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China coronavirus cases near 10,000, global emergency declared
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday that Beijing prepared special charter flights to return Wuhan residents from overseas to the epicenter of the virus-hit Hubei province. China's United Nations ambassador, Zhang Jun, said Beijing was assessing the declaration. The announcement comes after more than a week of reportedly divergent opinions in the Emergency Committee con... [Full Article...]
Countries Should Prepare for Local Coronavirus Outbreaks: WHO Official
All but one of the new deaths came in hardest-hit Hubei province, the epicentre of an outbreak that has spread around the world. A waitress wearing a face mask attends to customers at a restaurant inside a shopping mall, as China is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus , in Beijing on February 1, 2020. [Full Article...]
Australia, US Impose Travel Restrictions Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The travel restrictions take effect 5 p.m. Sunday Eastern Standard Time. "Certainly not a gesture of goodwill", said foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying. Department of State increased the travel alert to " level 4 ", which advises Americans not travel to China . South Korea's second evacuation flight landed in Seoul with 330 people from Wuhan. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus outbreak: can face masks really protect you? Here's what we know
Health officials in the United States do not recommend that the general public wear a face mask to protect themselves from the coronavirus . United States, Britain and Russian Federation have also reported confirmations of the first cases of novel coronavirus . [Full Article...]
Bloomberg campaign sent inaccurate mailing, says ME secretary of state
The Bloomberg campaign said in a statement that the letter was meant to introduce Bloomberg to Democrats and unaffiliated voters in the state. He has vowed to set his sights on raking in votes on Super Tuesday rather than actively campaigning in the initial early voting states. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus sparks Google search spike in 'Corona beer virus' and 'beer virus'
The search term " corona beer virus" has popped up as the second option in the search engine's predictive search feature when " corona " was typed into the search field, pointing to a possible cause of confusion. The CDC has confirmed five infections of coronavirus in America from four states and is testing more than 100 additional individuals across the country. [Full Article...]
Trump's administrator will try to let states limit Medicaid benefits
While long term and post-acute care (LT/PAC) providers will not be directly impacted by the plan, the profession is alert to the possibilities that any changes to Medicaid could filter throughout the program. The federal government generally moves at a glacial pace in approving new state projects, particularly for ones that set new precedent or are controversial. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus fears in United States are focusing on the wrong thing
All major USA airlines announced Friday they'll suspend flights to and from China. This afternoon, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services declared novel coronavirus a public health emergency. "Currently, Humboldt County residents have a significantly greater likelihood of being exposed to flu than to novel coronavirus", said Hava Phillips, supervising public health nurse in charge of the... [Full Article...]