Even though the COVID-19 disease and its responses impact everyone, older people are at a higher risk. Before the virus affected more than 100 countries globally, early Chinese data showed that the older people were the most vulnerable to the disease’s worst effects. Now, this data, along with research from […]
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Actor Tom Hanks & Wife Rita Wilson Tested Positive for COVID-19
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Australia, wrote the actor on his Twitter. Both actors aged 63 took the tests in Australia where the actor is currently working on a movie after the couple felt tired and experienced ache […]
US Health Officials Are Begging Citizens to Stop Buying N-95 Masks
Jerome M. Adams, the surgeon general, urged the public to cease buying masks and warned that this won’t help prevent the COVID-19 spread; however, it will remove important resources from the health care. He wrote in a Twitter ‘seriously people-STOP BUYING MASKS!’ and added that the masks aren’t effective in […]
The Coronavirus Arrived in the US: 6 Individuals Have Died in Washington
In Washington State in the US, 6 people have died from the COVID-19 and there are more than 100 people affected by it. 4 of the people who died lived in the Life Care Center nursing care facility in suburban Seattle, according to officials. The 4 other deaths are also […]
Is a Coronavirus Pandemic on Our Doorstep?
According to the WHO, countries need to act over the COVID-19 outbreak in order to avert a possible pandemic. They also called the sudden increase of deaths from the virus in Italy ‘deeply concerning’. The Italian authorities have confirmed 7 deaths due to the virus and it’s spreading from the […]
Why Are Nurses in Wuhan, China, the Epicenter of the Coronavirus, Shaving their Heads?
Some medical nurses who’re working at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China have taken a very extreme measure in an effort to better their efficiency- they’re shaving their heads. Why are they doing this exactly? In the last couple of days, there’ve been videos circling on social […]
Chinese Pharmacist, 28, Died after 10 Days of Helping with the Coronavirus
A 28-year-old hospital pharmacist who worked 10 days in a row while fighting the coronavirus in central China died from a heart attack. The pharmacist Song Yingjie was part of a medical team which measured the temperatures of drivers at a motorway checkpoint in Hunan, the province that is to […]
Learn How to Keep Yourself Safe from the Coronavirus
The spreading of the coronavirus throughout China and at least other 10 countries, including Japan, South Korea, and the US, has led health experts and authorities to advise us about how to lower our risk of contracting the disease. The 80 reported deaths happened in Hubei province (all, but 4 […]
This Dog Chewed Its Owner’s Passport & Prevented Her from Travelling to Wuhan
Was this nothing more than a hungry dog or a concerned pet trying to save its owner from the deadly coronavirus? Even though it’s probably the former, let’s pretend for a bit that it’s the latter as we all love a smart pet who wants to keep their owner safe. […]
Coronavirus Cases in China Increase, there’s Fear of Major Outbreak
A mysterious Sars-like virus has been spreading through China and Beijing. It’s been causing anxiety due to a possible outbreak as millions start travelling for the lunar New Year. According to reports by authorities, there have been 139 cases of the new strain of coronavirus during the weekend. This has […]