Articles filed under Health Crises
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Arizona, California cases push US tally of new virus to 5Jan 26, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new virus from China, all among people who traveled to the city at the center of the outbreak, health officia...
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Too soon to tell if new virus as dangerous as SARS cousinJan 25, 2020 6:00 am - The new virus from China has the world on edge because it's a close cousin to viruses that killed hundreds in separate outbreaks. While it's too early to tell if this la...
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What's new in the China virus outbreakJan 24, 2020 6:00 am - More than 1,200 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed in China and elsewhere since an outbreak began last month in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Scie...
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Social controls, SARS experience help China close off citiesJan 24, 2020 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Cutting off access to entire cities with millions of residents to stop a new virus outbreak is a step few countries other than China would consider, but i...
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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...