested positive for coronavirus in Majorca.
He was also linked to the superspreader, and had stayed in the same Alps ski resort.
The patient's wife and two daughters have tested negative.
On the same day, a fourth case in the UK was identified - and they too had been to the same resort as the superspreader.
It is not known where they were diagnosed, but that patient was transferred to The Royal Free Hospital in Camden.
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7 February
Alan Steele, who was on honeymooning with his wife on the Diamond Princess cruise liner, was diagnosed while the luxury ship was quarantined off the coast of Japan.
In a post on Facebook, he wrote: "Just to let you all know I have been diagnosed as having the virus and am being shipped to hospital.
"[I] would also like to say that at the moment I am not showing any symptoms so just possible (sic) a carrier.
"Will let you know how I am going on when possible."
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6 February
The British businessman suspected of being a "superspreader" was the third person to test positive for the coronavirus in the UK.
He was diagnosed in Brighton and was transferred to St Thomas' Hospital in London, where there is an infectious diseases unit, and he is still there.
His travel itinerary between leaving Singapore and arriving back in the UK appear to have contributed to the infection of several other people from the UK.
See the maps below for details of where he has been.
31 January
Two people fell ill with the coronavirus while staying at a hotel in York.
Both were taken to a specialist hospital unit in Newcastle for treatment and were later confirmed to be members of the same family, with one being a student at the University of York.
The university moved quickly to reassure other students and staff, saying that information from Public Health England suggested the individual did not come into contact with anybody on campus while they had symptoms.
Their previous travels has not been revealed, but it has been reported that they flew into the UK from China.


news--2020-02-10--Chances of coronavirus pandemic 'on knife edge' - listen to Sky's podcast

A virologist has told Sky News that the chances of a coronavirus pandemic are on a `` knife edge '' @ @ @ @ @ podcast with Dermot Murnaghan , Dr Derek Gatherer says a substantial increase in cases could @ @ @ @ @ a problem on our hands '' .
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A virologist has told Sky News that the chances of a coronavirus pandemic are on a "knife edge".
Speaking to the Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, Dr Derek Gatherer says a substantial increase in cases could leave the UK "with a problem on our hands".
Two GP surgeries have already closed - either because of confirmed or suspected coronavirus incidents - and Dr Gatherer believes this could become increasingly common if the outbreak is not contained.
Dr Gatherer also suggested schools and universities could be closed down and people could be encouraged to work from home in an attempt to minimise the close personal contact we have in our daily lives.
Listen to the Daily podcast as experts from King's College London and Lancaster University discuss the spread of the coronavirus and the global response - and how far there may still be to go in the outbreak.


news--2020-01-15--Parasite: Everything you need to know about Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning film

Parasite has made history as the first Korean film to be take home the award for best picture at the Oscars .
In fact , the big prize was one of four wins on the night , with Bong Joon-ho also picking up the statuettes for best director , original screenplay and international film .
Add to that its wins at the BAFTAS , Golden Globes and the Critics ' Choice Awards , and it 's no wonder the director was planning to `` drink until next morning '' to celebrate following his latest success .
It has only been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days , but is no doubt one of the most talked about films of the year .
Here 's everything you need to know .
Parasite is a social satire about two families , the poor Kim family and the rich Park family .
The Kims live in a squalid basement flat , while the Parks lead an Instagram-perfect life .
But when the Kims are gifted a `` scholar 's rock '' ( Korean stones that are believed to bring wisdom ) , their fortunes start to change .
Led by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tutor for the Parks ' daughter , the Kims infiltrate the lives of the wealthy family one by one , telling the odd lie along the way .
But just when the Kims start getting used to the added perks of their new employers , things take a very dark turn .
Capitalism , greed and class discrimination are the stand-out themes .
This is the seventh feature film from South Korean director Bong .
The 50-year-old filmmaker is known for his political commentary , black humour and long takes which incorporate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playing with rhythm and sudden mood shifts are also his trademarks .
He had already achieved mainstream success with 2017 adventure Okja , about a genetically modified super-pig , and 2013 climate-change disaster movie Snowpiercer .
However , Parasite has now firmly established him as one of the world 's leading filmmakers .
Bong came up with the idea for Parasite in 2013 , prompted by the notion that `` everyone loves to spy on the private lives of strangers '' .
The director himself was briefly a maths tutor for a rich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but unlike Ki-woo in the film , he was fired after just a few months .
He says it 's because he was `` horrible at maths '' .
Bong does n't specifically label any of his characters as villains , and the identity of the `` parasites '' of the title is open to interpretation .
In his director 's statement he calls the film `` a comedy without clowns , a tragedy without villains , all leading to a violent tangle and a headlong plunge down the stairs '' .
Yes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Korea , and the actors speak Korean throughout .
The film did not qualify for the best picture category in the Golden Globes for this very reason , as the Globes stipulate each nominee must feature `` more than 50 % English dialogue '' .
This is why the Oscars win is such an epic victory ; Parasite is not only the first Korean film to take home the best picture prize , but the first of any foreign language films to win .
Some might argue that the The Artist , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a French film , however it was silent - and also set in Hollywood and distributed by The Weinstein Co in the US .
Bong was also the only BAME filmmaker to make the best director category .
What age rating is it ?
Parasite has a 15 rating , listing strong , bloody violence , language , sex and sex references as features of the film .
How long is it ?
It has a running time of two hours and 12 minutes .
The film stars the director 's frequent collaborator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - an unemployed and unambitious 50-something , and patriarch of the Kim family .
Other lead cast members include Jang Hye-jin as his supportive wife Chung-sook ; Choi Woo-shik as his college-age son Ki-woo , and Park So-dam as his cynical twenty-something daughter Ki-jung .
Despite their critically acclaimed performances , none of the stars were nominated in any of the Oscar acting categories .
The language barrier is likely to have impeded their chances , but it obviously did n't stop the Academy from recognising the film as a whole .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was already a massive hit with audiences and critics in South Korea ( where it came out in May ) and the US ( October ) before it arrived here in the UK , which has followed suit .
Critics have called it a `` masterpiece '' , hailing Bong as `` one of the best filmmakers in the world '' .
Some have even compared him to master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock .
Parasite had the most successful opening weekend in America since La La Land in 2016 , making it the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ box office .
It has since grossed more than $ 160m ( £124m ) worldwide .
Movie aggregation website IMDB scores it a high 8.6 , based on more than 200,000 user ratings , while Rotten Tomatoes critics rate it 99 % fresh , based on 390 reviews .
What is the # BongHive ?
The movie has spawned a host of memes on social media , with fans of the film adopting the hashtag # BongHive .
Initially set up by three young writers , the film 's distributor Neon has wasted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Merchandise has followed , including T-shirts , hats and a ringtone .
Bong , who is not on social media , says he is grateful for the positive response .
HBO is reportedly planning to adapt the film into an English language TV series , with Bong and Vice director Adam McKay heading up the production .
Bong told Deadline he wanted to cram in all the ideas that would n't fit into the two-hour film , and has said he wants to expand on the story rather than remake it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ production will be set in the US or South Korea .
What has Bong said about his awards success ?
The filmmaker appeared stunned as the awards just kept on coming .
When he was called on stage to collect the directing prize , he said : `` After winning best international feature , I thought I was done for the day and ready to relax . ''
He then quoted Martin Scorsese , his fellow nominee , saying : `` When I was young and studying cinema , there was a saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 'What is the most personal , is the most creative ' . ''
He added : `` I will drink until next morning . ''
How have people in South Korea reacted ?
It 's a momentous win , so people in Bong 's home country are understandably very happy .
`` Can you believe that Parasite won the Academy best picture ? ''
South Korea 's biggest newspaper , Chosun Ilbo , said in a headline .
`` It rewrote the Academy 's 92-year-old history . ''
Bong , Parasite and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major internet portal sites on Monday , despite the country being preoccupied with the outbreak of coronavirus in nearby China .
South Korea has had 27 cases reported , although no deaths .
However , any worries were on hold on Monday as people celebrated Parasite 's milestone win .
President Moon Jae-in tweeted to say he is proud of Bong and his staff , and `` particularly grateful to them for giving courage and pride to our people who are overcoming difficulties '' .
At Bong 's former university , Seoul 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school film club watched the Academy Award ceremony together .
`` It 's deeply meaningful for Korean movies and this will open the path for further development .
It 's such a great honour .
I 'm speechless , '' said Kim Nam-hoon , 21 .
Jeong Ho-cheol , a 26-year-old student , praised Bong for pleasing both movie critics and crowds .
`` His way of dealing with the underside of Korean society and problems such as rich-poor gaps and the way he expresses those issues are very expressive , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Korean movie director who is regarded as Bong 's main rival in their home country , joined the congratulations .
It is a `` huge blessing to work in the same industry as a person as talented as Bong and being able to call him a friend , '' he said in an interview with the Munhwa Ilbo newspaper .
What other big awards has Parasite already won ?
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival , and was unanimously voted the winner of the Palme d'Or - the first Korean film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won the Golden Globe for best foreign language film too , while Bong shared the best director prize with Sam Mendes ( 1917 ) at the Critics ' Choice Awards , as well as taking best foreign language film .
At the BAFTAs , it won the awards for original screenplay and film not in the English language .
When can I see it ?
Parasite is out in 150 UK cinemas now , and will then be released in a further 300 from mid-February .
It will also come to Amazon Prime @ @ @ @ @

Parasite has made history as the first Korean film to be take home the award for best picture at the Oscars.
In fact, the big prize was one of four wins on the night, with Bong Joon-ho also picking up the statuettes for best director, original screenplay and international film.
Image: The film is a story of haves and have-nots, told through two families. Pic. Studio Canal
Add to that its wins at the BAFTAS, Golden Globes and the Critics' Choice Awards, and it's no wonder the director was planning to "drink until next morning" to celebrate following his latest success.
It has only been out in the UK for a few days, but is no doubt one of the most talked about films of the year.
Here's everything you need to know.
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What's Parasite about?
Parasite is a social satire about two families, the poor Kim family and the rich Park family.
The Kims live in a squalid basement flat, while the Parks lead an Instagram-perfect life.
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But when the Kims are gifted a "scholar's rock" (Korean stones that are believed to bring wisdom), their fortunes start to change.
Led by the son of the family, who becomes a tutor for the Parks' daughter, the Kims infiltrate the lives of the wealthy family one by one, telling the odd lie along the way.
But just when the Kims start getting used to the added perks of their new employers, things take a very dark turn.
Capitalism, greed and class discrimination are the stand-out themes.
Image: The film has a legion of fans who call themselves the #BongHive. Pic. Studio Canal
Who's the director?
This is the seventh feature film from South Korean director Bong.
The 50-year-old filmmaker is known for his political commentary, black humour and long takes which incorporate multiple on-screen happenings.
Mixing genres, playing with rhythm and sudden mood shifts are also his trademarks.
He had already achieved mainstream success with 2017 adventure Okja, about a genetically modified super-pig, and 2013 climate-change disaster movie Snowpiercer.
However, Parasite has now firmly established him as one of the world's leading filmmakers.
Image: The Park family have an aspirational lifestyle in a gorgeous house. Pic. Studio Canal
What's the inspiration?
Bong came up with the idea for Parasite in 2013, prompted by the notion that "everyone loves to spy on the private lives of strangers".
The director himself was briefly a maths tutor for a rich family when he was a student, but unlike Ki-woo in the film, he was fired after just a few months. He says it's because he was "horrible at maths".
Bong doesn't specifically label any of his characters as villains, and the identity of the "parasites" of the title is open to interpretation.
In his director's statement he calls the film "a comedy without clowns, a tragedy without villains, all leading to a violent tangle and a headlong plunge down the stairs".
Image: Bong Joon-ho has taken home four Oscars and made history for his win
Is it subtitled?
Yes. The story is set in South Korea, and the actors speak Korean throughout.
The film did not qualify for the best picture category in the Golden Globes for this very reason, as the Globes stipulate each nominee must feature "more than 50% English dialogue".
This is why the Oscars win is such an epic victory; Parasite is not only the first Korean film to take home the best picture prize, but the first of any foreign language films to win.
Some might argue that the The Artist, which won best picture in 2012, was a French film, however it was silent - and also set in Hollywood and distributed by The Weinstein Co in the US.
Bong was also the only BAME filmmaker to make the best director category.
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What age rating is it?
Parasite has a 15 rating, listing strong, bloody violence, language, sex and sex references as features of the film.
How long is it?
It has a running time of two hours and 12 minutes.
Who's in it?
The film stars the director's frequent collaborator, actor Song Kang-ho as Kim Ki-taek - an unemployed and unambitious 50-something, and patriarch of the Kim family.
Other lead cast members include Jang Hye-jin as his supportive wife Chung-sook; Choi Woo-shik as his college-age son Ki-woo, and Park So-dam as his cynical twenty-something daughter Ki-jung.
Despite their critically acclaimed performances, none of the stars were nominated in any of the Oscar acting categories.
The language barrier is likely to have impeded their chances, but it obviously didn't stop the Academy from recognising the film as a whole.
Image: South Korean actor Song Kang-ho leads the cast. Pic. Studio Canal
What are people saying about it?
Parasite was already a massive hit with audiences and critics in South Korea (where it came out in May) and the US (October) before it arrived here in the UK, which has followed suit.
Critics have called it a "masterpiece", hailing Bong as "one of the best filmmakers in the world". Some have even compared him to master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock.
Parasite had the most successful opening weekend in America since La La Land in 2016, making it the best-ever performing foreign language film at the box office.
It has since grossed more than $160m (£124m) worldwide.
Movie aggregation website IMDB scores it a high 8.6, based on more than 200,000 user ratings, while Rotten Tomatoes critics rate it 99% fresh, based on 390 reviews.
Image: The film is in Korean, with subtitles throughout. Pic. Studio Canal
What is the #BongHive?
The movie has spawned a host of memes on social media, with fans of the film adopting the hashtag #BongHive.
Initially set up by three young writers, the film's distributor Neon has wasted no time capitalising on the social following.
Merchandise has followed, including T-shirts, hats and a ringtone.
Bong, who is not on social media, says he is grateful for the positive response.
Image: Social media has helped spread the movie far and wide. Pic. Studio Canal
Are they making a TV show?
HBO is reportedly planning to adapt the film into an English language TV series, with Bong and Vice director Adam McKay heading up the production.
Bong told Deadline he wanted to cram in all the ideas that wouldn't fit into the two-hour film, and has said he wants to expand on the story rather than remake it.
It is not yet known whether this production will be set in the US or South Korea.
Image: Fans will be pleased to hear there's likely to be a TV show to follow. Studio Canal
What has Bong said about his awards success?
The filmmaker appeared stunned as the awards just kept on coming.
When he was called on stage to collect the directing prize, he said: "After winning best international feature, I thought I was done for the day and ready to relax."
He then quoted Martin Scorsese, his fellow nominee, saying: "When I was young and studying cinema, there was a saying that I carved deep into my heart, 'What is the most personal, is the most creative'."
He added: "I will drink until next morning."
How have people in South Korea reacted?
It's a momentous win, so people in Bong's home country are understandably very happy.
"Can you believe that Parasite won the Academy best picture?" South Korea's biggest newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, said in a headline. "It rewrote the Academy's 92-year-old history."
Image: People in South Korea are celebrating Parasite's win
Bong, Parasite and other Oscar-related news dominated search terms at major internet portal sites on Monday, despite the country being preoccupied with the outbreak of coronavirus in nearby China.
South Korea has had 27 cases reported, although no deaths.
However, any worries were on hold on Monday as people celebrated Parasite's milestone win.
President Moon Jae-in tweeted to say he is proud of Bong and his staff, and "particularly grateful to them for giving courage and pride to our people who are overcoming difficulties".
At Bong's former university, Seoul's Yonsei University, students belonging to a school film club watched the Academy Award ceremony together.
"It's deeply meaningful for Korean movies and this will open the path for further development. It's such a great honour. I'm speechless," said Kim Nam-hoon, 21.
Jeong Ho-cheol, a 26-year-old student, praised Bong for pleasing both movie critics and crowds. "His way of dealing with the underside of Korean society and problems such as rich-poor gaps and the way he expresses those issues are very expressive," he said
Park Chan-wook, a prominent South Korean movie director who is regarded as Bong's main rival in their home country, joined the congratulations.
It is a "huge blessing to work in the same industry as a person as talented as Bong and being able to call him a friend," he said in an interview with the Munhwa Ilbo newspaper.
Image: Bong Joon-ho shared the best director prize with Sam Mendes (1917) at the Critics' Choice Awards
What other big awards has Parasite already won?
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and was unanimously voted the winner of the Palme d'Or - the first Korean film to win the prestigious prize.
It won the Golden Globe for best foreign language film too, while Bong shared the best director prize with Sam Mendes (1917) at the Critics' Choice Awards, as well as taking best foreign language film.
At the BAFTAs, it won the awards for original screenplay and film not in the English language.
When can I see it?
Parasite is out in 150 UK cinemas now, and will then be released in a further 300 from mid-February.
It will also come to Amazon Prime Video in the summer.