by admin | Jul 20, 2020 | Outbreaks, Preventing germs
Originally Published by The Los Angeles Times Is it safe for children to return to school while the coronavirus is on the loose? That depends on what’s likely to happen if a student becomes infected. Will the virus jump to his classmates, who could then fuel its...
by admin | Mar 2, 2020 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by The New York Times In Anyang, China, five members of a family came down with the coronavirus after hosting a guest from Wuhan in early January. But the visitor, a 20-year-old woman, never got sick herself. Some individuals who are infected with...
by admin | Feb 27, 2020 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and which has now been detected in 37...
by admin | Feb 13, 2020 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by Daily Beast Amid a deluge of fresh details about a possible “super-spreader” of the new, deadly coronavirus, public health experts questioned whether the same kind of ultra-contagious patient may be responsible for the largest outbreak outside...
by admin | Feb 13, 2020 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by The Guardian The coronavirus epidemic could spread to about two-thirds of the world’s population if it cannot be controlled, according to Hong Kong’s leading public health epidemiologist. His warning came after the head of the World Health...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by Global News Health officials have declared a respiratory outbreak at a daycare centre in Bridgenorth, Ontario. In a letter issued to parents, Peterborough Public Health says it was advised of an “increased” number of attendees at Trent Child...
