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Husband of Ontario's fifth coronavirus case confirmed positive
The U.S. confirmed one case of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, in California Thursday that could not be linked to global travel, suggesting the person contracted the virus within the United States. According to Newstalk1010 via Canadian Press , Iran is suffering from one of the worst outbreaks outside of mainland China, with 280 confirmed cases. [Full Article...]
CDC suggests people shave facial hair to avoid contracting coronavirus
No one in Hawaii has met the conditions, although doctors have sent the state health department samples taken from patients suspected of having the virus. Last month, the Trump administration restricted entry of people from China into the US and required Americans returning from locations heavily impacted by the outbreak to be quarantined. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus cases emerging faster outside China
COVID-19's global creep had some countries warning people to obey containment measures. "Yesterday, the number of new cases reported outside China exceeded the number of new cases in China for the first time", World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told diplomats in Geneva , according to a written version of his speech. [Full Article...]
8,400 Californians Being Monitored for Coronavirus — Newsom
Cases could go undiagnosed, delaying treatment and allowing infected people to spread to virus to others, she says. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak an worldwide health emergency and said the global risk level remains high. [Full Article...]
United States soldier among 169 cases of coronavirus identified in South Korea
President Emmanuel Macron said France , the world's most visited country, was preparing for a jump in coronavirus cases. The worst-affected areas are in the industrial north of the country, Lombardy, the region around Milan, and Veneto near Venice. [Full Article...]
New coronavirus cases in mainland China fall to lowest since January
The city of Qianjiang, which is in the hard-hit Hubei province, started Thursday offering 10,000 yuan or $1,426 to people who report symptoms and later test positive, CNN reported . Likewise, people who can not be immediately ruled out as having contracted the disease will be given 1,000 yuan ($142.50), while those deemed to be " suspected " cases will be paid 2,000 yuan ($285). [Full Article...]
Australia considers Covid-19 a pandemic
Australia's prime minister said the country considered the new coronavirus to be a pandemic Thursday, going a step beyond the World Health Organization as he extended a travel ban on visitors from China . The Australian state government of New South Wales (NSW) has told individuals and businesses to prepare for a possible COVID-19 pandemic, warning that the novel virus is likely to converge wit... [Full Article...]
Got a Nagging Cough? Study Has Good News
Irwin, MD, of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, and colleagues, wrote that phase III trials should answer remaining questions about the efficacy of the drug, and whether its taste-related side effects will be tolerated at an effective dosage. [Full Article...]