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How to beat coronavirus? Sing Happy Birthday as you wash your hands
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How to beat coronavirus? Sing Happy Birthday as you wash your hands Back in September I wrote a column about the coming flu season. I warned about the very serious threat of a new virus emerging and causing a pandemic. It wasn’t a case of if, I said, but when. So will […]
Avoid kissing on Valentine's Day 'to prevent spread of coronavirus'
‘Stop hugging and kissing to halt the coronavirus’: Avoiding close contact with ‘British standoffishness’ is the best way to beat the contagious illness, virologist claims John Oxford, Professor of Queen Mary University, warned against close contact Said bit of ‘British standoffishness’ was needed to curb the spread of virus in UK The epidemic has so […]
Coronavirus greater global threat than terrorism, WHO warns
Killer coronavirus is ‘the worst enemy you can ever imagine’ and may pose a greater global threat than terrorism, World Health Organisation warns WHO’s director general warned coronavirus vaccine was still year and half away Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said outbreak greater risk to humanity than terrorism The epidemic has so far killed more than 1,000 […]
Secretly filmed Videos to show horrifying conditions in Wuhan
These new recordings show terrifying conditions in Wuhan, the epicenter of the Coronavirus in China: In a hospital, corpses are on the ground and in the waiting area. Even in a crematorium, many Deceased are lined up in the yellow bags. Also shocking: In the back of a van in front of a clinic 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 […]
Coronavirus in Germany: when should I let me on the excitation test?
Even if there is now a first proof of the new lung disease in Germany, the risk for infection with the novel Coronavirus in the country remains low. A suspected case is reported to the respective health authority. A suspected disease according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), especially in two cases: firstly, if a […]
The Bundeswehr is to fly out German from Wuhan China a condition
Due to infection with the novel Coronavirus have died in China as early as 80 people. The Virus spreads faster than previously thought. Also in Europe there is now the first cases. All of the new developments to the Virus you find in the News Ticker of FOCUS Online. The German armed forces for information […]
Coronavirus latest: Can wearing a face mask protect you from catching coronavirus?
The city of Wuhan has gone into lockdown in an effort to control the spread of a new coronavirus as the death toll spiked to 41, with more than1,200 confirmed cases in China. Authorities have suspended planes and trains in and out of the city of 11 million people, as well as buses, subways and ferries, […]
CDC confirms coronavirus case in Illinois, dozens more under investigation
Public health officials brief reporters on 2nd case of coronavirus in US A 60-year-old Chicago woman is the second U.S. patient diagnosed with the new pneumonia-like virus from China. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the second case of coronavirus in the U.S. on Friday, revealing that the patient is a woman in […]