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Australian man dies from coronavirus

His wife is also being treated for the disease. On Friday, he went to hospital where he was tested for COVID-19. The elderly Perth couple were flown back to...

Coronavirus has officially made its way to east coast, health officials confirm

The Rhode Island Department of Health says the person traveled to Italy in mid-February and is now being treated at a hospital. The individual had limited t...

Trump says not to panic after first coronavirus death on USA soil

And frankly, I think that was Don Jr.'s point. "I mean, we are likely to come together as Americans and cope with this matter and set the wellbeing and safety...

Washington man becomes first US Covid-19 fatality

The California Department of Public Health said Friday that the state will receive enough kits from the US Centres for Disease Control to test up to 1,200 peopl...

Ontario announces 4 new cases of coronavirus in 1 day

Both women had just returned from Iran. There have been no deaths. Of the Ontario cases, two women - a 34-year-old from York region, north of Toronto, and a 5...

New York State's coronavirus test approved by FDA

There have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus in New York State . The United States' first coronavirus death was reported Saturday in Washington state. ...

The World Health Organization is now fighting coronavirus misinformation on TikTok

In one case, a teenager made a video suggesting that his friend was the first Canadian confirmed to have contracted the virus. In WHO's first video, Bened...

Rhode Island Has Its First Presumptive Case Of The Coronavirus Disease

State public health officials are working with the hospital where the unnamed person is now being treated to ensure all infection control protocols are being fo...

Death toll in China from coronavirus rises to 2,872

That's where the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, is located. While the number of new cases rose from 327 on Friday, they remain in the hundreds,...

China reports 47 more coronavirus deaths

Hubei , the central Chinese province at the epicentre of the outbreak , reported 409 new cases and 26 deaths on Wednesday. The officials also added 573 new c...

Northern California city at epicenter of coronavirus mystery

Another case in OR reported Friday is thought to be from community transmission but health officials there said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention n...

Israeli researchers develops vaccine for COVID-19

In a statement on the MIGAL Galilee Research Institute's website , Israel's Minister of Science and Technology Ofir Akunis, said, "Congratulations to MIGA...

Three more COVID-19 cases confirmed in England

One of the patients, from Essex, has not been overseas and it is not clear where they contracted COVID-19. Three of the new COVID-19 patients in Britain were ...

New Coronavirus Cases in California, Oregon, and Washington Suggest Community Spread

Most coronavirus cases can still be traced to known contacts or clusters of cases, Ghebreyesus said in a news conference in Geneva, and World Health Organizat...

DeSantis says state is prepared for coronavirus

There are 61 confirmed cases in the United States, Pence said, noting that the figure includes Americans who contracted the virus overseas and have been repatri...

House Passes Bill To Ban Flavored Tobacco

House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco and vaping products, according to The Hill . The bill now...

Australia confirms first coronavirus death

Thailand has recorded 42 cases since January, with 30 of those recovering and 11 still being treated in hospitals, the Thai Department of Disease Control said. ...

Coronavirus breakthrough: Scientists isolate the Italian strain of the COVID-19 virus

He added, "If we say there is a pandemic of coronavirus we are essentially accepting every human on the planet will be exposed to that virus and the data does...

Klobuchar coming to Utah ahead of Super Tuesday

He called on the people of SC to "stand with" Biden. In North Charleston, Sanders told the crowd that with their help, "we are going to win SC". Bernie Sand...

First U.S. Death in Coronavirus Outbreak Reported in Washington State

The first death presumed to be from coronavirus was also in the Seattle area - in Kirkland, Washington. Health officials in the state said a lack of testing m...

Biotech company says coronavirus vaccine ready for initial tests

The company said the first batch of vaccines was delivered to the United States government researchers on Monday. NIAID Director Anthony Fauci said the clinic...

Korea wages 'all-out responses' to virus with 586 new cases

The South Korean government on Saturday urged citizens to stay at home as the country struggled with rising cases of novel coronavirus , or COVID-19, Reuter...

New York will begin coronavirus testing 'immediately,' Cuomo says

The HHS secretary determined that the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus was just such an emergency on February 4. "Rapid detection of COVID-19 cases in t...

B.C. records eighth case of COVID-19

British Columbia Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the province is focused on containment and testing, but also has a pandemic stockpile in the province in c...

New coronavirus cases of unknown origin found on West Coast

Gavin Newsom complained to federal health officials that the state had already exhausted its initial 200 test kits. Health officials in California, Oregon an...

78-Year-Old Evacuee From Japan Ship Is Australia's First Coronavirus Death

The man's wife also caught the virus, but is in stable condition, authorities said. Citizens and permanent residents will be required to isolate themselves fo...

New coronavirus case of 'unknown origin' confirmed in California

Trump provided an update on the virus after the first reported US death Saturday. One is a health-care worker in her 40s, and is in satisfactory condition at ...

OR reports coronavirus case of unknown origin

The California Department of Public Health said Friday that the state will receive enough kits from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to test up to 1,200...

Washington State Confirms First US Coronavirus Death

Washington State officials are investigating a potential outbreak of coronavirus at a health facility that cares for elderly, vulnerable patients , after tw...

Moderna Announces A Possible COVID-19 Vaccine

The initial clinical trial to test the drug's efficacy, involving about 20 to 25 healthy volunteers, is expected to start by late April, according to the Journa...