China tests Russian anti-viral drug which might treat coronavirus as Moscow warns of possible 'mass outbreak'
February 06, 2020 at 04:47 AM
While health chiefs prepare for a potential pandemic, China is testing a Russian anti-viral drug in the hope that it might help control the new coronavirus. It comes as prospects of a vaccine look slim for the foreseeable future. Read More »
A real kick in the butt! Cigarettes continue emitting harmful chemicals for DAYS after they’re stubbed out, study shows
February 06, 2020 at 02:33 AM
Cigarette butts continue to release harmful chemicals into the air for far longer than anyone could have imagined, new research conducted for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows.
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H5N8: Saudi Arabia reports outbreak of HIGHLY pathogenic bird flu virus
February 06, 2020 at 02:26 AM
An outbreak of a particularly contagious bird flu virus has been reported in Saudi Arabia, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) warns, as the world struggles to contain the spread of a deadly China coronavirus. Read More »
Coronavirus death toll soars to 492 worldwide as China expands quarantine zones
February 06, 2020 at 02:21 AM
As Beijing steps up measures to contain a lethal coronavirus outbreak sweeping Asia and beyond, the contagion has claimed 65 more lives in China’s Hubei province – the viral epicenter – bringing the total death toll to 492. Read More »
AIDS, Spanish Flu, the PLAGUE? Just how deadly is the coronavirus compared to history’s WORST pandemics?
February 05, 2020 at 05:07 AM
As the infection and mortality rates of the novel coronavirus continue to rise, people everywhere are growing increasingly concerned about the threat, but just how bad is the virus relative to past pandemics? Read More »
‘Cycle of panic & neglect’? US prepares for ‘pandemic’ as China coronavirus death toll reaches 427 with 20,000+ cases
February 05, 2020 at 04:59 AM
The death toll from a fast moving viral outbreak sweeping China has risen to 427, with over 20,000 cases worldwide. WHO has urged for preparedness instead of panic, as the US called the spread “explosive and unprecedented.” Read More »
China's first 'instant' coronavirus hospital accepting patients, second facility days from opening
February 05, 2020 at 02:45 AM
Huoshenshan Hospital, a makeshift 1,000-bed facility in China's Wuhan that was built in just 10 days, received its first coronavirus patients on Monday. A 1,500-bed facility in Leishenshan is due to open later this week. Read More »
Clucking hell! New outbreak of BIRD FLU sees thousands of chickens culled in coronavirus-stricken China
February 04, 2020 at 04:15 AM
As China grapples with the rampant Wuhan coronavirus, another sickness has broken out in the country: the deadly H5N1 bird flu. Read More »
First lethal case outside China: WHO confirms death of coronavirus patient in Philippines
February 03, 2020 at 04:27 AM
A man has died in the Philippines after testing positive for coronavirus, becoming the first lethal case of the outbreak outside China. The deceased recently returned from Wuhan, the center of the crisis. Read More »
Russia's Ministry of Health names three drugs that can treat new Chinese coronavirus
February 03, 2020 at 02:25 AM
While experts across the world search for a vaccine to tackle the dangerous new infection, Russian health bosses have identified a trio of existing medicines to combat 2019-nCoV in adults. Read More »
