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Brit researcher claims developing coronavirus test kit provides results in five-minutes
According to Hull medical researcher professor Maneesh Singh, the groundbreaking process can confirm COVID-19 infections quicker than existing methods.
Loss of sense of smell or taste could be strong symptoms of COVID-19? Find out
Using COVID symptom tracker app, researchers find out loss of smell and taste could be important symptoms of infection.
Why has Kate Middleton ditched her engagement ring while isolating with family?
Kate Middleton removes her iconic traditional jewellery as precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Prince William wants to return as air ambulance pilot to battle coronavirus crisis
Prince William misses his job as an air ambulance pilot.
Queen Elizabeth II launches art activity Mondays for children during virus outbreak
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are currently residing at Windsor Castle amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Study reveals why self-isolation is significant in early stages of COVID-19 symptoms
A new study reveals that viral load is highest at the early stages of developing symptoms.
Nintendo Switch hardware allegedly sells out as coronavirus outbreak force people indoors
Aside from the US, other countries are likewise confirming shortages of Nintendo Switch hardware and physical copies of its games.
Folding@Home records milestone as users contribute processing power to fight COVID-19
According to the numbers indicated by the Folding@Home servers, the current computing power is now maxing out at an exaflop.
COVID-19 frontliners in the UK to receive 15,000 CoVent ventilators from James Dyson
According to reports, the original order placed with Dyson was for 10,000 ventilator units to be distributed to the country's National Health Service (NHS).
Virus pandemic prompts Razer to redirect resources to manufacture surgical masks
Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan confirms that his company will provide up to one million surgical masks to help fight the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus pandemic: British royal family may release their change in schedule soon
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to be quarantined at Sandringham estate if COVID-19 outbreak worsens in the UK.
Have scientists just gifted bio-terrorists a doomsday smallpox virus?
Smallpox is estimated to have killed between 300-500 million people in the 20th century alone, before being eradicated in the late 70s.
Black Death 'spread by humans, not rats' claims shocking new study
Common belief that killer plague was spread mainly by parasites on rats undermined by research that points blame at human fleas and lice.
Scientists locate where the most deadly 'missing viruses' are hiding
How can you tell where an undiscovered virus will emerge that could infect humans?
China announces latest H7N9 epidemic bird flu death count has reached 162
The current outbreak of bird flu is the worst since 2013
Italy's Black Death cemetery reveals gruesome burial of pregnant mother and her fetus
The bubonic plague reached Genoa in the summer of 1347.
Rapidly-evolving swine flu viruses could infect humans and cause pandemic
Scientists analyse 600 strains on flu to better understand risk posed by pigs.
Banned research on deadly diseases MERS, bird flu and SARS could be making a comeback
Gain-of-function research was banned in 2014 after a number of deadly accidents.
Zika virus: Scientists in Brazil claim to have found link with microcephaly
Brazil's health ministry claims most of the 508 cases of microcephaly are linked to the Zika infection.
Cancelled Batman game: Unseen 64 tells story of Pandemic's The Dark Knight movie tie-in
Story of cancelled open world game that led to the shutting down of Pandemic Australia.
Swine flu: New H1N1 virus in Chinese pigs has potential to cause global pandemic
Scientists say immediate action must be taken to prevent transmission of new strain of swine flu to humans.
Breaking: Bird flu found at Hampshire chicken farm
1 km poultry exclusion zone set up round 'low severity' poultry farm
MERS Virus Spreads to US Via UK Flight
UK health authorities seek fellow passengers of man infected with deadly camel-borne virus
Sars Research Lab Loses 2,000 Tubes of Killer Virus
Paris' Pasteur Institute misplaced vials containing virus responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome