United Arab Emirates Confirms First Cases of the New Coronavirus in the Middle East
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday confirmed the first cases in the Mideast of the new Chinese virus that causes flu-like symptoms, saying doctors now were treating a family that had just come from a city at the epicenter of the outbreak. The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency made the announcement citing the Health and […]
JUST IN: Coronavirus hits Africa as one tests positive in Ivory Coast
Health authorities in Ivory Coast are investigating a suspected case of Wuhan coronavirus in a female student who arrived from China, officials have said. The student, whom authorities have not named, is the first person to be tested for the virus on the continent, CNN reports. The virus has killed at least 80 people in […]
Snakes Are The Likely Source of China’s Deadly Coronavirus. Here’s Why
Emerging viral infections—from bird flu to Ebola to Zika infections—pose major threats to global public health, and understanding their origins can help investigators design defensive strategies against future outbreaks. A new study provides important insights on the potential origins of the most recent outbreak of viral pneumonia in China, which started in the middle of […]
Coronavirus: China’s Deadly Virus Has Now Spread to America, CDC Confirms
China’s highly contagious and deadly virus, that’s been spreading through Asia, has now spread to the United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials have confirmed. An American man in his 30s from Washington state has just been diagnosed with the killer coronavirus after he visited Wuhan, China. Officials say the man, a […]
4 things to know about the China coronavirus
Chinese authorities have clamped down on travel in the city of 11 million people at the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak that’s spread to five other nations. The World Health Organization has postponed deciding whether to declare a global health emergency, to give its experts more time to gather information. Meanwhile, state and local […]
