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Uganda: Three Dead As Yellow Fever Outbreak Is Confirmed in Northern Uganda
Both are males aged eighteen and twenty-one years. "When they arrived, they fell ill and on January 3, 2020, and were admitted to the Logobo Health Center III in the district of Moyo". "The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with partners, dispatched rapid intervention teams to the districts of Moyo and Buliisa to support: investigations, active case finding, community mobilization and awarene... [Full Article...]
Canada gears up to protect against coronavirus
She said federal authorities, together with Toronto Public Health, are in the process of reaching out to those who were within a two-metre radius to the man to ensure they have all necessary information. Toronto was hard hit in that outbreak. A decade later, another coronavirus dubbed Middle East respiratory syndrome began sickening people in Saudi Arabia. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus patient showed mild symptoms on flight
Officials say he's in stable condition in isolation. His flight landed at Pearson International Airport at 3:46 p.m.on January 22. Tam said the patient did not report his flu-like symptoms upon arrival, but did share his recent stay in Wuhan with first responders when he sought medical help the next day. [Full Article...]
China death toll spikes to 80, over 2,700 cases confirmed
The first case of death due to coronavirus was reported from Shanghai, one of the biggest cities in China . The previously unknown coronavirus strain is believed to have emerged late a year ago from illegally traded wildlife at an animal market in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people. [Full Article...]
First Canadian case of new coronavirus detected in Toronto
Officials said Saturday that the paramedics had been wearing full protective gear when they picked him up, and other members of his household were being "self-isolated". Toronto was hit hard by the outbreak. MERS is still prevalent, causing small numbers of infections each year. The first people infected with coronavirus visited or worked at a seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which... [Full Article...]
Confirmed cases of 2019 coronavirus across the U.S — MAP
The holiday is a time when many Chinese leave large cities like Wuhan, where the disease broke out, to return to their hometowns, and the more than 3 billion trips can help spread the disease. Meanwhile, authorities in Hong Kong have banned anyone who has been in the Hubei province in the last 14 days. Hong Kong has six confirmed cases. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus test results negative for RDU traveler
In response to this outbreak, travelers from Wuhan, China are being screened for symptoms associated with the virus at five USA airports, including JFK Airport in Queens. While Chinese officials have launched an extraordinary emergency response, Ms. Messonier insisted that the health risk for Americans in general remains low "at this time". [Full Article...]
NC patient with respiratory illness tests negative for Coronavirus
Zack Moore, the state's epidemiologist. The patient had landed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Thursday. Coronavirus infections initially were diagnosed in Wuhan City , China and have since been reported in travelers from this city to other locations in China and other countries including the United States. [Full Article...]