That person, Chan said, had recently traveled to Italy. "Travel advisories around this epidemic are rapidly changing", Chan said, suggesting that for those who may have already traveled, symptoms present within five days of travel and they should look for symptoms of fever or respiratory distress. [Full Article...]
The shrine in Mashhad is among those that have remained open. Meanwhile, the number of new virus cases in China dropped to its lowest level in six weeks on Monday, and hundreds of patients at the outbreak's epicenter were being released. The national total of infections includes 41,625 patients who had been discharged by Saturday after recovery. China's economy delivered hopeful cues, with mai... [Full Article...]
Doctors say if there is a shortage of the masks, health care providers who do need them can't get them for sick patients. On Sunday, Adams posted on Twitter that people should stop buying masks. "You can increase your risk of getting it by wearing a mask if you are not a health care provider", Adams said during an interview on Fox & Friends on Monday morning. [Full Article...]
As the novel coronavirus disease-now known as COVID-19-continues to spread across the globe (and the US), it's important to know the doctor-recommended ways to best protect yourself from the virus-and, unfortunately, wearing a face mask (yes, even an N95 respirator mask ) isn't one of them. [Full Article...]
The second video gives instructions on how to use a medical mask properly: to make sure the mask does not have any holes, that you don't touch its front part with your hands, and how to correctly put one on. Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok already support the organizations' efforts by directing people conducting coronavirus searches to the WHO and the CDC's official sites. [Full Article...]
Trump , talking only moments following the death in Washington state was announced, took a more measured solution a working day right after he complained that the virus risk was now being overblown and that his political enemies were being perpetuating a "hoax". [Full Article...]
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . A coronavirus patient in San Antonio, Texas, who was released from quarantine by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later tested positive for the novel virus and is now back in quarantine, according to the city's mayor. [Full Article...]
The Athena-Weston School District said the game was a community event, not a school event. Other basketball game spectators are being considered "low-risk" exposures since they were in a closed environment with the infected person, per federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. [Full Article...]