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Debunking 9 Popular Myths Doing the Rounds in Africa About the Coronavirus
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Africa Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news
Dartmouth College Student Says Winston, First Dog Positive For Coronavirus, Is ‘ Completely Fine ’
BOSTON (CBS) – A Dartmouth College student said he and his family were as surprised as anyone when their pug Winston became the first known dog to test positive for coronavirus.
Ben McLean returned home to North Carolina March 10, and remained there after Dartmouth was among the colleges switching to close its campus and shift to remote learning as a result of the pandemic.
McLean’s father, a doctor working at UNC Medical Center’s COVID-19 emergency room, became sick in mid-March and later tested positive for coronavirus. McLean’s mother tested positive as well, and though the Dartmouth College student himself was ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dartmouth College 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 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
Is Our Academic System Ready for a New Coronavirus Normal?
Credit: Pîxabay.By Esther Ngumbi and Brian LovettILLINOIS, United States, Mar 11 2020 (IPS) Institutions of higher education have a responsibility to lead by example and to provide current, high-quality information to the people and communities that support them. This responsibility is no clearer than during a public health and information crisis like the one presented by this novel coronavirus.
State and local governments in particular should be able to rely on Universities for guidance on protective evidence-based precautionary measures, whether it’s cancelling events, closing schools or formulating public health post...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Esther Ngumbi and Brian Lovett Tags: Education Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news
New Hampshire Resident Being Tested For Coronavirus
NEW LONDON, N.H. (CBS) – One person in New Hampshire is being tested for coronavirus, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday. This is the fourth person in the state to be tested though no cases have been officially identified.
The DHHS said the person developed symptoms after traveling to Italy, where the virus has spread in recent weeks, but did not provide any specifics.
Related: How Can I Prevent Coronavirus? Should I Wear A Mask? And Other Questions
At least two New Hampshire school districts are asking students and faculty who recently returned from a trip to Europe to stay home for t...
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 Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus New Hampshire News Source Type: news
Coronavirus Forces Boston To Suspend All Construction Projects, Close Public Library Branches
BOSTON (CBS) – Mayor Marty Walsh announced that all construction projects in Boston will be suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic. All branches of Boston Public Library will also be closed starting Monday at 6 p.m.
There are currently 33 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Boston, and Walsh said that number is expected to climb.
“The coronavirus is one of the greatest public health challenges our city has ever faced,” said Walsh.
Walsh said the city will assess in 14 days if construction projects can resume. The only projects that can go forward will be emergency work.
The mayor said it was a difficult decision becau...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Coronavirus Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: 60m Indians may have contracted Covid; Disney announces mass layoffs
India ’s pandemic agency says cases may be ten times official figure; New York introduces face mask fines as positivity rates climb;Boris Johnson apologises for getting north-east England lockdown rules wrong. Follow the latest updatesGlobal coronavirus deaths pass 1m with no sign rate is slowingWalt Disney sheds 28,000 jobs at theme parks as pandemic bitesInteractive: how did we get to one million deaths?France struggles to push Covid app as neighbours race aheadSee all our coronavirus coverage1.22amBSTCharlotte Graham-McLay reports for the Guardian:New Zealand on Wednesday reported a fifth consecutive day of no new Cov...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 30, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news UK news Science Infectious diseases US news Australia news Microbiology Medical research Source Type: news
Coronavirus: 99 more cases confirmed on cruise ship - live news
Diamond Princess evacuations begin as Japan warns outbreak ‘entering new phase’. Follow latest updatesRussian court orders woman who fled quarantine back to hospitalWhat is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms?Tokyo marathon cancels mass race over coronavirus scareShare your experiences5.23pmGMTChina ’s president Xi Jinping spelled out his plan to contain the coronavirus crisis at a meeting of the core Chinese leadership today, Reuters reports.In the speech, Xi admitted there were “shortcomings” in China’s emergency response systems and said local officials would be punished if they failed to “...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 17, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Jessica Murray (now), Aamna Mohdin and Alison Rourke (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak China Japan Hong Kong Australia news Asia Pacific Infectious diseases Science World news Source Type: news
Northeastern Researcher Helps CDC Predict Coronavirus Spread With Mapping Technology
BOSTON (CBS) — Allesandro Vespugnani points to a computerized map with red dots slowly filling up certain cities. The Center for Disease Control’s dire warning about the spread of the coronavirus is partly based on Vespugnani’s work in Boston.
“You see that the epidemic is expanding now,” he said, moving his finger from China to Europe.
“You see that area start to light up?” He pointed to New York City. “New York has a larger risk because the traveling flow is large. You see Boston too.”
He’s a Northeastern University researcher whose mapping technology predicts the spread of infectious diseases lik...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Featured Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Northeastern University Source Type: news
NH Resident Being Tested For Coronavirus; Students Just Back From European Trip Will Stay Home
NEW LONDON, N.H. (CBS) – One person in New Hampshire is being tested for coronavirus Sunday, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said. This is the fourth person in the state to be tested though no cases have been officially identified.
The DHHS said the person developed symptoms after traveling to Italy, where the virus has spread in recent weeks, but did not provide any specifics.
At least two New Hampshire school districts are asking students and faculty who recently returned from a trip to Europe to stay home for the next week over coronavirus fears.
A total of 35 students from Kearsarge Regional...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 1, 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
2nd Person Believed To Have Coronavirus In Mass.
BOSTON (AP/CBS) — A second person in Massachusetts tested positive for the new coronavirus, the state Department of Public Health said in a news release Monday.
The woman in her 20s had recently traveled to Italy with a school group. She lives in Norfolk County, where she is recovering at home.
“We are grateful this individual is recovering,” Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel said in the release. “We understand the concern this new virus is causing, and our state’s ability to quickly test for the virus is a positive development. The risk to the public from COVID-19 remains low in Massachus...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Coronavirus Source Type: news
Second Person Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP/CBS) — A second person in Massachusetts tested positive for the new coronavirus, the state Department of Public Health said in a news release Monday.
The woman in her 20s had recently traveled to Italy with a school group. She lives in Norfolk County, where she is recovering at home.
“We are grateful this individual is recovering,” Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel said in the release. “We understand the concern this new virus is causing, and our state’s ability to quickly test for the virus is a positive development. The risk to the public from COVID-19 remains low in Massachuse...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Coronavirus Source Type: news
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Novel coronavirus) resources
I am collecting information sources about COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, novel coronavirus). The information is in six separate posts:NewsCurrent awareness Epidemiology and geneticsInformation for the public,including travel adviceInformation for health professionals, including official information and guidelinesJournals and databases with some free contentOther collections of informationKnowledge for Healthcare: COVID-19/Coronavirus- (Health Education England). Use the link in the menu bar to access resources, including those for patients.Compass: COVID-19 resources for social and behavior changeEvidence...
Source: Browsing - January 20, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus COVID-19 NCOV Source Type: blogs
