Wed 19 February 2020: The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to South Africa, His Excellency Lin Songtian, assures South Africans that both countries are able to curb the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.By Elna Schütz, Portia Kobue. While the disease continues to spread internationally, with the World Health Organization categorising it as a high […]
Continue Reading
Tue 18 February 2020: The world could face a shortage of antibiotics if the pharmaceutical industry’s supply problems posed by the coronavirus outbreak in China cannot soon be resolved, the head of a European business group in China warned on Tuesday. EU Chamber of Commerce President Joerg Wuttke told a roundtable in Beijing that the […]
Continue Reading
Fri 14 February 2020: (REUTERS) The rise of “fake news” – including misinformation and inaccurate advice on social media – could make disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic currently spreading in China worse, according to research published on Friday. In an analysis of how the spread of misinformation affects the spread of disease, […]
Continue Reading
Mon 03 February 2020: Monday, February 3 More hospital beds for coronavirus patients in Wuhan China has designated 27 hospitals in Wuhan for the treatment of coronavirus, the official Global Times reported on Monday. Previously, people who suspected they were ill with the infection could go to only seven hospitals, causing long queues and days-long […]
Continue Reading
Sun 02 February 2020: Russia’s consumer health watchdog advised people on Friday to refrain from greeting each other with handshakes, kisses or hugs and to wear medical masks in crowded public places to try to stop China’s virus outbreak spreading to Russia. Russia, which has no confirmed cases of the coronavirus but has close ties […]
Continue Reading
Sun 02 February 2020: Contrary to what we’ve been told for years that breakfast is an essential start to our day, we should all just ban it outright and make brunch a daily event, says Dr. Mehmet Öz. Before you brand him a madman, hear him out – when was the last time you actually […]
Continue Reading
Sat 01 February 2020: (REUTERS) A vaccine to treat the newest deadly strain of the coronavirus could be made available in 20 months’ time, an official at France’s Pasteur Institute Foundation said Friday. Several institutes and companies have announced efforts to develop, though estimates of when the vaccine would be ready are sobering. Germany’s research […]
Continue Reading
Thu 30 January 2020: The coronavirus is spreading rapidly and Chinese residents are not allowed to leave their cities anymore. However, shipments out of the country are not included in this quarantine. Considering the mass export of China, especially through online platforms such as Amazon and AliExpress, many are concerned if the virus could end […]
Continue Reading
Skeletons from a double grave in the Samara region contained DNA evidence of an early form of bubonic plague ( VV Kondrashin, VA Tsybin et al ) Thu 30 January 2020: Before the coronavirus, there were many deadly diseases that have killed millions around the world. These diseases are typically classified as epidemics or pandemics. Generally, […]
Continue Reading
Thu 30 January 2020: The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned all governments to “take action” over the deadly SARS-like virus spreading from China, as hundreds of foreigners were evacuated from the epicentre of the outbreak. So far, the novel coronavirus has claimed 132 lives in China and infected more than 6,000 people in the […]
Continue Reading
