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This page is updated regularly. Since the new coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December, the infectious respiratory disease COVID-19 has spread rapidly within China and to neighboring countries and beyond. The first confirmed coronavirus cases outside China occurred on Jan. 20, in Japan, Thailand and South Korea. On Jan. 21, the first…

Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed "a world at risk" to a "world in disorder", according to a report on international epidemic preparedness."Financial and political investments in preparedness have been insufficient, and we are all paying the price,"…

RG Snyman (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) World Cup winner RG Snyman has been ruled out for at least six months with a knee injury.Snyman was injured in Saturday's PRO14 clash between his new club Munster and Leinster.The injury rules Snyman out of this year's Rugby Championship.The Springboks have been dealt a massive…

By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Children at the Harris Academy’s Shortland’s school in London, UK in JuneDan Kitwood/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 4 August World faces “catastrophe” due to school closures, says UN chief The world…

The Springboks' bench proved instrumental at the World Cup. Former Springbok skipper Corne Krige believes World Rugby's investigation into changing the law around the number of allowed replacements is an "attempt to undermine our national team".Before last year's World Cup in Japan, former national prop Ollie le Roux suggested smaller benches as a way to…