Articles filed under Health Crises
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What can you do in response to coronavirus?Jan 24, 2020 12:00 am - First, stay calm. There is no need to panic, health officials advise. The chance of contracting coronavirus through casual contact with an infected person is extremely s...
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Chicago woman with coronavirus 'doing well' in isolation at Hoffman Estates hospitalJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - A Chicago woman is the first Illinoisan to contract a dangerous virus that causes pneumonia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The woman, ...
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People who had contact with man with virus to be monitoredJan 22, 2020 6:00 am - SHORELINE, Wash. (AP) - Health officials said Wednesday they are actively monitoring 16 people who came into close contact with the traveler to China who became the firs...
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Science Says: What to know about the viral outbreak in ChinaJan 22, 2020 6:00 am - Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. Governments are stepping up surveillance of ai...
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Science Says: What to know about the viral outbreak in ChinaJan 22, 2020 6:00 am - Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. Governments are stepping up surveillance of ai...
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Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from ChinaJan 22, 2020 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned la...
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Years after SARS, a more confident China faces a new virusJan 22, 2020 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - As a viral outbreak spread from the central Chinese city of Wuhan this week, the ruling Communist Party's central political and legal affairs commission i...
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Cases of new viral respiratory illness rise sharply in ChinaJan 22, 2020 12:00 am - BEIJING - Chinese health authorities urged people in the city of Wuhan to avoid crowds and public gatherings, after warning that a new viral illness that has infected mo...
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What's new today in the China virus outbreakJan 21, 2020 6:00 am - About 300 people have been diagnosed in an outbreak linked to a new virus in China. The illnesses began late last month in the city of Wuhan in central China, and six pe...
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Screenings for mystery virus at O'Hare: What you need to knowJan 21, 2020 12:00 am - Passengers arriving at O'Hare International Airport from a region in eastern China will start being screened this week for a new virus that causes pneumonia and has sick...