news--2020-04-09--Coronavirus: Black box seized from Ruby Princess ship at centre of Australia outbreak

Australian police have seized a black box data recorder from a ship as part of a homicide investigation into 15 deaths and more than 600 coronavirus cases .
There has been anger after authorities allowed the 2,700 passengers on The Ruby Princess to disembark last month without health checks .
Hundreds later tested positive and 15 died - more than a quarter of the country 's 51 fatalities .
Police wore full protective gear on Wednesday evening as they boarded the ship at Port Kembla , south of Sydney , to collect evidence and interview the captain .
They said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ten more days as the 1,000 or so crew still on board get tested for coronavirus .
Around 200 staff are displaying symptoms , while 18 have already tested positive .
The crew come from around 50 different countries .
A black box data recorder was among evidence seized and is `` very similar to that of international planes '' , according to New South Wales police commissioner Mick Fuller .
Mr Fuller said the ship 's captain had been very helpful .
The Ruby Princess is the third cruise liner belonging to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centre of a virus outbreak .
The Diamond Princess docked in Yokohama in Japan for around three weeks in February after cases rose rapidly .
Passengers were eventually allowed to leave and travel home under strict conditions .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The Grand Princess docked in California in March after reporting a handful of cases , with passengers taken off and put into quarantine .
Three people who were on board have since died after testing positive for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ship have struggled to find ports to dock in amid fears passengers could disembark and potentially spread the infection .
On Thursday , Australia saw its lowest rise in COVID-19 cases in three weeks - 96 - the first time there have been fewer than 100 cases in a day since 17 March .
The country has recorded 6000 cases and 51 deaths .

Australian police have seized a black box data recorder from a ship as part of a homicide investigation into 15 deaths and more than 600 coronavirus cases.
There has been anger after authorities allowed the 2,700 passengers on The Ruby Princess to disembark last month without health checks.
Hundreds later tested positive and 15 died - more than a quarter of the country's 51 fatalities.
Police wore full protective gear on Wednesday evening as they boarded the ship at Port Kembla, south of Sydney, to collect evidence and interview the captain.
They said it was likely to remain docked for ten more days as the 1,000 or so crew still on board get tested for coronavirus.
Image: The ship is likely to be held at the port for another 10 days. Pic: New South Wales Police
Image: The ship is the source of the biggest outbreak in Australia. Pic: New South Wales Police
Around 200 staff are displaying symptoms, while 18 have already tested positive.
The crew come from around 50 different countries.
A black box data recorder was among evidence seized and is "very similar to that of international planes", according to New South Wales police commissioner Mick Fuller.
Mr Fuller said the ship's captain had been very helpful.
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The Ruby Princess is the third cruise liner belonging to Princess Cruises to find itself at the centre of a virus outbreak.
The Diamond Princess docked in Yokohama in Japan for around three weeks in February after cases rose rapidly. Passengers were eventually allowed to leave and travel home under strict conditions.
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The Grand Princess docked in California in March after reporting a handful of cases, with passengers taken off and put into quarantine.
Three people who were on board have since died after testing positive for the coronavirus.
A number of other cruise ship have struggled to find ports to dock in amid fears passengers could disembark and potentially spread the infection.
Image: The Ruby Princess is docked near Sydney
On Thursday, Australia saw its lowest rise in COVID-19 cases in three weeks - 96 - the first time there have been fewer than 100 cases in a day since 17 March.
The country has recorded 6000 cases and 51 deaths.


news--2020-04-09--Coronavirus: Huge publicity blitz urges Britons to stay at home during Easter weekend

A huge publicity blitz is urging the public to stay at home , not visit friends or family and observe the coronavirus lockdown rules over the Easter weekend .
Four NHS advertisements will appear on social media , newspapers and magazines in a bid to persuade people to carry on observing the lockdown rules introduced by Boris Johnson nearly three weeks ago .
In what has been described as a make-or-break weekend in the war against COVID-19 , the government says its campaign has been developed to meet the additional pressures of the long Easter weekend , when many people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The new campaign is aimed at reinforcing the importance of staying at home over Easter , and only leaving the house to buy essentials , do one form of exercise a day , to travel into work - but only if it is not possible to work from home - and for any medical or social care need .
`` If you need to leave your home for these reasons , you should be minimising time spent outside of the house and ensuring you are two metres away from anyone outside of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` You should not be visiting friends or family during the long weekend . ''
The first advertisement , showing a mother and daughter eating chocolate Easter eggs , declares : `` Happy , safe Easter .
Stay home this weekend . ''
The second , showing a father playing with building bricks with his daughter , says : `` Happy Easter .
Make the most of your weekend at home . ''
The third , showing a basket full of coloured eggs , says simply : `` Stay home this weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two chocolate Easter eggs in foil wrapping , says : `` Stay home .
Save lives . ''
: : Listen to the All Out Politics podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The government says `` stay at home this Easter to protect the NHS and save lives '' is the latest message to the public in the new campaign to fight coronavirus .
`` We understand that people will want to spend time with their friends and families this Easter , and we recognise that we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fight against this disease , '' a spokesman said .
`` Everyone has a role to play in this , and the best way we can protect our loved ones is by staying away this Easter .
`` We are at a crucial moment in preventing further transmission of coronavirus , and so it is vital that we continue following the government 's guidance to stay at home , protect the NHS , and save lives . ''

A huge publicity blitz is urging the public to stay at home, not visit friends or family and observe the coronavirus lockdown rules over the Easter weekend.
Four NHS advertisements will appear on social media, newspapers and magazines in a bid to persuade people to carry on observing the lockdown rules introduced by Boris Johnson nearly three weeks ago.
In what has been described as a make-or-break weekend in the war against COVID-19, the government says its campaign has been developed to meet the additional pressures of the long Easter weekend, when many people typically spend time with family or friends.
Image: The adverts will run during what is described as a make-or-break weekend in the war against coronavirus
The new campaign is aimed at reinforcing the importance of staying at home over Easter, and only leaving the house to buy essentials, do one form of exercise a day, to travel into work - but only if it is not possible to work from home - and for any medical or social care need.
"If you need to leave your home for these reasons, you should be minimising time spent outside of the house and ensuring you are two metres away from anyone outside of your household," the publicity says.
"You should not be visiting friends or family during the long weekend."
Image: The new campaign is aimed at reinforcing the importance of staying at home
The first advertisement, showing a mother and daughter eating chocolate Easter eggs, declares: "Happy, safe Easter. Stay home this weekend."
The second, showing a father playing with building bricks with his daughter, says: "Happy Easter. Make the most of your weekend at home."
The third, showing a basket full of coloured eggs, says simply: "Stay home this weekend."
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And the fourth, showing two chocolate Easter eggs in foil wrapping, says: "Stay home. Save lives."
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The government says "stay at home this Easter to protect the NHS and save lives" is the latest message to the public in the new campaign to fight coronavirus.
"We understand that people will want to spend time with their friends and families this Easter, and we recognise that we are asking the public to make sacrifices in the fight against this disease," a spokesman said.
"Everyone has a role to play in this, and the best way we can protect our loved ones is by staying away this Easter.
"We are at a crucial moment in preventing further transmission of coronavirus, and so it is vital that we continue following the government's guidance to stay at home, protect the NHS, and save lives."


news--2020-04-09--Coronavirus: Timelapse video shows Bristol Nightingale hospital being built in a few days

A timelapse video shows how a Nightingale hospital is being rapidly built to treat patients with COVID-19 .
The hospital is being constructed at a conference centre at the University of the West of England ( UWE ) in Bristol during the coronavirus outbreak .
It will treat up to 1,000 patients , and be staffed by NHS workers including medical students , former doctors and other key workers who have come out of retirement to help .
The first of the Nightingale facilities opened at London 's ExCel Centre earlier this week , with another site under development in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK while more than 7,000 have died .
Tim Bowles , mayor of the West of England , praised UWE for stepping forward in response to the `` nation 's time of crisis '' .
He said : `` While we all hope these bed spaces wo n't be needed , it is absolutely right that we should be prepared .
`` We all have to do our bit to prepare , and for the majority of us , that is staying at home to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some are able to do more , and I 'm very grateful to the University of the West of England for stepping forward in such an important way in response to the coronavirus pandemic . ''
Deputy leader of North Somerset Council , Mike Bell , who visited the hospital to see the progress , tweeted : `` Fantastic to see the progress being made to set up the NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol , which is due to accept its first patients in the week commencing April 20 . ''
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A timelapse video shows how a Nightingale hospital is being rapidly built to treat patients with COVID-19.
The hospital is being constructed at a conference centre at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol during the coronavirus outbreak.
It will treat up to 1,000 patients, and be staffed by NHS workers including medical students, former doctors and other key workers who have come out of retirement to help.
Image: The Nightingale hospitals are part of a nationwide effort to respond to the coronavirus outbreak
The first of the Nightingale facilities opened at London's ExCel Centre earlier this week, with another site under development in Harrogate.
More than 60,000 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK while more than 7,000 have died.
Tim Bowles, mayor of the West of England, praised UWE for stepping forward in response to the "nation's time of crisis".
Image: The hospital will be able to accommodate 1,000 patients
He said: "While we all hope these bed spaces won't be needed, it is absolutely right that we should be prepared.
"We all have to do our bit to prepare, and for the majority of us, that is staying at home to stop the virus spreading.
"However, some are able to do more, and I'm very grateful to the University of the West of England for stepping forward in such an important way in response to the coronavirus pandemic."
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Deputy leader of North Somerset Council, Mike Bell, who visited the hospital to see the progress, tweeted: "Fantastic to see the progress being made to set up the NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol, which is due to accept its first patients in the week commencing April 20."
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news--2020-04-09--Coronavirus: Ellen DeGeneres criticised after comparing mansion quarantine to 'being in jail'

Ellen DeGeneres has been criticised after comparing quarantine in her multimillion-dollar mansion to `` being in jail '' .
The American television host made the comment during a virtual show filmed by her wife , actress Portia de Rossi , from one of their California homes after her talk show was taken off air due to the coronavirus pandemic .
`` One thing that I 've learned from being in quarantine is that people - this is like being in jail , is what it is , '' she said .
DeGeneres , who made the show from an armchair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and mountains , added : `` It 's mostly because I 've been wearing the same clothes for 10 days and everyone in here is gay . ''
Despite praising health workers and others on the front line battling COVID-19 , some viewers described the host 's comments as `` tone deaf '' and `` insensitive '' .
One wrote : `` Sitting inside her fifteen million dollar mansion complaining and comparing it to a prison , very tone deaf ellen . ''
The 62-year-old comedian 's comments come at a time when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive for coronavirus across the US .
The video was originally posted onto The Ellen Show 's YouTube channel on Monday but was re-uploaded on Wednesday with the offending comments edited out .
: : Listen to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker More than 280 inmates and 400 staff in New York prisons have been infected with COVID-19 and at least seven people have died , according to the New York Department of Corrections .
In Chicago , around 230 detainees in Cook County jails @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with 92 staff members .
Coronavirus-related deaths have among prison inmates have also been reported in Louisiana .
`` I think we can all agree that what Ellen said was insensitive ... She says 'prison ' while on her multi-acre property in her multi-million dollar mansion , on her lavish couch with her well-fed dogs .
Nothing like the rich pretending they 're poor and suffering , '' one Twitter user said .
Another wrote : `` Hey @ TheEllenShow , prisoners across this country are trapped in 24-hour quarantine in cells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of your showers & others are sleeping 3 feet away from sick inmates .
And they 're dying .
You are n't experiencing anything close to prison . ''
Others defended the star , with one person commenting : `` I 'm so sick of people coming for celebrities like @ TheEllenShow .
Ellen and every celebrity who also feels like they 're 'in jail ' have a work ethic that will blow your mind .
Sitting on the couch every day like most of y'all is new to them . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ celebrities being accused of being out of touch as the pandemic puts millions of Americans out of work and causes some 14,000 deaths .
Last month , actress Gal Gadot was criticised for leading a celebrity-packed singalong of John Lennon 's Imagine in a bid to cheer people up .
Some social media users dubbed the video as `` cringe as celebrities including Gadot , Natalie Portman and Will Ferrell sang about imagining no possessions .

Ellen DeGeneres has been criticised after comparing quarantine in her multimillion-dollar mansion to "being in jail".
The American television host made the comment during a virtual show filmed by her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, from one of their California homes after her talk show was taken off air due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"One thing that I've learned from being in quarantine is that people - this is like being in jail, is what it is," she said.
Image: Ellen DeGeneres and wife, actress Portia de Rossi
DeGeneres, who made the show from an armchair looking out on vast, grassy lawns and mountains, added: "It's mostly because I've been wearing the same clothes for 10 days and everyone in here is gay."
Despite praising health workers and others on the front line battling COVID-19, some viewers described the host's comments as "tone deaf" and "insensitive".
One wrote: "Sitting inside her fifteen million dollar mansion complaining and comparing it to a prison, very tone deaf ellen."
The 62-year-old comedian's comments come at a time when an increasing number of inmates are testing positive for coronavirus across the US.
The video was originally posted onto The Ellen Show's YouTube channel on Monday but was re-uploaded on Wednesday with the offending comments edited out.
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More than 280 inmates and 400 staff in New York prisons have been infected with COVID-19 and at least seven people have died, according to the New York Department of Corrections.
In Chicago, around 230 detainees in Cook County jails have tested positive for the virus, along with 92 staff members.
Coronavirus-related deaths have among prison inmates have also been reported in Louisiana.
"I think we can all agree that what Ellen said was insensitive... She says 'prison' while on her multi-acre property in her multi-million dollar mansion, on her lavish couch with her well-fed dogs. Nothing like the rich pretending they're poor and suffering," one Twitter user said.
Another wrote: "Hey @TheEllenShow, prisoners across this country are trapped in 24-hour quarantine in cells that are probably about the size of one of your showers & others are sleeping 3 feet away from sick inmates. And they're dying. You aren't experiencing anything close to prison."
Others defended the star, with one person commenting: "I'm so sick of people coming for celebrities like @TheEllenShow. Ellen and every celebrity who also feels like they're 'in jail' have a work ethic that will blow your mind. Sitting on the couch every day like most of y'all is new to them."
The backlash was the latest example of celebrities being accused of being out of touch as the pandemic puts millions of Americans out of work and causes some 14,000 deaths.
Last month, actress Gal Gadot was criticised for leading a celebrity-packed singalong of John Lennon's Imagine in a bid to cheer people up.
Some social media users dubbed the video as "cringe as celebrities including Gadot, Natalie Portman and Will Ferrell sang about imagining no possessions.


news--2020-04-09--Coronavirus: The Clooneys and U2 join celebrities donating millions to fight COVID-19 pandemic

George and Amal Clooney and Irish rock band U2 have become the latest celebrities to donate large sums of money to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic .
The Hollywood couple have pledged more than $ 1m ( £803,000 ) , with the money understood to be shared between six COVID-19 causes .
It is understood the NHS will get £242,000 , and the relief effort in the Lombardy region of Italy , as well as the Lebanese Food Bank , will also receive a share of the cash .
Amal , 42 , an internationally renowned human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
George and Amal , who have a home in Berkshire , have also pledged £202,000 to both the Motion Picture and Television home , of which George is a board member , and to the US actors ' union SAG-AFTRA Fund .
According to Deadline , the same amount went to the Los Angeles Mayor 's Fund , which helps provide childcare for the city 's emergency service and healthcare workers .
They have joined a growing number of celebrities parting with their cash to help tackle the outbreak .
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The money is part of an initiative involving Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon , which is working with public and private firms to raise funds to buy PPE equipment from China , according to RTE .
The first consignment arrived at Dublin Airport earlier in the week .
The Irish government is already spending more than 200 million euro securing additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transporting the stock from Beijing to Dublin on dozens of flights .
In a Tweet , the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar - who has re-registered as a doctor with the country 's health service - welcomed the initiative involving Avolon .
He tweeted : `` Govt has ordered what in normal times would be a 13 year supply of PPE .
Even so , all assistance from private sector and general public is welcome .
`` We 'd rather be using it than looking for it .
`` And , when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stockpile and help out other countries in need too . ''

George and Amal Clooney and Irish rock band U2 have become the latest celebrities to donate large sums of money to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The Hollywood couple have pledged more than $1m (£803,000), with the money understood to be shared between six COVID-19 causes.
It is understood the NHS will get £242,000, and the relief effort in the Lombardy region of Italy, as well as the Lebanese Food Bank, will also receive a share of the cash.
Image: George and Amal Clooney have donated more than $1m (£803,000)
Amal, 42, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer, was born in Lebanon.
George and Amal, who have a home in Berkshire, have also pledged £202,000 to both the Motion Picture and Television home, of which George is a board member, and to the US actors' union SAG-AFTRA Fund.
According to Deadline, the same amount went to the Los Angeles Mayor's Fund, which helps provide childcare for the city's emergency service and healthcare workers.
They have joined a growing number of celebrities parting with their cash to help tackle the outbreak.
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U2 has donated 10 million euro (£8.7m) to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) for front line staff in Ireland.
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The money is part of an initiative involving Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon, which is working with public and private firms to raise funds to buy PPE equipment from China, according to RTE.
The first consignment arrived at Dublin Airport earlier in the week.
Image: U2 have donated 10 million euro (£8.7m)
The Irish government is already spending more than 200 million euro securing additional PPE from China, with Aer Lingus transporting the stock from Beijing to Dublin on dozens of flights.
In a Tweet, the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar - who has re-registered as a doctor with the country's health service - welcomed the initiative involving Avolon.
Image: Irish PM Leo Varadka has re-registered as a doctor
He tweeted: "Govt has ordered what in normal times would be a 13 year supply of PPE. Even so, all assistance from private sector and general public is welcome.
"We'd rather be using it than looking for it.
"And, when it's all over we can build a stockpile and help out other countries in need too."


news--2020-04-09--Coronavirus: 'Desperately ill and struggling to breathe' - Inside Spanish ICU treating COVID-19 pati

Coronavirus: 'Desperately ill and struggling to breathe' - Inside Spanish ICU treating COVID-19 patients

Doctors at a hospital in Barcelona have told Sky News the coronavirus outbreak is like a `` natural disaster '' that happens everyday .
We witnessed the life and death battles in the intensive care units in the Hospital del Mar .
The director of the hospital , Julio Pascual , told me that they 've had to convert the operating theatres into more critical care beds to deal with the sheer number of patients .
He says more than 75 % of the hospital 's capacity is now taken up dealing with COVID-19 .
One entire month , every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severe conditions arrive .
Every doctor here , even the surgeons , the neurologists , the ophthalmologists , have been taking care of respiratory patients .
Even medical students are being recruited to take care of these patients .
On the wards , as soon as a bed becomes free , another patient arrives .
They all look the same ; desperately ill with each breath a struggle .
The only sound is the urgent movement of the medical teams and the bleeping of the machines keeping the patients alive .
All the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toe in protective gowns , masks and goggles .
It is a surreal sight and is the reality of the deepening crisis Spain is facing .
Spain watched in horror at what was happening in Italy but is now following in that country 's sickly footsteps .
In fact , the outbreak may soon be even worse .
Already more people are infected with the virus .
And according to the latest data , one in 10 coronavirus patients here has now died of the disease - a very high mortality rate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials recorded another 683 deaths , bringing the total in the country to 15,238 .
Spain now has a total of 152,446 cases of coronavirus .
Many of the patients in the intensive care units are unconscious and have been turned on their front to improve their chances of survival .
In each bed the battle for life is played out .
Lonely wars with no loved ones by the bedside .
The infectiousness of the novel coronavirus makes sure of that .
Doctors do their best but even something as simple as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conditions .
The head of ICU , Dr Roman Adalia , says personal protective equipment ( PPE ) makes simple tasks much more difficult .
`` If you need all of these clothes for management of patients , if you need intubation , if you need to put in a catheter or for any manoeuvres , complicated manoeuvres , it 's very difficult to work in these clothes , '' he says .
A good outcome is down to the skill of the clinicians , but they also admit that when dealing with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world just a few months ago , luck also plays its part .
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He arrived here gasping for air .
Now recovering well , he can give a thumbs up and an account of a disease which he says was the worst experience of his life .
`` I came to the hospital and once I entered the hospital , I ca n't remember what happened , '' he says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here but I 'm getting fine . ''
Doctors say this nation - like nearly everywhere else in Europe - was ill prepared for the enormity of the crisis .
There is a shortage of protective clothing and as for beds - even sports halls are being converted into wards .
The warning here is about ending the lockdown too soon .
Overwhelmed , the medics fear this could be just the beginning and a second outbreak could be even more devastating .

Doctors at a hospital in Barcelona have told Sky News the coronavirus outbreak is like a "natural disaster" that happens everyday.
We witnessed the life and death battles in the intensive care units in the Hospital del Mar.
The director of the hospital, Julio Pascual, told me that they've had to convert the operating theatres into more critical care beds to deal with the sheer number of patients.
Image: Operating theatres have been converted to allow more critical beds
He says more than 75% of the hospital's capacity is now taken up dealing with COVID-19.
One entire month, every day, 60, 70 patients with severe conditions arrive.
Every doctor here, even the surgeons, the neurologists, the ophthalmologists, have been taking care of respiratory patients.
Even medical students are being recruited to take care of these patients.
On the wards, as soon as a bed becomes free, another patient arrives.
They all look the same; desperately ill with each breath a struggle.
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Image: Sky News witnessed doctors in full protective gear treating patients
The only sound is the urgent movement of the medical teams and the bleeping of the machines keeping the patients alive.
All the medical staff are dressed from head to toe in protective gowns, masks and goggles.
It is a surreal sight and is the reality of the deepening crisis Spain is facing.
Spain watched in horror at what was happening in Italy but is now following in that country's sickly footsteps.
In fact, the outbreak may soon be even worse. Already more people are infected with the virus.
Image: All medical staff are dressed in protective gowns, masks and goggles
And according to the latest data, one in 10 coronavirus patients here has now died of the disease - a very high mortality rate.
In the last 24 hours, health officials recorded another 683 deaths, bringing the total in the country to 15,238.
Spain now has a total of 152,446 cases of coronavirus.
Many of the patients in the intensive care units are unconscious and have been turned on their front to improve their chances of survival.
In each bed the battle for life is played out. Lonely wars with no loved ones by the bedside.
The infectiousness of the novel coronavirus makes sure of that.
Doctors do their best but even something as simple as the human touch is difficult in these conditions.
The head of ICU, Dr Roman Adalia, says personal protective equipment (PPE) makes simple tasks much more difficult.
"If you need all of these clothes for management of patients, if you need intubation, if you need to put in a catheter or for any manoeuvres, complicated manoeuvres, it's very difficult to work in these clothes," he says.
A good outcome is down to the skill of the clinicians, but they also admit that when dealing with a virus that was unknown to the world just a few months ago, luck also plays its part.
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Adria Crespo Monreal is lucky. He arrived here gasping for air.
Now recovering well, he can give a thumbs up and an account of a disease which he says was the worst experience of his life.
"I came to the hospital and once I entered the hospital, I can't remember what happened," he says.
"This is my third week here but I'm getting fine."
Image: Adria Crespo Monreal is recovering from COVID-19
Doctors say this nation - like nearly everywhere else in Europe - was ill prepared for the enormity of the crisis.
There is a shortage of protective clothing and as for beds - even sports halls are being converted into wards.
The warning here is about ending the lockdown too soon.
Overwhelmed, the medics fear this could be just the beginning and a second outbreak could be even more devastating.


news--2020-03-11--Coronavirus: Number of UK cases rises to 460 - up 87 in last 24 hours

The number of people with the coronavirus in the UK has risen to 460 after a further 87 tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours .
The number is the biggest daily increase so far in coronavirus cases in the UK , where six people have died from the illness .
There were 54 new cases recorded in the 24 hours leading up to 9am on Tuesday , and 46 new cases were identified in the 24 hours up to 9am on Monday .
The daily figures have been released by Public Health England .
Four new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Two British people have died from the illness outside of the UK , with one of them dying in Indonesia and the other in Japan .
A drive-through coronavirus test site has opened in Wolverhampton to allow members of the public to check if they have the disease .
The NHS in England is set to `` ramp up '' facilities nationwide so 10,000 tests can be done each day .
The chancellor has told British people fearful of the coronavirus that `` we will get through this together '' .
Rishi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £30bn stimulus for the UK as it prepares to be hit by the worldwide impact of COVID-19 , the disease caused by the coronavirus .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker This included a business rates holiday for some firms .
It came after health minister Nadine Dorries tested positive for the coronavirus and a member of her staff is ill. Ms Dorries is self-isolating at home and has appealed to fellow MPs to get in touch if they have recently been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understands .
She is the first MP in the UK to be diagnosed with COVID-19 , as the virus spread further on Tuesday .
Labour 's Rachael Maskell revealed she had been advised by the NHS 111 helpline to self-isolate following a meeting with Ms Dorries last Thursday , even though she is displaying no symptoms of COVID-19 .
She told Sky News she would continue her work as an MP by holding meetings over the phone , adding : `` This will become a norm over the coming weeks and days as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with coronavirus . ''
A study has found people who have contracted the coronavirus are at their most contagious early after becoming infected and potentially before displaying symptoms .
Scientists in Berlin and Munich conducted the study , which is still awaiting peer review , by analysing clinical data from patients who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and checking them with throat swabs .

The number of people with the coronavirus in the UK has risen to 460 after a further 87 tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours.
The number is the biggest daily increase so far in coronavirus cases in the UK, where six people have died from the illness.
There were 54 new cases recorded in the 24 hours leading up to 9am on Tuesday, and 46 new cases were identified in the 24 hours up to 9am on Monday.
The daily figures have been released by Public Health England. Four new cases have also been reported in Wales.
Two British people have died from the illness outside of the UK, with one of them dying in Indonesia and the other in Japan.
A drive-through coronavirus test site has opened in Wolverhampton to allow members of the public to check if they have the disease.
The NHS in England is set to "ramp up" facilities nationwide so 10,000 tests can be done each day.
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The chancellor has told British people fearful of the coronavirus that "we will get through this together".
Rishi Sunak used his budget to unveil a £30bn stimulus for the UK as it prepares to be hit by the worldwide impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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This included a business rates holiday for some firms.
It came after health minister Nadine Dorries tested positive for the coronavirus and a member of her staff is ill.
Ms Dorries is self-isolating at home and has appealed to fellow MPs to get in touch if they have recently been in contact with her, Sky News understands.
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She is the first MP in the UK to be diagnosed with COVID-19, as the virus spread further on Tuesday.
Labour's Rachael Maskell revealed she had been advised by the NHS 111 helpline to self-isolate following a meeting with Ms Dorries last Thursday, even though she is displaying no symptoms of COVID-19.
She told Sky News she would continue her work as an MP by holding meetings over the phone, adding: "This will become a norm over the coming weeks and days as we are seeing more people being diagnosed with coronavirus."
A study has found people who have contracted the coronavirus are at their most contagious early after becoming infected and potentially before displaying symptoms.
Scientists in Berlin and Munich conducted the study, which is still awaiting peer review, by analysing clinical data from patients who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and checking them with throat swabs.


news--2020-03-11--Coronavirus: Drive-through test site opens in Wolverhampton

A drive-through coronavirus test site has opened in Wolverhampton to allow members of the public to check if they have the disease .
The NHS in England is set to `` ramp up '' facilities nationwide so 10,000 COVID-19 tests can be done each day .
Health chiefs have said directing people to such sites rather than hospitals or doctor surgeries reduces the risk to the wider public .
The Wolverhampton facility has been set up in a city council-owned car park to allow people with referrals from the NHS 111 service to be swabbed for the virus .
People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before going home and getting their results once the sample has been tested .
Mike Hastings , Wolverhampton clinical commissioning group operations director , said : `` We are working in collaboration with NHS colleagues to begin community drive-through swabbing of patients to test for coronavirus .
`` By testing people in their cars rather than inviting them into hospital sites or GP surgeries we are able to greatly reduce the risk of spreading the virus .
`` It 's important to stress that this service is available by referral only .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if they turn up without a referral from NHS 111 . ''
A drive-through test centre for the coronavirus opened in Edinburgh , Scotland , in February .
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Six people have died after being diagnosed with the virus in the UK .
Another Briton died in Japan last month having been on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship .
There are currently 382 confirmed cases of COVID-19 , the disease caused by the coronavirus , in the UK .
There are more than 119,000 cases worldwide and more than 4,200 deaths .
: : Listen to the Daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Spotify , Spreaker The Department of Health and Social Care has said there are no plans to test any minister , including the prime minister , after health minister Nadine Dorries became the first MP to be diagnosed with the COVID-19 .
Public Health England ( PHE ) is working to advise those who have been in close contact with Ms Dorries .
Labour MP for York Central Rachael Maskell has said she is self-isolating on the advice of 111 following a meeting with the Ms Dorries last Thursday .

A drive-through coronavirus test site has opened in Wolverhampton to allow members of the public to check if they have the disease.
The NHS in England is set to "ramp up" facilities nationwide so 10,000 COVID-19 tests can be done each day.
Health chiefs have said directing people to such sites rather than hospitals or doctor surgeries reduces the risk to the wider public.
The Wolverhampton facility has been set up in a city council-owned car park to allow people with referrals from the NHS 111 service to be swabbed for the virus.
People are swabbed while sitting in their vehicle before going home and getting their results once the sample has been tested.
Image: The testing site was set up in a car park
Image: A medical worker tests a motorist in Wolverhampton
Mike Hastings, Wolverhampton clinical commissioning group operations director, said: "We are working in collaboration with NHS colleagues to begin community drive-through swabbing of patients to test for coronavirus.
"By testing people in their cars rather than inviting them into hospital sites or GP surgeries we are able to greatly reduce the risk of spreading the virus.
"It's important to stress that this service is available by referral only.
"People will not be seen or tested if they turn up without a referral from NHS 111."
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A drive-through test centre for the coronavirus opened in Edinburgh, Scotland, in February.
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The facility in Wolverhampton has been set up as a British woman became Indonesia's first coronavirus death.
Six people have died after being diagnosed with the virus in the UK.
Another Briton died in Japan last month having been on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship.
There are currently 382 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, in the UK.
There are more than 119,000 cases worldwide and more than 4,200 deaths.
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The Department of Health and Social Care has said there are no plans to test any minister, including the prime minister, after health minister Nadine Dorries became the first MP to be diagnosed with the COVID-19.
Public Health England (PHE) is working to advise those who have been in close contact with Ms Dorries.
Labour MP for York Central Rachael Maskell has said she is self-isolating on the advice of 111 following a meeting with the Ms Dorries last Thursday.


news--2020-03-11--Man City v Arsenal postponed - as some Arsenal players go into self-isolation

Tonight 's Premier League game between Manchester City and Arsenal has been postponed `` as a precautionary measure '' after Arsenal personnel came into contact with a confirmed coronavirus case .
The decision came after it emerged that some players and staff from Arsenal had contact with the Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis , who has been named as a positive case of COVID-19 .
Mr Marinakis , who also owns Nottingham Forest , watched the Greek side beat the north London club at the Emirates Stadium on 27 February , just 13 days ago .
The players and staff affected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precaution until the 14-day period advised by the government is up .
They are expected to return to training on Friday .
The Premier League said in a statement : `` Following medical advice , Arsenal FC and Manchester City FC consider it is necessary to postpone their fixture due to be played this evening to give time to fully assess the situation .
`` The Premier League has therefore agreed that tonight 's game will be rearranged . ''
It is the first top-flight game in England to be called off because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said no other fixtures were in immediate danger of being postponed .
Many other sporting events worldwide have been cancelled , postponed or played behind closed doors .
Arsenal said the risk to their players was `` extremely low '' but they would follow medical guidelines .
`` The medical advice we have received puts the risk of them developing COVID-19 at extremely low , '' Arsenal said in a statement .
`` However , we are strictly following government guidelines which recommend that anyone coming into close contact with someone with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days from the last time they had contact .
`` The players will remain at their homes until the 14-day period expires .
Four Arsenal staff , who were sitting close to Mr Marinakis during the match , will also remain at home until the 14 days are complete . ''
Arsenal went on : `` We fully understand how disappointing this is for our supporters , in particular those who were travelling to Manchester for tonight 's match .
Tickets will be valid for the match when it 's rearranged . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the club was contacting other Arsenal guests or staff who had been in the directors ' box restaurant at the Olympiacos game to advise them what steps to take , although it stressed that it did not believe there had been any close contact with Mr Marinakis .
It added : `` Everyone at Arsenal Football Club wishes Mr Marinakis a swift recovery and we look forward to the players and staff returning to work on Friday in preparation for our match at Brighton . ''
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Tonight's Premier League game between Manchester City and Arsenal has been postponed "as a precautionary measure" after Arsenal personnel came into contact with a confirmed coronavirus case.
The decision came after it emerged that some players and staff from Arsenal had contact with the Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who has been named as a positive case of COVID-19.
Mr Marinakis, who also owns Nottingham Forest, watched the Greek side beat the north London club at the Emirates Stadium on 27 February, just 13 days ago.
The players and staff affected have been placed in self-isolation as a precaution until the 14-day period advised by the government is up. They are expected to return to training on Friday.
Image: Evangelos Marinakis at the Emirates Stadium on 27 February
The Premier League said in a statement: "Following medical advice, Arsenal FC and Manchester City FC consider it is necessary to postpone their fixture due to be played this evening to give time to fully assess the situation.
"The Premier League has therefore agreed that tonight's game will be rearranged."
It is the first top-flight game in England to be called off because of the outbreak - and the league said no other fixtures were in immediate danger of being postponed. Many other sporting events worldwide have been cancelled, postponed or played behind closed doors.
Arsenal said the risk to their players was "extremely low" but they would follow medical guidelines.
"The medical advice we have received puts the risk of them developing COVID-19 at extremely low," Arsenal said in a statement.
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"However, we are strictly following government guidelines which recommend that anyone coming into close contact with someone with the virus should self-isolate at home for 14 days from the last time they had contact.
"The players will remain at their homes until the 14-day period expires. Four Arsenal staff, who were sitting close to Mr Marinakis during the match, will also remain at home until the 14 days are complete."
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Arsenal went on: "We fully understand how disappointing this is for our supporters, in particular those who were travelling to Manchester for tonight's match. Tickets will be valid for the match when it's rearranged."
It added that as a precautionary measure the club was contacting other Arsenal guests or staff who had been in the directors' box restaurant at the Olympiacos game to advise them what steps to take, although it stressed that it did not believe there had been any close contact with Mr Marinakis.
It added: "Everyone at Arsenal Football Club wishes Mr Marinakis a swift recovery and we look forward to the players and staff returning to work on Friday in preparation for our match at Brighton."
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A sixth person has died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK, with confirmed cases rising to 382
after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK, with confirmed cases rising to 382 NHS in England is planning to "ramp up" testing facilities so 10,000 coronavirus tests can be performed each day
Health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating
for coronavirus and is self-isolating A member of McLaren's Formula One team and two members of the US team Haas are self-isolating after reporting symptoms at the Australian Grand Prix. All three are being tested for coronavirus
Coachella and its country music cousin Stagecoach are pushed back until October
are pushed back until October A man is pulled out from the rubble of a collapsed quarantine hotel in China nearly three days after the disaster
South Korea reports 242 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country's total infections to 7,755
UN weather agency chief says decreased energy use due to the coronavirus is improving air quality in China
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news--2020-03-11--Coronavirus: British woman, 53, with COVID-19 dies in Indonesia

A British woman is understood to have died in Indonesia after contracting coronavirus .
Indonesian authorities said the 53-year-old was the first recorded death from the virus in the country , which has 26 other confirmed cases .
A health ministry official said the woman had already been in a critical condition when she was admitted to hospital .
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said : `` We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Indonesia and are in contact with local authorities .
Our sympathies and thoughts are with her family at this difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eight new cases , bringing the total there to 27 .
Authorities said the ages of the new patients ranged from 33 to 73 .
An official said two were foreigners and that five of the new cases had been imported , and that two were traced to an earlier cluster .
Six people in total have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus while another Briton died in Japan having been on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship .
In the UK , there are currently 382 confirmed cases of COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are more than 119,000 cases worldwide and more than 4,200 deaths .
Countries around the world have been trying to contain the spread of the virus , with Italy - the second worst hit nation after China - placing itself in lockdown .
Italy has seen more than 10,000 confirmed cases and 631 deaths .
China has seen almost 81,000 cases and more than 3,100 deaths .

A British woman is understood to have died in Indonesia after contracting coronavirus.
Indonesian authorities said the 53-year-old was the first recorded death from the virus in the country, which has 26 other confirmed cases.
A health ministry official said the woman had already been in a critical condition when she was admitted to hospital.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Indonesia and are in contact with local authorities. Our sympathies and thoughts are with her family at this difficult time."
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Yesterday, Indonesia reported eight new cases, bringing the total there to 27. Authorities said the ages of the new patients ranged from 33 to 73.
An official said two were foreigners and that five of the new cases had been imported, and that two were traced to an earlier cluster.
Six people in total have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus while another Briton died in Japan having been on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship.
In the UK, there are currently 382 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease cause by coronavirus.
There are more than 119,000 cases worldwide and more than 4,200 deaths.
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Countries around the world have been trying to contain the spread of the virus, with Italy - the second worst hit nation after China - placing itself in lockdown.
Italy has seen more than 10,000 confirmed cases and 631 deaths.
China has seen almost 81,000 cases and more than 3,100 deaths.


news--2020-03-09--Coronavirus: Fifth person dies in UK after contracting COVID-19

A fifth person has died in the UK after contracting coronavirus .
The victim was in their 70s and had underlying health conditions .
They had tested positive for COVID-19 - the disease caused by coronavirus - and passed away in St Helier Hospital in Carshalton , south London .
Daniel Elkeles , chief executive for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust , said : `` We can confirm that sadly , a patient in their seventies who was very unwell with a number of significant and long-term health conditions has passed away at St Helier Hospital .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Earlier , it was announced a woman in her 70s , who also had underlying health conditions and had been treated in a Wolverhampton hospital , had also died .
She is believed to have caught the virus in Britain .
The number of confirmed infections in the UK has risen by 46 to 319 over the last 24 hours , according to the latest government figures .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted the UK will almost certainly move from the `` contain '' phase of tackling the outbreak to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health England will continue to trace close contacts of anybody diagnosed with COVID-19 in the containment phase , advising them to self-isolate at home to delay the spread of the virus .
But anyone with respiratory tract infection symptoms - such as flu or cold - or a fever is likely be asked to stay at home in self-isolation before too long , England 's chief medical officer has said .
Professor Chris Whitty said : `` We are now very close to the time , probably within the next 10 to 14 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we should move to a situation where everybody with even minor respiratory tract infections or a fever should be self-isolating for a period of seven days . ''
Some 280 of the total coronavirus cases are in England , with London having the most at 61 .
The figures reflect the situation at 9am on Monday and show that nearly 25,000 people have been tested so far .
There are now six infected people in Wales .
Five of the new cases are in Scotland , taking the total there to 23 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , taking the total confirmed cases to 24 .
All five people who have died in the UK after being treated for coronavirus had pre-existing health conditions .
On Sunday , it was announced a man in his 60s had died in North Manchester General Hospital .
Last week , a woman in 70s died in hospital in Reading , Berkshire , while an 83-year-old man died at Milton Keynes University Hospital .
In the capital , Transport for London ( TfL ) said it was carrying out a `` deep clean '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worker who had tested positive .
The organisation did not specify their job , but the building is where it monitors London 's roads and controls the Tube network .
The latest figures come as Boris Johnson held an emergency COBRA meeting over the outbreak .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The Department for Health and Social Care has said those returning from the quarantine areas should self-isolate for 14 days at home - even if they have no symptoms .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ flights to Milan Malpensa , Milan Linate , Venice and Verona airports , with further flight reductions expected .
British Airways said it was `` reviewing our schedule '' and offering passengers the chance to change their booking .
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A fifth person has died in the UK after contracting coronavirus.
The victim was in their 70s and had underlying health conditions.
They had tested positive for COVID-19 - the disease caused by coronavirus - and passed away in St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, south London.
Daniel Elkeles, chief executive for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "We can confirm that sadly, a patient in their seventies who was very unwell with a number of significant and long-term health conditions has passed away at St Helier Hospital.
"They had tested positive for COVID-19."
Earlier, it was announced a woman in her 70s, who also had underlying health conditions and had been treated in a Wolverhampton hospital, had also died.
She is believed to have caught the virus in Britain.
The number of confirmed infections in the UK has risen by 46 to 319 over the last 24 hours, according to the latest government figures.
The previous day's rise was 67.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted the UK will almost certainly move from the "contain" phase of tackling the outbreak to the "delay" stage.
Public Health England will continue to trace close contacts of anybody diagnosed with COVID-19 in the containment phase, advising them to self-isolate at home to delay the spread of the virus.
But anyone with respiratory tract infection symptoms - such as flu or cold - or a fever is likely be asked to stay at home in self-isolation before too long, England's chief medical officer has said.
Professor Chris Whitty said: "We are now very close to the time, probably within the next 10 to 14 days, when the modelling would imply we should move to a situation where everybody with even minor respiratory tract infections or a fever should be self-isolating for a period of seven days."
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Some 280 of the total coronavirus cases are in England, with London having the most at 61.
The figures reflect the situation at 9am on Monday and show that nearly 25,000 people have been tested so far.
There are now six infected people in Wales.
Five of the new cases are in Scotland, taking the total there to 23.
Three more people have COVID-19 in Ireland, taking the total confirmed cases to 24.
All five people who have died in the UK after being treated for coronavirus had pre-existing health conditions.
On Sunday, it was announced a man in his 60s had died in North Manchester General Hospital.
Last week, a woman in 70s died in hospital in Reading, Berkshire, while an 83-year-old man died at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
In the capital, Transport for London (TfL) said it was carrying out a "deep clean" of a Southwark office used by a worker who had tested positive.
The organisation did not specify their job, but the building is where it monitors London's roads and controls the Tube network.
The latest figures come as Boris Johnson held an emergency COBRA meeting over the outbreak.
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The Department for Health and Social Care has said those returning from the quarantine areas should self-isolate for 14 days at home - even if they have no symptoms.
Budget airline easyJet is also cancelling some flights to Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate, Venice and Verona airports, with further flight reductions expected.
British Airways said it was "reviewing our schedule" and offering passengers the chance to change their booking.
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news--2020-03-11--Coronavirus pandemic: What does this mean - and what happens next?

Two-and-a-half months after the outbreak began , the coronavirus has officially been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation .
There are about 125,000 confirmed and suspected cases worldwide , and over 4,500 deaths .
The number of cases outside of China has risen 13-fold in the past two weeks .
But what does a pandemic mean ?
The World Health Organisation defines a pandemic as `` an outbreak of a new pathogen that spreads easily from person to person across the globe '' .
Much of the world has been watching COVID-19 spread rapidly within and between countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third of cases now outside of China , where the outbreak started .
The official declaration of a pandemic means the disease has reached a tipping point where it spreads on a far wider geographic scale - sweeping through populations faster .
It comes from the Greek words pan , meaning all , and demos , meaning people , to essentially say it is growing in several countries simultaneously .
To classify as a pandemic , a disease must also be contagious .
There are many globally widespread illnesses ( such as cancer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can not be described this way .
Has it suddenly become far more deadly ?
A pandemic does not refer to an increase in the potency or deadliness of a disease , but solely a growth in its spread .
A wider spread does increase the likelihood of fatalities , but pandemic status does not officially mean more people are suddenly dying from COVID-19 , the disease caused by the coronavirus .
The timing of this declaration is also not black and white , with the threshold differing between epidemiologists .
How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An epidemic refers to the spread of illness in a `` community or region ... clearly in excess of normal expectancy '' - or a cluster of outbreaks in a number of countries .
Once this spread becomes increasingly global and out of control , it becomes a pandemic .
The latter has to have self-sustaining links of infection .
A UK resident who catches coronavirus in China and comes home would not result in a pandemic being declared , even if they infect a close circle of people .
But if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be contained - an outbreak that snowballed to many countries - a pandemic would occur .
By this stage it could have self-sustaining links of infection - so there may be swaths of emerging outbreaks with no apparent links to the epicentre , which in this case is China .
The WHO released a 2017 report which listed the four phases of a pandemic : • Alert phase - when a new virus has been identified and risk assessments are carried out at local , national and global levels • Pandemic phase - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say this is where we are now with the coronavirus ) • Transition phase - when the global risk reduces and countries begin to recover What 's happened in the past - and what happens next ?
In 2009 , the H1N1 swine flu outbreak was called a pandemic but it turned out to be mild , leading to criticism after pharmaceutical companies rushed development of vaccines and drugs .
It is important to note that the coronavirus is more deadly than the swine flu , which infected between 700 million and 1.4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mortality rate of 0.02 % .
WHO director general , Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , said the health agency is not changing its advice on what countries should do .
However , he said countries must ramp up their efforts by ensuring they detect , test , treat , isolate , trace and mobilise their people .
He added that individuals must take the importance of vigorous personal hygiene seriously , while staying up-to-date with the latest official advice .

Two-and-a-half months after the outbreak began, the coronavirus has officially been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.
There are about 125,000 confirmed and suspected cases worldwide, and over 4,500 deaths. The number of cases outside of China has risen 13-fold in the past two weeks.
But what does a pandemic mean?
Image: A pandemic means the situation is on a global scale and is out of control
The definition
The World Health Organisation defines a pandemic as "an outbreak of a new pathogen that spreads easily from person to person across the globe".
Much of the world has been watching COVID-19 spread rapidly within and between countries for several weeks - with roughly one third of cases now outside of China, where the outbreak started.
The official declaration of a pandemic means the disease has reached a tipping point where it spreads on a far wider geographic scale - sweeping through populations faster.
It comes from the Greek words pan, meaning all, and demos, meaning people, to essentially say it is growing in several countries simultaneously.
To classify as a pandemic, a disease must also be contagious. There are many globally widespread illnesses (such as cancer) that are not infectious, meaning they cannot be described this way.
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Image: It differs to an epidemic, which is a cluster of local outbreaks in different countries
Has it suddenly become far more deadly?
A pandemic does not refer to an increase in the potency or deadliness of a disease, but solely a growth in its spread.
A wider spread does increase the likelihood of fatalities, but pandemic status does not officially mean more people are suddenly dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
The timing of this declaration is also not black and white, with the threshold differing between epidemiologists.
Image: The WHO says governments must ramp up responses
How does an epidemic become a pandemic?
An epidemic refers to the spread of illness in a "community or region... clearly in excess of normal expectancy" - or a cluster of outbreaks in a number of countries.
Once this spread becomes increasingly global and out of control, it becomes a pandemic. The latter has to have self-sustaining links of infection.
A UK resident who catches coronavirus in China and comes home would not result in a pandemic being declared, even if they infect a close circle of people. But if they sparked a local outbreak that could not be contained - an outbreak that snowballed to many countries - a pandemic would occur.
By this stage it could have self-sustaining links of infection - so there may be swaths of emerging outbreaks with no apparent links to the epicentre, which in this case is China.
The WHO released a 2017 report which listed the four phases of a pandemic:
Interpandemic phase - the period between pandemics
Alert phase - when a new virus has been identified and risk assessments are carried out at local, national and global levels
Pandemic phase - the period of global spread (experts say this is where we are now with the coronavirus)
Transition phase - when the global risk reduces and countries begin to recover
What's happened in the past - and what happens next?
In 2009, the H1N1 swine flu outbreak was called a pandemic but it turned out to be mild, leading to criticism after pharmaceutical companies rushed development of vaccines and drugs.
It is important to note that the coronavirus is more deadly than the swine flu, which infected between 700 million and 1.4 billion people worldwide but only had a mortality rate of 0.02%.
WHO director general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the health agency is not changing its advice on what countries should do.
However, he said countries must ramp up their efforts by ensuring they detect, test, treat, isolate, trace and mobilise their people.
He added that individuals must take the importance of vigorous personal hygiene seriously, while staying up-to-date with the latest official advice.