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China adds 139 new virus cases as death toll tops 3,000

As the virus spreads around the world and as China becomes increasingly concerned about the possibility of another outbreak, the commission began reporting da...

12 cases of novel coronavirus in BC

The fourth was a close family contact of B.C.'s eighth case, another individual who had recently travelled to Iran. Ontario chief medical officer of health ...

Democrats target Sanders in U.S. presidential debate

In response, Sanders said he has "cast thousands of votes, including bad votes". The vice president, though, wasn't lacking any confidence about his chances, ...

The Catch-up: Biggest increase in United Kingdom coronavirus cases in a single day

Public Health England (PHE) says a patient in Birmingham has tested positive for Covid-19. Britain is moving into the second of four phases in its plan to...

Coronavirus: First person in United Kingdom dies after contracting virus

Britain has recorded its first death in the new coronavirus outbreak, England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty said on Thursday (March 5), as the total...

Facebook will run free World Health Organization ads to counter coronavirus misinformation

Mark Zuckerberg has outlined among the steps that Fb and his household's non-profit, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative , are taking to reply to the unfold of e...

Coronavirus spreads from Kirkland to North Carolina

Gov. Roy Cooper says a Wake County resident traveled to Washington state and was exposed at a long-term care facility where there is an ongoing coronavirus outb...

Medical Monday: Colon cancer awareness

Sometimes it is called colon cancer, for short. "We've been doing this for about 15 years and just carrying on the tradition of getting everybody together for a...

2nd COVID-19 case in New Hampshire linked to 1st

In a statement , the state Department of Health and Human Services said the patient attended an invitation-only private event Friday "despite having been direc...

Coronavirus latest: B.C.'s 13th case is in critical condition

Officials in British Columbia are asking travellers from China and Iran to isolate themselves for 14 days when they return home to Canada after confirming a...

According to a Research, WeChat Censors Messages About the Corona Virus

China's government and tech companies have always been known to distort data and enforce strict censorship on what its citizens can see and discuss, but ...

Coronavirus: Visas Issued To Citizens Of 4 Nations By March 3 Suspended

The first two cases was reported from Telangana and Delhi on Monday (March 2) while the third case was reported from Jaipur on Tuesday (March 3). While most...

Vice President Mike Pence to meet with Governor Inslee in Olympia Thursday

The on-camera briefing is expected to begin at the White House at 5:30 p.m. EST. He then will fly west to meet Washington Gov. Jay Inslee before taking a red-ey...

Four new United Kingdom cases of coronavirus detected in Diamond Princess passengers

She tested positive on February 22. She either became infected after she took the virus test, or was infected immediately before she was tested but a positive r...

California reports first coronavirus death, 11th United States fatality

Placer County officials reported Wednesday morning that a resident has died of the new coronavirus, the first death from the illness in California. "We exte...

COVID-19 a unique virus with unique characteristics: World Health Organization chief

However, the World Health Organization also noted that the illness caused by COVID-19 is more severe than that of the flu. Prices have surged since the COVI...

Bipartisan deal reached on $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus

Richard Shelby, R-Ala., chairman of the Appropriations Committee. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by the GOP leadership, speaks to re...

World Health Organization says coronavirus is deadlier than seasonal flu, doesn't spread as easily

The UN health agency voiced concern that the masks, googles and other protective equipment used by health workers was running out amid panic buying and manipula...

China stresses care for frontline community workers in COVID-19 battle

The Chinese city at the center of the coronavirus epidemic closed its first makeshift hospital, one of 16 hurriedly built to handle the epidemic, after it disch...

Coronavirus State of Emergency Declared in Los Angeles County

The county's second case of COVID-19 was confirmed on Tuesday by Kaiser Permanente, who is overseeing the care of the patient, now in self-isolation and being t...

Washington Officials Work To Expand Coronavirus Testing Amid Widening Outbreak

State Health Officer Dr. Dean Sidelinger told Oregon Public Broadcasting that the state lab has the capacity to test up to 80 people per day and could line up...

China's passenger car sales fall 80 percent in Feb on coronavirus

The researchers, however, cautioned that data examined in the study was still "very limited". The study comes shortly after scientists from the University of ...

Third coronavirus case confirmed in New Zealand

It's not yet known which part of the country the newly infected person was in. Health authorities said with "continued vigilance" the chance of widespread com...

Coronavirus: Florida officials identify 3rd COVID-19 case, 2nd in Hillsborough

Gov. Ron DeSantis' office sent out a press release confirming both cases and issuing a public health emergency about 9 minutes later. "We got a call from the ...

Carrie Underwood consumed less than 800 calories trying to lose weight

However, that turned out to be a slippery slope for she ended up paying excessive amounts of attention towards her calorie intake and it inevitably became a str...

Republic of Ireland confirms second coronavirus case

One case has already been confirmed in Dublin, and another in Belfast (though this person also travelled through Dublin on their way back from Northern Italy). ...

South Korea Confirms More than 5,000 Cases of Novel Coronavirus

Meanwhile, 143 new suspected cases were reported on Tuesday , it said, adding that all over the country 520 people were still suspected of being infected with ...

Coronavirus: Four more deaths in Washington state

Dr. Kathy Lofy, the State Health Officer for the Department of Health (DOH), warned that the virus is likely already spreading beyond the Seattle area. The si...

CCTV images released in hunt for racist ‘coronavirus’ attackers

ET) on February 24. The University College London student was beaten and punched in an attack, which the Met Police is treating as "racially aggravated". He...

Colorado Public Health Officials Can Now Test For Coronavirus

Public health labs using CDC's latest diagnostic test can perform 100 tests per day under normal conditions, according to the Association of Public Health Labor...