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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
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – The Philippines (update)
On 6 July 2015, the IHR National Focal Point of the Philippines notified WHO of 1 laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The Philippines Department of Health confirms that a non-national, 36-year-old male who developed symptoms of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on 30 June 2015 and had a laboratory confirmed positive result for the virus on 4 July 2015 will be discharged from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Manila today. His discharge follows two negative tests, 48 hours apart, which demonstrate that he is no longer infectious. He is now recoveri...
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - July 10, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: coronavirus [subject], coronavirus infections, coronavirus [subject], coronavirus infections, coronavirus [subject], coronavirus infections, hygiene [subject], disinfection, disinfect, travel [subject], travel and health, air travel, Disease outbreak news Source Type: news
Here ’s How to Self-Quarantine If You Get Exposed to Coronavirus
As the new coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, an increasing number of people have been told to self-quarantine. While some have tested positive for the virus, others have simply been exposed to it and have been advised to self-quarantine as a precaution.
Not everyone, however, is taking self-quarantine seriously. Last Friday, a New Hampshire man who tested positive for the virus attended an event despite being told to self-quarantine, putting several people’s health at risk.
Patients who have tested positive for coronavirus have reported flu-like symptoms including fever, a dry cough, and dif...
Source: TIME: Health - March 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mélissa Godin Tags: Uncategorized coronavirus COVID-19 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
2 New Coronavirus Cases In New Hampshire Bring State Total To 4
CONCORD, N.H. (CBS/AP) – New Hampshire health officials released more information during about two new presumptive positive cases of coronavirus during a press conference Sunday.
The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in New Hampshire has doubled to four, including a man who attended a coffee social and church services last weekend, health officials said. In total, the state is monitoring 150 people for potential exposure to COVID-19.
The first two presumed cases of coronavirus have since been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Two new cases announced Saturday night as ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Featured Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus New Hampshire News Source Type: news
NH Man Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Bringing State Total To 5
CONCORD, N.H. (CBS) – A person in New Hampshire tested positive for coronavirus, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on Tuesday. Health officials said the resident of Rockingham County had contact with a person with coronavirus in Massachusetts.
Read: How Can I Prevent Coronavirus? Should I Wear A Mask? And Other Questions
The New Hampshire resident is an adult man. He is isolating at home.
There are now two confirmed cases of coronavirus in New Hampshire and three “presumptive positive” tests. Test results are sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus New Hampshire 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
Tennessee Man Diagnosed With Coronavirus Flew Through Logan Airport
NASHVILLE (CBS) – The Tennessee Department of Health announced the state’s first case of coronavirus on Thursday, and said the patient recently traveled through Boston’s Logan Airport.
The patient is an adult male who has mild symptoms and is quarantined at home in Tennessee.
Officials said the man tested positive for coronavirus, but a final determination will be made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Passengers at Logan Airport on Thursday admit the coronavirus is on their minds but were not surprised. “I’m sure we’re going to be bumping into a lot of people who could be contagious as it ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated Local Coronavirus Logan Airport Source Type: news
2 People In NH Undergoing Testing For Coronavirus
BOSTON (CBS) – Two people in New Hampshire are undergoing testing for novel coronavirus. Health officials say the two people recently traveled to Wuhan City, China and developed respiratory symptoms.
“These people have more mild illness, but both sought healthcare for their illnesses and are recovering,” the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said. “They remain isolated until test results are available.”
On Thursday, 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 ret...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus New Hampshire Source Type: news
To Fight The Coronavirus, Massachusetts Medical Schools Are Graduating Students Early
BOSTON (CBS) — The four Massachusetts medical schools have agreed to Gov. Charlie Baker’s request to graduate medical students early to help fight the coronavirus, the schools announced Thursday. The schools include Boston University, Tufts University, Harvard University and the University of Massachusetts.”
“Anticipating a surge in the number of COVID-19 hospital patients, the deans of the four Massachusetts medical schools have agreed to the state’s request to move up the graduation dates of their fourth-year medical students, allowing them to join doctors on the frontlines of the pandemic up t...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Boston University Charlie Baker Coronavirus Harvard University Marylou Sudders Tufts University University Of Massachusetts Source Type: news
The Coronavirus Outbreak is Overwhelming to People ’ s Mental Health
With the novel coronavirus outbreak of 2020 raging across the world with little end in sight, people’s mental health is starting to become seriously impacted. There’s no easy way to say this — people are struggling right now.
Stay-at-home orders, while invaluable and helping from a public health perspective, are taking their toll on people’s emotional state. And if you were already vulnerable due to a mental illness diagnosis or concern you were grappling with, the outbreak of COVID-19 has only made things worse.
The problem is that most public health experts are spending time talking about the phy...
Source: World of Psychology - May 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Anxiety and Panic General Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy Coping Skills coronavirus COVID-19 Depression Source Type: blogs
UK coronavirus live: London transport services will be cut without bailout today, warns Sadiq Khan
Cost of furlough scheme estimated to reach £83bn by October; death toll in Scotland rises by 34; health minister Edward Argar admits more testing capacity needed for care homesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceIs the new antibody test a ‘game changer’?Record drop in A&E attendance ‘a ticking timebomb’Global coronavirus updates - liveFull coverage of the coronavirus outbreak1.56pmBSTThe Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has expressed concern over the differences in lockdown restrictions between England and Wales.While residents of England can travel as far as they want for exercise, people in Wales must stay local....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 14, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Sparrow andFrances Perraudin (now); Simon Murphy (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Politics UK news Health Science Jeremy Hunt Nadine Dorries Keir Starmer Office for National Statistics Source Type: news
Here ’ s How To Volunteer For A Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
(CNN) — If you want to be one of the first to receive an experimental vaccine for Covid-19, now’s your chance.
Wednesday, a new website — coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org — went live allowing people in the United States to register to take part in clinical trials for vaccines and monoclonal antibody therapies.
The website will handle registration for the four large vaccine studies that are expected to start this summer and fall, and any others that follow.
The US Department of Health and Human Services announced the website Wednesday, along with the appointment of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health CNN Coronavirus Coronavirus Vaccine Source Type: news
New Hampshire Announces 18 New Coronavirus Cases, 2 More Deaths
CONCORD, N.H. (CBS) — Coronavirus cases in New Hampshire increased by 18 on Sunday, bringing the state total to 6,203, according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. Two new deaths were announced, bringing the state’s death toll to 398, or 6% of cases.
One man from Belknap County and one woman Hillsborough County died of coronavirus. Both were 60 years old or older.
Several cases are still under investigation. Of new cases with complete information, there were two under the age of 18.
Of the new cases, two live in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua, two live in Merrima...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthcare Status Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus New Hampshire News Source Type: news
Seattle Fire Will Go Door to Door with Coronavirus Vaccines
David Gutman
The Seattle Times
(MCT)
The Seattle Fire Department on Thursday will begin vaccinating residents of adult family homes throughout the city, after the city was approved late last week as a distributor of COVID-19 vaccines, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced.
Durkan framed the new push as the first in what will eventually be a major city effort to distribute the vaccine from sites spread throughout the city.
“We have to get these shots out of refrigerators and into people’s arms,” she said. “We hope that if we get steady supplies, we will stand up mass vaccination sites side by...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - January 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Coronavirus News News Feed Fire Department EMS Washington Source Type: news
