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Cruise Ship Passengers Evacuated in Japan as Epidemic is Continuing to Grow Globally, but Spread in China Slows
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases found on the ship, the Diamond Princess, had grown to 355 in total and 55 of those being American citizens. Of the 3,700 passengers there are 400 American passengers on board. Some were evacuated this past Monday. Initially,...
First Death in Europe as Chinese Officials Change How They’re Counting Cases.
A Chinese tourist died in France yesterday marking the first death related to COVID-19 in Europe and the first outside of Asia. The tourist was an 80-year-old man from the Hubei province of China. He was traveling with his daughter, who also tested positive and is...
Will China’s Economy Hold?
As infections and fatalities are swelling, the world’s second-largest economy is almost at a standstill. Given the restrictions put in place to contain the spread of the virus many urban manufacturing and financial centers are on at least partial lockdowns, migrant...
Do Infrared Thermometers Really Work?
If you’ve been watching the news, you’ve probably seen health officials using an infrared thermometer to check individuals’ temperatures before they’re allowed to go into grocery stores or other public buildings. It seems like an easy enough way to see if someone has...
According to the CDC, the Test Kits They Sent Out Last Week Are Flawed.
Just one week ago, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) starting shipping out test kits to select qualified US and international laboratories. The kits are designed for use with an existing testing instrument that is commonly used to test for seasonal influenza. The...
The WHO Selects a Name for the New Coronavirus – COVID-19. China’s deaths are over 1000. Pakistan Refuses to Let Citizens Come Home. The US is Worried About Economic Impacts.
Officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) have chosen a name for the new coronavirus. It’s now called COVID-19. It’s an acronym for coronavirus disease 2019. The goal was to find a name that didn’t give any reference to people, places or animals to avoid any...
As China’s Death Toll Passes that of SARS, the First American Dies from the New Coronavirus. So Does the Chinese Doctor Who Sounded the Alarm.
According the numbers released early today, the death toll in China is 811, which is past the number of individuals who died in the 2003 SARS epidemic, which killed 774 people worldwide. There are 37,198 confirmed cases in China, but many doctors believe the number is...
Do Face Masks Help Protect You from the Coronavirus?
Whenever there is video footage or images of people walking around a city during an outbreak of an illness, they all seem to be wearing face masks. This has led to many people buying face masks in mass quantities. This begs the question: Do they really protect you?...
New Coronavirus Might Be Spread Without Symptoms, But Children Maybe Less Likely to Be Severely Impacted.
There has been some concern from doctors in China that the new coronavirus might be spread by individuals that don’t exhibit any symptoms of the illness. A recent letter that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on January 30th appears to back these...
First Death Outside China. Cruise Ship Passengers Quarantined. New Coronavirus’ Impact Continues to Spread.
As of Sunday, the first death outside of China has occurred in the Philippines. It was a 44-year-old man who was resident of Wuhan and had arrived in the Philippines on January 21st. As it stands now, the number of deaths is over 360 with the majority of them...