Tag: Virus

Coronavirus: Fauci says Christmas and New Year’s restrictions will be necessary

As the U.S. heads into a difficult period of the pandemic, Fauci urged Americans to take virus mitigation steps “short of locking down.”
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/11/29/coronavirus-fauci-says-christmas-and-new-years-restrictions-will-be-necessary.html

Ten pandemics that shook the world | National Post

The corona virus is the next in a long line of pandemics that have shaken the world. Diseases and illnesses like the Spanish Flu, Zika, Cholera, Smallpox, the Bubonic Plague and Black Death have all wreaked havoc on societies and killed millions.
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/canada/ten-pandemics-that-shook-the-world

Coronavirus deaths top 800, surpassing SARS, as China heads back to work – Reuters

China raised the death toll from its coronavirus outbreak to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic, as authorities made plans for millions of people returning to work after an extended Lunar New Year break.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hubei/coronavirus-deaths-top-800-surpassing-sars-as-china-heads-back-to-work-idUSKBN2020SN

What Is Coronavirus: Mapping the Pneumonia-Like Respiratory Illness in China, Globally

A new respiratory virus, thought to have originated in a food market in Wuhan, China, has put health authorities on high alert. The spread of the novel coronavirus—named 2019-nCoV—has impacted travel, business and spread concern around the world.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-wuhan-novel-coronavirus-outbreak/

China Virus Cases Surging 3,000% May Be Undercounting Infections – Bloomberg

The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in China has skyrocketed to more than 9,000, surpassing the official count during the SARS epidemic. But the true number of infections may be even higher, as health workers struggle to catch up with the disease.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-31/china-virus-cases-surging-3-000-may-be-undercounting-infections

Coronavirus Outbreak: Live Updates for Jan. 31, 2020 – Bloomberg

The U.K. confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus on Friday, while the U.S. and Japan advised citizens to avoid traveling to China. Singapore and Vietnam suspended visas issued to Chinese citizens. U.S. futures dropped alongside stocks in Europe and Asia as the virus continued to spread.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-30/china-deaths-rise-to-212-who-declares-emergency-virus-update

Travelers breach China virus lockdown by taking bridge over Yangtze – Reuters

People are leaving and entering China’s Hubei province by foot over a bridge spanning the Yangtze river despite a virtual lockdown on vehicle traffic due to a coronavirus epidemic that has killed about 200 people.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-jiujiang/travelers-breach-china-virus-lockdown-by-taking-bridge-over-yangtze-idUSKBN1ZU0LB