Health officials have outlined steps the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is taking for the potential spread of the coronavirus to the state. There have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Maine. One person in Maine who was tested for the virus tested negative earlier this month. Sign up for our Newsletters Health officials stressed the risk to Mainers is currently low, but the Maine CDC continues its planning to make sure...
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In the wake of a deadly coronavirus outbreak at a Washington nursing home, Bay Area nursing homes are taking precautions to protect their vulnerable population. Four patients at LifeCare, a senior living facility in Washington state, were dead as of Monday after contracting the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, officials said. San Francisco officials said they were taking steps to protect elderly residents. “We are reinforcing our...
The World Health Organisation raises concerns about the "hording and misuse" of protective equipment due to coronavirus fears.
A woman in her 30s has been confirmed as the second person to contract the virus.
Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) called on the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to alert state governments to incoming travelers arriving from countries experiencing coronavirus outbreaks on Tuesday.In a letter obtained by CBS affiliate WPRI, Cicilline pointed to recent reports of the virus in Rhode Island resulting in dozens of state residents being monitored for the disease as an example of why state agencies...
Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) called Tuesday on the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to alert state governments to incoming travelers arriving from countries experiencing coronavirus outbreaks.In a letter obtained by CBS affiliate WPRI, Cicilline pointed to recent reports of the virus in Rhode Island resulting in dozens of state residents being monitored for the disease as an example of why agencies should be...
An EU instrument designed to monitor serious cases of disinformation has been triggered following a series of online campaigns surrounding the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has confirmed, in what could be the first time the EU's Rapid Alert System is being used.
Coronavirus has infected people from different countries. There are those who have already contained the spread and are slowly overcoming the ill effects of the virus. This has gotten people to afford themselves the right protection that they need. One question that has kept many wondering is
An official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that banknotes may spread coronavirus disease.
Canadian military personnel in Iraq are on high alert following reports the novel coronavirus is spreading within the country.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran put its armed forces on alert Tuesday to assist health officials in battling the new coronavirus that’s killed at least 77 people, an outbreak that has sickened top officials and pushed even its supreme leader into wearing disposable gloves while trying to reassure the nation. Even as government officials sit meters (feet) away from each other at meetings now in an effort to stop its spread, the virus is ravaging both its...
Dar es Salaam’s Kariakoo Market is the biggest in Tanzania and depends on manufactured products imported from China. But the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease has dried up shipments from China. Khalfan Hawadi, a mobile phone trader, said the coronavirus has led to problems with keeping stock up to date. When a trader needs a certain type of phone, he said, it can’t be obtained on time — and meanwhile, the price rises. Those close trade ties with China make Tanzania one of the African countries most at risk of importing COVID-19. Health authorities are on high alert.