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Although finding the source wouldn't necessarily help scientists develop vaccines or other direct treatments, it could provide crucial pieces of information on how it emerged and evolved. read more...
Italy has pledged over three billion euros to fight COVID-19, while the US, Australia and Thailand confirmed their first deaths. Cases in Germany are on the rise. Follow the latest from DW here.
SINGAPORE - While the coronavirus outbreak has led to numerous high-profile sporting events in Singapore being postponed or cancelled, the Singapore Open is still scheduled to take place from April 7-10.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The coronavirus crisis has led to the Six Nations being disrupted and threatened several other major sporting events, large concerts and festivals being cancelled and airlines reducing flights.
As the coronavirus has spread across the United States, officials are trying to push back against Asian American bias and misinformation surrounding the outbreak. There are already signs that some are staying away from Chinatowns and other Asian communities in the U.S., sparking concern about bias. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., issued a statement this week urging residents not to ...
Tunisia will suspend passenger ferry services to northern Italy and take other measures in response to the spreading coronavirus, Health Minister Abdelatif el-Mekki said on Wednesday, Reuters reports....
NHS England has told hospital trusts to carry out more video-based consultations to reduce the risk of coronavirus spreading, according to reports. In a letter to hospitals and health organisations, NHS England outlined steps to prepare for a possible surge in the number of patients, the BBC reported.
Scientists studying the novel coronavirus in China discovered two different varieties of the infection could be spreading around the world.Researchers at Peking University School of Life Sciences and the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai published a study on Tuesday, identifying a more aggressive type of the virus found in 70 percent of analyzed strains, with 30 percent belonging to a less aggressive variety, according to CNBC.The study indicated...
Though most people were obsessed with the primary election results on Super Tuesday, Stephen Colbert took a moment during his opening monologue on "The Late Show" to talk about a much less stressful and amusing topic: Coronavirus. Colbert went through a grab bag of recent news developments related to the spread of the disease, starting with the highly unsettling press conference Donald Trump held with several pharmaceutical industry CEOs. During...
Houston oilfield service giant Halliburton has restricted all global, non-critical business travel amid growing concerns about the coronavirus.
Ghana’s Ministry of Health has secured an additional GH¢11 million to help prepare and contain an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee announced that some people who were potentially in contact with a coronavirus patient attended the group's Washington conference earlier this week -- as did several political leaders.
As the number of new coronavirus cases drop and life-or-death fears subside for many Chinese, the country is beginning to confront a new challenge—the psychological strain of hundreds of millions of lives overturned by the government’s war on the virus.
While the public is focused on protecting themselves and not getting sick, first responders are the ones helping those in need.
Rhode Island has confirmed its first coronavirus case Sunday, a day after the first U.S. fatality was reported.The infected patient, who is in their 40s, had traveled to Italy in mid-February and is being treated at a hospital, a release from Rhode Island Department of Health read.The state's health department said it has prepared for weeks for a coronavirus case. "We fully anticipated having a first case of COVID-19," Nicole Alexander-Scott,...
GP and journalist Dr Faye Kirkland answers questions on the coronavirus from primary school children.
Italy announced Wednesday it will temporarily close all its schools and universities as the country continues to grapple with a surge in coronavirus infections, according to new reports.