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China Premier Warns Local Officials Not to Hide New COVID-19 Infections

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang warned local officials not to hide new coronavirus cases. The country has reoprted five consecutive days of zero locally transmitted infections; but today, a new community-acquired case was reported in Wuhan, the epicenter where the virus began in late 2019.
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#china, #coronavirus, #NewInfections, #wuhan

Men 50% More Likely to Die From Pandemic. Here’s the Data

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Around the world, data shows that more men seem to be dying from the coronavirus pandemic than woman. CNN’s Max Foster shares the reasons the US should take note.
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Asia, Europe, United States

#coronavirus, #gender, #risks

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Trump Quietly Seeks Help From Abroad
The US has reached out to South Korea and other nations for help acquiring supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic, constrasting sharply with Trump’s narrative that “We’re doing great!” and “Everything is under control.”
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Asia, Europe, Politics, United States

#coronavirus, #trump

US Axed CDC Expert in China Before Virus Outbreak

admin March 24, 2020 0 Comments

Several months before the coronavirus pandemic erupted, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.
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Asia, Economy, United States

#china, #coronavirus, #experts, #healthcare, #layoffs, #medicine, #trump

China: New Infections Double From Incoming Travelers

admin March 24, 2020 0 Comments

Mainland China saw new coronavirus cases double, driven by a jump in infected travelers returning home from overseas. The new cases raise the specter of new outbreaks in Chinese cities and provinces that had reported no new infections in recent days.
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Iran Rejects U.S. Offer to Help Fight Coronavirus

admin March 22, 2020 0 Comments

Iranian leaders rejected the United States’ offer to help in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a televised speech Sunday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the American offer was “strange” and he bashed U.S. leaders as “charlatans and liars”.
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#coronavirus, #experts, #iran

Postpone Tokyo Games, Says Russian Boxing Official

admin March 22, 2020 0 Comments

Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics should be postponed until 2021 because the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted athletes’ preparations around the world and could jeopardize their health, cautioned the head of Russia’s Boxing Federation on Sunday.
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Asia, Economy

#asia, #coronavirus, #japan, #olympics, #tokyo, #travel

What to Do When Elderly Parents Want to Continue Socializing

admin March 20, 2020 0 Comments

Against the backdrop of grim statistics confirming that people over 65 are most at risk for serious complications from the coronavirus pandemic, what if older relatives or friends prefer to ignore the risks and don’t want to stay in?
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Asia, California, Europe, United States

#coronavirus, #elderly, #riskyBehavior, #socializing

Virus Scare: Should You Let Your Children Play With Other Children?

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As schools close around the world shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, parents are wrestling with the dilemma of whether it’s safe to let their kids play with other children
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Asia, Europe, United States

#children, #coronavirus, #riskyBehavior, #safety

Humans are to Blame for Coronavirus, Not Bats

admin March 20, 2020 0 Comments

Reclusive, nocturnal — bats are a possible source of the coronavirus. Yet some scientists say they are not blame for the transfer of the disease that’s changing daily life — humans are.

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#bats, #china, #coronavirus, #riskyBehavior