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Lessons from Nigeria in Responding to Coronavirus
By Ifeanyi NsoforABUJA, Mar 20 2020 (IPS) Coronavirus is now a pandemic and the World Health Organization considers Europe as its new epicenter. Italy, Spain and France are on lockdown and several nations are banning travelers from countries where cases are on the rise.
But it’s a problem beyond Europe too, and governments in 61 countries have closed schools to slow the spread of the virus. In the U.S., President Trump recently declared a national emergency after the virus had spread to nearly every U.S. state, and he urged state governments to set up emergency operation centers immediately.
Most of these measur...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeanyi Nsofor Tags: Africa Headlines Health Coronavirus Source Type: news
Logan Airport Not Currently Screening Passengers For Coronavirus
BOSTON (CBS/CNN) – A new Chinese coronavirus, a cousin of the SARS virus, has infected more than 200 people since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December.
Boston’s Logan Airport is not currently screening passengers for the illness, a spokesman for Customs and Border Protection told WBZ-TV. That’s because there are no direct flights to Boston from that region.
Additional health screening for coronavirus is in place at JFK Airport in New York, San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. The agency said the CDC has determined that coronavirus presents a low risk to the American pu...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Coronavirus Logan Airport Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Debunking Myths And Misinformation
(CNN) — As the novel coronavirus — and panic about the coronavirus — continues to spread around the world, so too are bogus claims, conspiracy theories and misinformation about the disease.
There’s so much inaccurate information floating around out there that the World Health Organization is calling it an “infodemic.” In perhaps the clearest sign of the times, WHO has joined TikTok to help set the record straight.
Read: Coronavirus – What You Should And Shouldn’t Do
The myths exist both on the fringes of the internet and in more mainstream outlets. And while social media platforms a...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health CNN Coronavirus Source Type: news
‘There Has to Be a Plan.’ For Relatives of Nursing Home Residents, Anger and Worry as the Coronavirus Spreads
Kevin Connolly says his father-in-law credits the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington with “giving him his life back.” It’s where he recovered from hospice care, flirted with nurses and enjoyed eating chicken pot pie. But now, it’s where Connolly worries the 81-year-old will die because of what he says has been a bungled response to the coronavirus outbreak that has devastated the nursing home facility, which is linked to at least 13 of the 19 coronavirus deaths that had been reported in the U.S. as of Sunday morning.
“I can no longer sit around and wait for a phone call to tell me my lo...
Source: TIME: Health - March 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katie Reilly Tags: Uncategorized coronavirus COVID-19 elder care nursing homes Source Type: news
How to Cope with Anxiety from the Coronavirus
As death tolls rise from the global spread of a novel coronavirus, I have observed an increase in anxiety among my patients. To some degree, the increase in anxiety is appropriate to the context. Our anxiety increases when we are confronted with threats to our health. The coronavirus constitutes such a threat.
In this article, I present steps to help you cope with the increased anxiety stemming from the coronavirus.
1. Understand Your Odds
We often experience spikes in anxiety when we believe that a threat is imminent and unavoidable. Considering the extensive media coverage over the coronavirus, it may appear that the o...
Source: World of Psychology - March 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dimitrios Tsatiris, MD Tags: Anxiety and Panic Health-related Minding the Media coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
Coronavirus Crisis: Trump Announces New Face Mask Recommendations
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced new guidance from the White House on Friday afternoon, saying the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were advising the use of “non-medical cloth based” face coverings.
But he emphasized the recommendations were voluntary and that he, for one, would not partake.
“I don’t think I’m going to be doing it,” he said.
After weeks of insisting Americans should not wear face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus — and even suggesting their use could increase the chance of infection — administration officials thi...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health CDC Coronavirus President Donald Trump Source Type: news
Coronavirus Risk ‘ Low ’ For Massachusetts Residents, Health Officials Say
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — Coronavirus has killed at least 17 people in China, and one person in the United States who had traveled from Wuhan has been diagnosed with the disease. But the risk to Massachusetts residents is low, the state’s Department of Public Health said Wednesday.
“The risk to Massachusetts residents from this novel coronavirus is currently low, however, this is the season for respiratory viruses including the flu and many of the same recommended precautions apply to coronaviruses,” a spokeswoman for the department told WBZ-TV.
The department sent a letter to health care providers advising...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Coronavirus Source Type: news
How Can I Prevent Coronavirus? Should I Wear A Mask? And Other Questions
BOSTON (CBS) – The Centers for Disease control has cautioned that, based on current patterns, coronavirus is likely to become a global pandemic. With no approved vaccine or medication to treat it, that could ultimately result in overloaded healthcare systems.
What is a pandemic?
Simply put, a pandemic is a global, widespread outbreak of a new illness. Because it is new, people don’t have the ability to fight it and can be easily infected. The last pandemic to widely affect the United States was H1N1 flu in 2009. The worst pandemic in history was the Spanish flu outbreak in 1918 which killed 50 million people worldw...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Syndicated Local Coronavirus Source Type: news
Coronavirus: What You Should And Shouldn ’ t Do
BOSTON (CBS) – New coronavirus cases are now being reported on a daily basis across the world. So what should you do when it comes to dealing with it? Here’s some advice:
DO: WASH YOUR HANDS AND AVOID TOUCHING YOUR EYES, NOSE, MOUTH
Experts say taking these simple steps could reduce the risk of transmission by 30-to-50%.
DON’T: CONTRIBUTE TO THE SHORTAGE OF FACE MASKS
Masks probably won’t do much good when worn by healthy people and may give a false sense of security. Instead, reserve them for people who really need them, like sick patients and health care workers.
DO: CLEAN SHARED SURFACES WITH DISIN...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Featured Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Coronavirus Vaccine: Why Is It Taking So Long To Develop?
BOSTON (CBS) – As the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb in the United States and abroad, many are wondering why it’s taking so long to develop a vaccine.
Read: Coronavirus – What You Should And Shouldn’t Do
Several companies, including Moderna Therapeutics in Massachusetts, are feeling the pressure to roll out a vaccine against the novel coronavirus as quickly as possible, and while new technologies have sped up the process, it still takes time.
Before a vaccine can win FDA approval, it has to be tested on healthy individuals to make sure it’s safe. You don’t want a new vaccine th...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Featured Health Healthwatch Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Harassment of Journalists Jeopardises Keeping Public Safe amid Coronavirus Pandemic
In Iran, which has seen some of the highest COVID-19 infection and death rates in the world, a number of reporters are now facing jail after being detained earlier this month for challenging official statistics about the outbreak of the disease in the country. People in Rasht, Gilan Province, Iran, taking precautions to prevent infection by wearing masks in public.
unsplash-logomojtaba mosayebzadehBy Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Mar 20 2020 (IPS) Growing intimidation and repression of journalists reporting on the coronavirus is threatening public health in some countries, press freedom monitors have warned.
Repressive regimes despe...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ed Holt Tags: Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Press Freedom Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations China Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Coronavirus COVID-19 Iran Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Source Type: news
Only Half Of Americans Would Get A Coronavirus Vaccine, Poll Shows
(AP) – Only about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
That’s surprisingly low considering the effort going into the global race for a vaccine against the coronavirus that has sparked a pandemic since first emerging from China late last year. But more people might eventually roll up their sleeves: The poll, released Wednesday, found 31% simply weren’t sure if they’d get vaccinated. Another 1 in 5 said they’d refuse.
Moderna the...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthcare Status Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Source Type: news
Coronavirus Vaccine: Here Are The Latest Developments
(CNN) — While coronavirus keeps spreading and killing with impunity, the world waits for a vaccine that could quash the pandemic.
But details and timelines keep shifting. Here’s the latest on where we stand in the race for a vaccine:
When will a Covid-19 vaccine be available to the public?
No one’s sure yet, but the target is sometime in early 2021.
Vaccines in development around the world are in various stages of testing. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he’s confident one of the vaccine candidates will be proven safe and effective by th...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Closures Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthcare Status Coronavirus Coronavirus Vaccine Moderna Therapeutics Source Type: news
Coronavirus Tests Come Back Negative For 2 New Hampshire Residents
CONCORD, N.H. (CBS) – Two people in New Hampshire tested negative for the coronavirus, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday.
Last week a student from White Mountain School in Bethlehem went to the emergency room at Littleton Regional Healthcare with mild flu-like symptoms. The student had traveled to Hunan and returned to the U.S. on January 6.
Both people have fully recovered from their symptoms.
Samples from the patients were sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing.
“We are pleased the patients are doing well,” said New Hampshire Gov. Chris ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus New Hampshire News Source Type: news
Coronavirus Anxiety: 4 Ways to Cope with Fear
As the coronavirus spreads, more and more people are becoming anxious about what it means in their life. After all, entire cities have been quarantined in China. Travel restrictions have been put in place throughout the world.
It’s perfectly normal to feel anxiety about this emerging health crisis. The coronavirus can be a deadly disease, but we also know that it’s most likely to be deadly in people who already have a weakened immune system.
Here’s how to cope with the anxiety and fear surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.
1. Don’t Inflate the Risk
Our brains are used to taking something that is ma...
Source: World of Psychology - January 31, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: General Health-related Psychology Self-Help Stress anxious about virus coronavirus virus outbreak Source Type: blogs
