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United Kingdom confirms first positive cases of coronavirus
Two cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in a family in the UK. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. It is unclear where the two patients are from, but it is understood they are not from the Wirral area, where a special facility has been set up to quarantine those returning from Wuhan . [Full Article...]
New Chinese city locked down as first virus death overseas reported
New confirmed cases also surged by 276 in nearby Huanggang on Feb 1. The Philippine Department of Health said a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan was admitted on January 25 after experiencing a fever, cough, and sore throat. Aside from the two confirmed cases, health officials said as of Saturday the county had a total of 36 patients under investigation with 23 hospitalized and held in quar... [Full Article...]
8th US Case Of Coronavirus Reported In Massachusetts
Coronaviruses are respiratory viruses and are generally spread through respiratory secretions (droplets from coughs and sneezes) of an infected person to another person. The man sought medical attention when he landed in MA, health officials said. "His few close contacts have been identified and are being monitored for any sign of symptoms". [Full Article...]
Woman in London is Ontario's third case of the coronavirus
Both her parents were sick at a Wuhan hospital, Mackie said, but their illnesses were mild, so they were not tested for the new corona virus. That's in large part thanks to the dedication of the province's public health officials and everyone working on the front lines of our health care system, all of whom are effectively monitoring for, detecting and containing this virus. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus risk in Alberta remains low: chief medical health officer
The Provincial Operations Centre activates Level 2 when there is a "potential significant disruption to a community". "We are using our emergency response processes to help coordinate communication and planning around the novel coronavirus", Alberta Health spokesperson Tom McMillan said. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom confirms first two cases of coronavirus
Professor Sharon Peacock said PHE is contacting people who had close contact - defined as being within two metres of the infected person for 15 minutes - with the pair. "With the information available it is not possible to judge what risk if any there may be of spread within the community". At least 213 people in China have died from the disease and there has been nearly 10,000 recorded cases. [Full Article...]
Trump impeachment trial to wind down after Senate blocks calling witnesses
The tenth full day of Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the US Senate has concluded. Democrats argued that every other impeachment trial of USA officials has called witnesses. He said: "A majority of the U.S. senate has determined that the numerous witnesses, and 28,000-plus pages of documents, already in evidence are sufficient to judge the accusations". [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: UK confirms first two cases as outbreak spreads globally
Dr Giri Shankar, expert lead advisor for nicely being security at Public Properly being Wales, said: "For causes of affected particular person confidentiality Public Properly being Wales is simply not able to contact upon explicit particular person situations". [Full Article...]