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United Kingdom coronavirus cases double to eight, government declares 'imminent threat'

Twenty Germans who were on board the evacuation flight were brought to a Red Cross hospital in Berlin. [AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA] The ship has been in quarantine s...

New Virus Cases In China Fall Again As Deaths Exceed 1,100

That brings the total infected across China to more than 44,000. China is still increasing measures to prevent further spread of the virus as more people re...

London sees first coronavirus case in Chinese national

A Chinese national was reportedly diagnosed with the virus on Wednesday afternoon, The Telegraph reported . This latest report brings the total number of confi...

China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new infections fall

Referring to some governments' counterterrorism measures, Tedros said: "To be honest, a virus is more powerful in creating political, economic and social upheav...

World Health Organization 'encouraged' by improved Ebola situation in DRC

At a press briefing here on Tuesday, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that regardless of the Emergency Committee...

Health officials announce London case of coronavirus 'resolved'

David Williams, the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health, confirmed in a written statement sent out Wednesday. The woman recovered in a few days, official...

Coronavirus changes name but risk remains

The UN health agency on February 11 announced that "COVID-19" will be the official name of the deadly virus disease from China, saying the disease represented a...

Wearing red gets to the heart of the matter

She is remembered on this special day and every day in our hearts. "This is a day that we can all come together and talk about this, but this should not be forg...

Sanders Wins Narrow Victory Over Buttigieg in New Hampshire Primary

IN ex-mayor Pete Buttigieg finished in second place at 24 percent as he readied for the more hard battlegrounds ahead. The two candidates topped the Democrati...

Coronavirus app shows known and suspected carriers

After registering with a phone number, users need to enter their name and ID number to know whether they were in close contact with someone infected. Speaking...

World Health Organization says novel coronavirus vaccine could be ready in 18 months

The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health evacuated some residents from the public housing estate after two cases of novel coronavirus in...

NMC Health provide statement on Possible Offer

The company announced that it has been informed by Dr Shetty that he and his advisers are in the process of carrying out a legal review in order to verify the t...

Iowa Democrats reviewing 5 per cent of precincts

Here's former Vice President Joe Biden making that argument at a fundraising dinner for New Hampshire Democrats. "Remember, mayors have to get things done...

United Kingdom declares coronavirus a serious and imminent threat to public health

This patient was also at the Les Contamines-Montjoie resort where five people were diagnosed with the virus. The Department of Health and Social Care emphasis...

World Health Organization calls the coronavirus carnage in China the 'tip of the iceberg'

An employee talks to a woman wearing a protective facemask behind Saint Valentine's decorations in a shopping mall in Bangkok on February 11 , 2020. The Wor...

Xi tells officials not to hurt economy in virus fight, sources claim

Some of those cases were reportedly in France and Britain. The head of the World Health Organization has warned that confirmed cases of coronavirus being tr...

Dumpster-diver, 30, dies after getting trapped in a trash container

After an investigation, police said they believed Cox was attempting to collect things from a dumpster shortly after midnight and that she did not exit the du...

US Elections: Buttigieg Narrowly Wins Iowa

Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Sen. "There are a number of people who have run and have dropped out already who are completely capable ...

Provincial health officer set to give coronavirus update

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus - also known as 2019-nCoV - in the United Kingdom has now doubled from the previously announced four, with th...

Cervical cancer: Single jab could slash risk of deadly disease

The study looked at data on 133,082 females- 66,541 unvaccinated and 66,541 vaccinated. Women aged between 30 to 65-years-old may have a pap test and or a HPV...

Americans Are Released From Coronavirus Quarantine At California Air Base

Almost 200 people evacuated from the China coronavirus outbreak were released from quarantine in California on Tuesday with officials urging Americans not t...

Coronavirus ‘a very grave threat’ to world, WHO director says

China and the WHO will form a joint expert team to conduct in-depth discussions on and evaluations of the novel coronavirus epidemic and the containment, a...

The coronavirus finally has an official name. Here's how it was chosen

Beyond China, the disease has struck 24 countries, causing 393 cases and 1 death, in the Philippines. The director-general implored countries to "strike hard"...

For Your Health:Heart disease: Controlling your risk

Women's risk starts climbing after age 55. Trans fats increase your LDL and lower your high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or good cholesterol. When it comes to...

Europe cases could be 'bigger fire — World Health Organization chief

As at Sunday, five British citizens had contracted the virus in the French Alpine town of Contamines-Montjoie. The increasing number of cases are beginning to...

Novel coronavirus named 'Covid-19': United Nations health agency

So far, China's National Health Commission has reported 42,638 confirmed cases - out of which 2,478 were reported on Tuesday alone. The WHO chief said the nam...

American dead in Wuhan as NCoV toll in China reaches 722 (Ld)

China has been criticised for its handling of the crisis, particularly in the state's effort to suppress reports of the virus. Many have now taken to posting...

One Person in Maine Being Tested for Coronavirus

The stated objective of this guidance is to "provide U.S. public health authorities and other partners with a framework for assessing and managing risk of poten...

Coronavirus case confirmed in California, takes United States total to 13

On Monday morning, however, officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention informed county health officials that "further testing revealed t...

Yummy Singer Justin Bieber Donates $100K For THIS Special Cause!

The singer talks about what life is like now that he's married while the model opens up about how it is being Mrs. Bieber . She advised ELLE concerning the r...