An Australian man has been diagnosed with the deadly Zika virus after returning from a holiday in Cuba. He was initially misdiagnosed after coming back from his holiday in central America.

Gympie Regional Council will go on a three-month hunt from April to inspect all still water sources in a bid to stamp out the potentially lethal insects.

Health officials say they discovered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes - known to carry Zika virus and dengue - in York County, Nebraska, on Tuesday . It's the first time they've been seen in the state.

The MasterChef star, 55, revealed he's taking a break from his gym workouts as he encouraged self-isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic on Instagram on Sunday.

North Korea has not yet confirmed any cases of the coronavirus, formally known COVID-19, but has closed the land border with China, where 254 people died yesterday from the outbreak.

Kim Jong-un visited Pyongyang's Palace of the Sun on Saturday as he commemorated father Kim Jong-il's birthday, the first time the dictator has been seen in public since January 25.

A source in South Korea has claimed the Supreme Leader fled Pyongyang for Wonsan on the nation's east coast amid growing fears over the virus.

Multiple photographs depicting North Korea's response to the threat of COVID-19 were sent to Stuart Gibson, a senior lecturer in forensic science at the University of Kent, for expert analysis.

North Korea maintains it has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, despite tens of thousands of cases in neighbouring China and South Korea.

Kim Jong-un set an ambitious 200-day deadline for the completion of the new Pyongyang General Hospital after work began suddenly just under a month ago.

RICHARD KAY: Boris Johnson remained stoically upright as he joined in the mass applause for the NHS and if the usual ebullience was missing there was at least a flicker of determination.

A determined Liverpool grandmother donned a full hazmat suit so she could go and see her grandson. Sheila Abbott, 60, paid a surprise visit to her family, including Mason, six, wearing full protective gear.

The presenter, 55, posted the announcement to his Twitter followers on Thursday and told fans, who have missed him on the ITV chat show, to 'relax'.

When three-legged Anatolian Shepherd Haatchi first entered Owen Howkins' home he would slide about recklessly, but, the moment he stepped into Owen's bedroom his demeanour changed completely.

GUY ADAMS: we produce more varieties of cheese even than the French. Sadly, these high-quality cheeses are extremely difficult to shift with the h­ospitality sector closed.

Among the Chelsea Pensioners who lost their lives to the virus was Fred Boomer-Hawkins, 75, who became ill in the last week of March. Nine Chelsea Pensioners have been killed by the disease.

The woman, named as Helen, found a note taped to the door of her Perth rental property outlining why the house was in lockdown.

The 83-year-old woman and her husband were among 145 passengers from the Westerdam cruise ship who flew to Malaysia on February 14, Malaysia's health ministry said in a statement.

In a desperate attempt to contain a crisis, the Asian nation is 'working around the clock' to trace potential carriers of the killer infection.

A pensioner who smuggled more than £53million worth of rare baby eels to the Far East from a barn in the West Country has been spared jail after lawyer argued he could catch the virus.

Airlines are refusing to check in passengers trying to get on flights out of Australia if they are headed to locked down countries, as more and more close their borders against coronavirus.

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In February, just 19,500 short-term visitors came from China - the lowest monthly tally since January 2004, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed. Travel bans have hit the tourism industry.

New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons almost had his trip to the UK to meet Prince Charles cancelled over coronavirus fears.

The royal, 71, who is following government instructions to avoid shaking hands in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, was pictured offering up his hand at the London Palladium.

As coronavirus sweeps Europe, Queen Letizia of Spain has adopted air kisses, while King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has adopted the traditional Hindu naamste greeting.

Prince Charles shared a Namaste bow with Baroness Floella Benjamin, 70, today amid the coronavirus pandemic, as she collected her damehood at Buckingham Palace.

A student and five parents at an elite private school in Victoria once attended by Prince Charles have tested positive for coronavirus. 

Over-70s are among those most at risk of suffering serious complications as a result of the virus, which has killed 424 in the UK. But Charles should be shielded because of his healthy lifestyle, GPs say.

The Prince of Wales is in self-isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. Less than two weeks earlier, he attended a dinner with Australia's high commissioner to the United Kingdom.

Fleur East has revealed she was concerned about potentially having contracted coronavirus from Prince Charles, after it was revealed he tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks after she met him.

The Prince of Wales, 71, has a 'mild' form of the illness and is with his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who has tested negative and is without any symptoms of the virus, which has killed 435.

It is understood the Prince of Wales met his 93-year-old mother at Buckingham Palace on March 12 - less than two weeks ago. The virus has an estimated incubation period of one to 14 days.

Charles was tested in Aberdeen despite only suffering from mild symptoms over the weekend. In the UK tests are supposed to only be given to people so ill they have to go into hospital.

Prince Charles, who has been diagnosed with coronavirus, has had contact with possibly hundreds of people over the past 16 days, including the Queen and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Prince of Wales' doctor believes that the royal may have been contagious from March 13 at the earliest - just 24 hours after he last saw his 93-year-old mother the Queen.

Discussing the royal's diagnosis Kate said she has no symptoms but admitted the many people who have come into contact with Charles in recent weeks 'are going to be concerned.' 

The Prince of Wales was seen applauding the nation's health workers by the window of Birkhall House at the Balmoral estate where he is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.

Last night the couple shared a video of them clapping our NHS heroes from separate areas of Birkhall House in the Balmoral estate on their Clarence House Instagram page.

Kate explained her eye is not infected and hospital staff also tested her chest and temperature, as she had been concerned about coronavirus, following news Prince Charles had tested positive for it.

Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia narrowly missed a brush with Prince Charles, less than two weeks before he was diagnosed with coronavirus. 

Prince Charles, 71, has a 'personal assistant on hand to assistant and someone preparing his food,' while he recovers from coronavirus at Balmoral, a source said, speaking to Vanity Fair.

Prince Charles has urged followers to be mindful of their carbon footprint as he isolates in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus.

The Prince of Wales 71, had a 'mild' form of the illness and is with his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who has tested negative and is without any symptoms of the virus.

The 71-year-old Prince of Wales paid tribute to emergency services workers and shop staff in a video message released by Clarence House - and stressed the importance of living with hope.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall completed the fortnight in isolation at the couple's Scottish residence of Birkhall, with each of them residing in different parts of the 305-year-old property.

Last night's speech was pre-recorded in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, where the Queen, 93, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 98, are currently in joint isolation.

Staff at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil dance around the department wearing face masks with some in blue gloves and plastic aprons. One worker wears a bright green hazmat suit.

The central courtyard of the Great Mosque of Mecca has been deserted as Muslims are forced to celebrate Ramadan in isolation, leaving the holy site practically empty.

The children, who attend the Thomas's Battersea school in southwest London have been sent home and are awaiting test results. It is the school that Prince George and Princess Charlotte attend.