Coronavirus may have broken out in China but the death toll seen in other parts of the world has since eclipsed its place of origin. Europe has been ravaged by COVID-19, with the total number of deaths recorded in Spain and Italy alone exceeding 40,000. Now the UK is on track to rival or become […]
With surgeries delayed, patients wait with anxiety—some in pain—as hospitals make way for coronavirus cases
n December, Christine Rayburn detected a painful lump in her right breast that biopsies would later show included two different types of cancer. One had invaded her lymph nodes. Rayburn and her doctors settled on a plan. First, surgery to remove the tumor was scheduled for March 20 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. […]
14 further infections with Coronavirus in North Rhine-Westphalia
The Coronavirus is spreading in Europe. Meanwhile, there are several new cases in Germany. Federal health Minister Spahn speaks of “the beginning of an epidemic in Germany”. Reason to panic there yet. In North Rhine-Westphalia, a further 14 people have been confirmed with the novel Coronavirus. The Kreis Heinsberg and the NRW Ministry of […]
Coronavirus cases have TRIPLED within three days
Coronavirus cases have TRIPLED to almost 6,200 within three days and the outbreak is now worse than SARS – but China insists spread ‘will peak in the next 10 days’ Just 2,014 patients had been struck down with the infection by January 26 This has now risen dramatically to 6,168, with cases in the US […]
China death toll spikes to 80, over 2,700 cases confirmed
China said on Monday that the death toll from a deadly viral outbreak spiked to 80 as the hard-hit epicentre province of Hubei suffered 24 new fatalities, while total confirmed cases nationwide rose sharply to 2,744. While there were no new deaths confirmed outside of Hubei, the national tally of verified infections rose by 769, […]
France confirms 2 cases of virus from China, 1st in Europe
Coronavirus comes to Europe: France confirms its first two patients as global cases hit 945 French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has confirmed the country’s first two coronavirus cases The two individuals are the first to be sickened in Europe Since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, it has spread to 11 countries around the world, now […]
China reports 17 new cases of mystery virus
China reported 17 new cases of the mysterious SARS-like virus on Sunday, including three people in serious condition, heightening fears ahead of China’s Lunar New Year holiday when hundreds of millions of people move around the country. The new coronavirus strain has caused alarm because of its connection to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which killed […]
Record number of Legionnaires’ cases in 2018 risk lives, cause cleanup headaches
Cases of Legionnaires’ disease reached a record high in 2018—a more than eight-fold increase since the numbers began to climb nearly two decades ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week 9,933 cases in 2018 of Legionellosis, which includes both Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever. Legionnaires’ disease made up the vast majority […]
Close to 1,300 cases of vaping-linked illness now identified
(HealthDay)—The number of Americans sickened with a severe lung injury tied to vaping just keeps rising, U.S. health officials said Thursday. “As of Oct. 8, 2019, 1,299 confirmed and probable lung injury cases associated with use of electronic-cigarette, or vaping, products were reported by 49 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands,” […]
Number of HIV cases continue to decline in New Zealand
For the second year in a row there has been a reduction in the number of confirmed cases of HIV in New Zealand. In 2018, 178 cases were reported – a decrease from the 198 reported in 2017 and 251 in 2016, figures released today by the AIDS Epidemiology Group, University of Otago, show. HIV […]