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At least two school districts in New Hampshire on Sunday told students and staff who traveled to Italy during February vacation to stay home due to coronavirus concerns. Thirty-five Kearsarge Regional High School students and staff are being asked to stay home for the next week. And about 40 Winnacunnet High School students and staff are being asked to stay home for the next two weeks. Sign up for our Newsletters In both cases, the students... read more...
The southern US state of Texas is preparing for a possible coronavirus outbreak - and reaching out to neighbors on both sides of the US-Mexico border. A task force of public agencies and private groups from Texas, the neighboring state of New Mexico and the Mexican State of Chihuahua are sharing data and coordinating medical response protocols to handle any patients suspected of infection. VOA's Celia Mendoza reports from the border city of El Paso
A spike in novel coronavirus in India has prompted concerns that the world's second-most populous country could face its own outbreak of the deadly virus, which to date has infected more than 94,900 people and killed at least 3,283 worldwide.
Bookings for destinations in Southeast Asia may fall by 25 percent
Lebanon’s health minister said on Tuesday hospitals were ready to deal with any further spread
Schools in Japan will also be closed for a month to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus
When the deadly virus was first discovered in China, authorities told the people...
As was asked when the Zika virus was on the rise in advance of 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, should the 2020 Tokyo Games go on as planned?
Police are investigating the alleged attack, which left the student with facial fractures, swelling and a black eye
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Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that while most Americans face a low risk from coronavirus, more US deaths could be imminent following the nation's first confirmed fatality.
Italian doctors say German man may have been first European with virus and Scotland registers three more cases as infection spread across Europe
Britons are among the most relaxed people in the world about infection and the least likely to take precautions.A YouGov survey of ten countries put Britain last both in public fear and likelihood of
The United Arab Emirates is urging its citizens and other residents to avoid travelling abroad because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, state news agency WAM said on Thursday.
Walk-in clinics are on the front line fighting the spread of the coronavirus, and they are already implementing new procedures.
One person in Oklahoma has tested negative for COVID-19 coronavirus, but state Department of Health officials said they are waiting for test results for a second person and an additional possible case was reported over the weekend. Health officials announced Thursday, Feb. 27 that they were awaiting coronavirus test results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on two people in our state. Officials said Monday that test results...
A number of suspected coronavirus cases have been detected at a hotel...
Coronavirus patients who have preexisting health problems are more likely to die from the virus, a Chinese CDC study found.
A Harvard University epidemiologist says that as much as 70 percent of the world's population could get the coronavirus.Marc Lipsitch told CBS News in an interview airing Monday that "40 to 70 percent" of the global population could become infected with coronavirus, and it's "almost inevitable" that the virus will impact the "entire globe." He added that 1 percent of those who develop symptoms could die. "That is a projection, so we will find...
Toilet paper has been flying off the shelves around the world as coronavirus-wary consumers begin stockpiling large quantities of emergency and household supplies.
Social media is rife with would-be travellers raising concerns about their travel plans in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak that continues to spread around the world.