Respiratory Illness

North Korea locks down Pyongyang over 'respiratory illness': South's media

Authorities tell residents in capital city to stay home until weekend and submit temperature checks daily, according to Seoul-based NK News.

Scientists find coronavirus outbreak started late 2019

Investigators, who analysed virus genomes from over 7,500 infected people, find nearly 200 mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus since China's outbreak but say this does not mean it is getting deadlier.

WHO chief says pandemic 'far from over', worried about children

Children may be at low risk for infection by Covid-19 but are vulnerable to other deadly diseases without the vaccinations that are currently being held back by border restrictions according to the WHO's Direct-General.