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"From now on, all flights and passengers will be part of universal screening, not just the 12 countries which we had listed earlier," said the Health Minister read more...
A woman working as a tour-bus guide in Japan tested positive for the coronavirus...
Some patients in China’s Guangdong Province who were treated for the coronavirus and were discharged later tested positive again for the novel virus, which has sickened some 82,000 people globally and claimed more than 2,800 lives as of Thursday.
Two Italian cyclists competing in the UAE Tour have tested positive for coronavirus, leading to the event being cancelled with two stages remaining.
The dog tested âweak positiveâ for the coronavirus
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient has tested positive for the virus in Hong Kong, according to a government press release on Friday.
Hyundai Motor shut down a factory in South Korea on Friday after a w...
Hyundai Motor Company's (OTC: HYMTF) shares dipped on Friday's trade in Seoul as the company's production is hit by the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. What Happened The South Korean automaker has shut down a factory in the city of Ulsan after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus, Reuters reported Friday. Hyundai has five factories in Ulsan, which account for about 30% of the company's entire production worldwide, according to...
Cyclists, team staffers, and reporters are under lockdown in their hotels until further testing is complete.
Dogs, cats and other mammals owned as pets by confirmed coronavirus patients must now undergo a 14-day quarantine.
Hong Kong officials confirmed Friday that a dog has tested positive for the coronavirus.The Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said in a statement that the dog tested "weak positive" for the virus, meaning there were low traces of the virus found. More than 80,000 people have been infected from the virus so far and at least 2,800 have died worldwide.Health officials are not sure if the dog is infected itself or if the...
The Google employee who tested positive for coronavirus was in the company's Zurich office "for a limited time," Google said in a statement.
The Google employee had been in the Zurich office days before displaying symptoms, the company told employees by email on Friday.
A Google employee at the company's Switzerland office has tested positive for coronavirus, the company said Friday. The unnamed employee was working in the tech giant's Zurich division and was only in the office "for a limited time before they had any symptoms," a spokesperson said. "We have taken — and will continue to take — all necessary precautionary measures, following the advice of public health officials, as we prioritize everyone's...
Hong Kong scientists aren't sure if the dog is actually infected or if it picked up the virus from a contaminated surface.
Three other cruise ship evacuees who tested positive for the virus in Japan are still awaiting confirmatory results from the CDC.
An Oregon elementary school employee in Clackamas County has tested positive for the new coronavirus and may have exposed other people to it at work, health officials said Friday night. The announcement raised two key questions: how the patient contracted the virus since they have not traveled to any hot spots, and how many other may be infected as a result. “We’ve been expecting this and we are prepared for it,” Patrick Allen, director of the...
The soldier's wife, who tested positive Saturday, and their baby have been moved to an isolation unit at a military hospital.
One day after learning an employee at a Lake Oswego elementary school is presumed to have coronavirus, the superintendent said the district’s top priority is the safety of students and staff. The person believed to be infected works at Forest Hills Elementary School and tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, the first presumed case in Oregon. Superintendent Dr. Lora de la Cruz said the person was last at the school on Feb. 19 and stayed home...
A patient in Illinois has tested positive for coronavirus, according to state and county health officials.The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Cook County Department of Public Health confirmed to The Hill Saturday that the patient's tests resulted in "presumptive positives" and will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The patient is hospitalized in isolation and is being treated in...
Chief medical officer says latest cases bring total in the country to 35
British health authorities said on Sunday there had been 12 new cases of coronav...
Washington state health officials are investigating possible outbreak of coronavirus at a long-term nursing facility in which two people tested positive for the disease.
A Rhode Island person who traveled to Italy last month is the state’s first case of coronavirus, the state announced Sunday. The Rhode Island Department of Health said all infection protocols are being followed for the person only identified in a statement as a man their 40s. The department also said the individual had limited […]
Santa Clarita man with coronavirus remains in isolation in Nebraska: 'I tested positive again'
The first positive case of coronavirus in New York State is now confirmed. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he learned of the first official case Sunday evening. In a statement released on Sunday night, he said "the patient, a woman in her late 30s, contracted the virus while traveling abroad in Iran, and is currently isolated in her home. "The patient has respiratory symptoms, but is not in serious condition and has been in a controlled situation since...
The patient, who came to San Antonio from Wuhan, China, was released Saturday after testing negative for the virus. CDC says the discharged patient "had some contact with others while out of isolation," prompting a search to track down those who might have been exposed.
The CDC reports that an individual was released from quarantine at a San Antonio healthcare facility on Saturday, had contact with others, and returned to isolation after a pending lab test came back positive for coronavirus. The patient was being treated in isolation after returning to the United States on a State Department chartered flight from Wuhan, China. According to the CDC, the patient met their requirements for release: they were...
Researchers said the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected.
A second person has tested positive for coronavirus in Oregon. According to the Oregon Health Authority, the second person to test presumptive positive was a household contact of the Forest Hills Elementary School employee who tested positive on Friday. The person is being quarantined in their home and is a resident of Washington County. The gender and age of this person have not been given to maintain their privacy. The second patient's...
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a public health emergency Sunday after two adults "tested presumptively positive" for coronavirus. One of the individuals lives in Hillsborough County -- which includes Tampa -- while the other is a resident of Manatee County, located south of Hillsborough County and includes Bradenton. "Florida has 2 presumptive positive #COVID19 cases: one adult resident of Hillsborough County and...