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Hubei province has added "clinical cases" to the count — patients who exhibit all the symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, but have either not been tested or tested negative.
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Two senior health officials in the province were fired, leaving Beijing in charge of efforts there to contain the virus which has killed more than 1,000 people since late December.
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The winged mammal has a unique ability to carry viruses and not get sick from them. This tolerance may be a unique adaptation to flying.
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Dr. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist working in Wuhan, died Friday, weeks after he sought to warn his colleagues of the outbreak and then became infected himself.
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Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old ophthalmologist based in Wuhan, was reprimanded in early January by local authorities for "publishing falsehoods" after he mentioned cases of the virus in a WeChat group.
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Admission to a hospital requires a diagnosis of coronavirus. But screening kits are in short supply and hospitals are short of beds.
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Experts in infectious disease say viruses such as the novel coronavirus don't survive long on surfaces, and there's no evidence from similar outbreaks that anyone got infected by handling a package.
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The goal is to create two facilities with more than 1,000 beds for cases of Wuhan coronavirus. But some specialists note that they aren't quite full-service hospitals.
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"The main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in China but because of what is happening in other countries," said World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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The women’s work camp at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex, already beset by allegations of pervasive sexual abuse by guards on inmates, has another…
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Global health organizations have put themselves on high alert over the coronavirus, a deadly illness that originated in China, and has made it's way to…
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Flu season has hit hard in South Florida, bringing the typical fever, muscle aches and lingering cough, but this year it also includes one telltale sign:…