The brothers are reported to have eaten marmot meat and people have now been asked to report any sightings of ill or dead marmots. According to local health officials, the confirmed cases are of a 27-year-old man and his 17-year-old brother, now being treated at two separate hospitals. [Full Article...]
Officials noted that Wednesday's number is a very slight increase from the 112 reported on Tuesday, but that the numbers are "largely stable". Meanwhile, testing has dropped. It could also continue the redeployment of health-care staff and change public health orders limiting social gatherings. Elliott said that 30 of the province's 34 public health units have reported five or fewer new case... [Full Article...]
There have been over 544,000 deaths from the virus worldwide since the deadly pandemic gripped the globe. The WHO has previously said the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads primarily through small droplets expelled from the nose and mouth of an infected person, that quickly sinks to the ground. [Full Article...]
They've been strongly recommended out-of-doors. However, facial coverings will be required outdoors if you're in a group or setting where social distancing isn't possible. New Jersey (like much of the country) is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. "In order to responsibly continue down our road back to restart and recovery, we must remain vigilant in our collective effort to beat the virus and re... [Full Article...]
Of the 85 total confirmed cases in McPherson County, 76 have met Kansas Department of Health and Environment recovery guidelines, the health department reported. However, the Health Department's COVID-19 dashboard, which it recently redesigned, continues to report 239 infections in West Hollywood and four deaths. [Full Article...]
There were 153 deaths from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, giving a total of 12,084. The country also posted a worrying number of new daily infections, at 54,999 - a few thousand shy of the record set just days ago - and 357 new deaths. [Full Article...]
Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have closed several tourist spots after a case of bubonic plague was confirmed this week. Dubbed the "Black Death" in the Middle Ages, the disease can be transmitted by rodents. Chinese authorities have not released details about the causes or circumstances of the cases. "There are natural foci (the bacteria, an animal reservoir and a vecto... [Full Article...]
Victoria has been recording more than 100 cases per day and yesterday announced two more deaths in the previous 36 hours. "If we were to fail to take those steps, then it won't be a couple of hundred cases per day it will be many more than that and it will quickly spiral well and truly out of control", Andrews said. [Full Article...]