Tens of thousands of holidayers have been forced to undergo testing after a coronavirus scare at a popular Disney hotspot. Nearly 34,000 people at Shanghai Disneyland have been held for mandatory Covid testing, after a positive case of coronavirus was detected during the popular holiday destination's Halloween festivities.

Investors' concerns over the regulatory crackdown has led to sharp sell-offs on China's share markets, reducing the market capitalisation of some of its largest companies including Alibaba Group Holding Limited.

A Chinese official has confirmed a scary new fact about the deadly coronavirus: it is airborne. It was previously understood that two main ways the virus transmitted from person to person were: * Direct transmission: breathing in air close to an infected patient who sneezes or coughs, and * Contact transmission: when a person touches an object tainted with the virus before infecting themselves by touching their mouth, nose or eyes.