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How are viruses and diseases classified, and what does this mean?

by Freda Tuor• 25th May 2020

An early misconception with COVID-19 was that it was just ‘like the flu’ virus. The symptoms are alike but as we now know the diseases are completely...

Data inundation: is it useful to compare countries?

by Grace Dean• 9th May 2020

Grace Dean discusses why we shouldn't always take statistics at face value, especially when comparing global COVID-19 rates....

Student sets up map to monitor Covid-19 in Nigeria

by Grace Dean• 6th May 2020

Benjamin Pam has created the thermal imaging map to show the concentration of cases within Nigerian states....

Three new cases of Ebola confirmed in DRC

by Grace Dean• 15th April 2020

54 days since the last confirmed case was reported, three new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been announced....

The coronavirus declared a pandemic by the WHO

by Amanda Goh• 16th March 2020

Amanda Goh reports on the latest about the global outbreak...

COVID-19: Durham suspends classroom-based teaching

by Grace Dean• 12th March 2020

All classroom-based teaching at Durham University will be cancelled next week following the continued outbreak of the Coronavirus. The University will remain open but staff have...