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Since the coronavirus outbreak began late last year, several myths and conspiracy theories have begun swirling online. Often shared widely on social media, many promote bizarre and ineffective treatment methods they claim can cure the disease. While some even speculate that coronavirus may have been created by the Chinese government. The virus has so far been detected in at least 70 countries with 90,000 cases and 3,100 deaths. Here are some of...
Vietnam will shake up its visa and immigration rules this summer
The tally by BBC Persian is six times higher than the health ministry's official death toll of 34.
A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak
The mobile payments firm is also "strongly encouraging" staff to start working from home if they can.
The United States on Friday warned against non-essential travel to Italy, a top destination for US tourists, over the growing coronavirus epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "recommends that travelers avoid all non-essential travel to Italy. There is limited access to adequate medical care in affected areas," it said in a statement. The State Department raised its travel advice a notch for Italy to "reconsider travel,"...
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is fully on board with the landmark peace agreement signed over the weekend between the United States and representatives for the Taliban, a bitter U.S. enemy for nearly 20 years.
The number of people diagnosed with coronavirus rose to 51 on Tuesday.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is giving an update on the Commonwealth's response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). In a news conference Wednesday, Northam announced that state officials would be executing long-standing public health plans in response to the coronavirus. There are currently no confirmed cases in Virginia. So far, 17 people in Virginia have been tested for the coronavirus. Fourteen of them have been cleared, while officials are...
The man's wife, son, daughter and a neighbor who drove him to the hospital have all tested positive for COVID-19.
Nonperishable food, water and other household staples are flying off store shelves as the rising number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. has sparked so-called “panic buying” across the Houston area. Although there are no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Houston, some local consumers are going on shopping sprees, stockpiling canned food, bottled water and toilet paper in anticipation of potential quarantines and supply chain disruptions...
COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China in a wet market, has sparked global concern.
CNBC's Ylan Mui reports the House has enough votes to pass the $8 billion coronavirus emergency spending bill with unanimous support from both the Democrats and the Republicans.
Oregon’s first presumptive patient with the new coronavirus likely had little close contact with students at the Lake Oswego elementary school where the person works, the district superintendent said. Only a few people at Forest Hills Elementary School had contact with the sick employee and they will be asked to stay home for two weeks, monitor themselves for symptoms and report their ...
Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and other popular tourist destinations across Florida are open
The performance of gold mining stocks tends to be erratic. As a result, GOLD stock doesn't look like a great hedge against the coronavirus.
United Airlines has reduced service because of coronavirus.
Comments by Public Health England’s medical director come as government’s Cobra committee prepares to meet
While there are currently no confirmed cases of coronavirus at Beacon Health System, staff members at more than 70 sites are preparing for critically ill patients who may test positive for the virus.
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.
The number of coronavirus deaths on Tuesday ticked up to nine from six a day earlier, all in Washington state, where officials are battling a cluster of cases. The total number of cases nationwide is least 108 - with a New York man being among the latest to be diagnosed.