Chinese tourist dies in France, becomes first coronavirus fatality in Europe - French health minister
February 18, 2020 at 02:30 AM
Marking the first fatality on European soil, an 80-year-old Chinese tourist succumbed to the coronavirus at a Paris hospital, Health Minister Agnes Buzin reported as the death toll of the epidemic has surpassed 1,500. Read More »
China Dispatches Some 25,000 Medics to Coronavirus-Hit Hubei Province
February 18, 2020 at 02:24 AM
BEIJING (Sputnik) – The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across mainland China, has reached 66,492, with 1,523 patients having died, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement on Saturday. Read More »
Achilles’ heel of ALL viruses? Scientists discover holy grail which could lead to UNIVERSAL vaccine
February 17, 2020 at 02:23 AM
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the US have uncovered the ‘Achilles’ heel’ of most viruses which plague mankind, and could soon develop a universal vaccine. Read More »
New nanosensor can detect cancer from a SINGLE DROP of blood
February 17, 2020 at 02:15 AM
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed an incredibly accurate nanosensor which can detect metastatic cancer cells from just a single drop of blood in a major breakthrough for early detection and treatment of the disease. Read More »
2 of 3 confirmed coronavirus patients in India RECOVERED from deadly illness
February 14, 2020 at 02:30 AM
After declaring a regional health emergency over the novel coronavirus, two of the three confirmed patients in India's state of Kerala – the only known cases in the country – seem to have recovered from the illness. Read More »
‘Puzzling’ virus of UNKNOWN origin with genes scientists can’t identify discovered in Brazil
February 12, 2020 at 02:22 AM
Scientists in Brazil have discovered a virus which appears to be almost entirely new, consisting of unrecognizable genes that have been, until now, undocumented. Read More »
Coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000 in China with over 43,000 infected worldwide
February 11, 2020 at 04:02 AM
The fast-moving coronavirus gripping China has claimed over 1,000 lives in total, sickening more than 43,000 people worldwide as health authorities in dozens of countries scramble to contain the outbreak. Read More »
Chinese President Xi Jinping Says Measures to Fight Coronavirus Have Brought Positive Results
February 11, 2020 at 02:30 AM
An outbreak of pneumonia caused by a new strain of coronavirus was originally identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province last December and has since spread to more than 25 countries. Read More »
Coronavirus kills 69 more people in China’s Hubei as total cases soar beyond 31,000
February 08, 2020 at 05:23 AM
China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of a lethal viral outbreak, has reported just shy of 2,500 additional cases of the illness and 69 new deaths, bringing the worldwide disease toll to over 31,000, with at least 639 fatalities. Read More »
China coronavirus outbreak epicenter reports 70 more deaths as WHO says ‘no effective therapeutics’ yet
February 07, 2020 at 02:25 AM
The lethal coronavirus sweeping China and beyond has claimed 70 more lives in Hubei province, the epicenter of the illness, bringing the fatality count to 564 as the total number of confirmed cases nears 28,000 worldwide. Read More »
