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Coronavirus Update: Latest Death Toll At 2,762, South Korea Confirms 1,146 Cases
Wall Street investors hope for some relief Wednesday from the massive sell-offs Monday and Tuesday brought about by COVID-19 fears.
Tuesday's Stock Market Close: US Equities Suffer Steep Losses For Second Straight Day, Bond Yields Sink
U.S. stocks suffered steep losses for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, while Treasury yields tanked
Coronavirus USA Update: 100 Americans From Cruise Ship Barred From Returning To US
Some 100 Americans still aboard the Covid-19-infested cruise ship "have been placed under travel restrictions," CDC said.
Coronavirus USA Update: 44 Americans Infected With Covid-19, Others On Cruise Ship Return To US
CDC reports 44 Americans, as of now, are confirmed to have contracted Covid-19 aboard the cruise ship, Diamond Princess.
Coronavirus USA News: Texas Confirms First Covid-19 Case, US Total Now 15
The U.S. now has 15 confirmed cases of Covid-19. The 13th to 15th cases are qurantined at military bases.
US Coronavirus Test Kits Are Flawed And 'Inconclusive', CDC Confirms
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is playing damage control after it sent flawed Covid-19 testing kits to all 50 states.
Hospital Mistakenly Releases Coronavirus Positive Patient In US, Quarantined At San Diego Facility
The authorities with the CDC told local media that the patient was evacuated from Wuhan Province in China.
Coronavirus Could Soon Be Labeled A Pandemic, Experts Warn
Health experts fear that the novel coronavirus would soon become a pandemic, indicating that the disease outbreak has already reached a global scale. The experts made the statement about a week after the virus was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a public health emergency of international concern.
Several Bags Of 'Prison Wine' Confiscated At San Francisco Jail Ahead Of Super Bowl
Jail staff and local police found bags of the homemade alcohol after a reportedly pungent smell was discovered.
China Coronavirus Update: 11th Case In US Confirmed In California
Eleven people in the U.S. have contracted the Wuhan coronavirus but CDC still says the risk posed by this virus to the U.S. public "remains low."
Coronavirus Update: CDC Reports First Human-To-Human Transmission In US
The first human-to-human transmission of coronavirus in the U.S. has been reported
China Coronavirus Update: Flight Carrying Americans Evacuated From Wuhan Lands In California
Wuhan is “ground zero” to the virus believed to have originated from a fish market in the city that sold wild animals alive and as food
Google Searches Spike For 'Corona Beer' On The Back Of Coronavirus Outbreak
The two highest searched terms in the U.S. over the last week include "beer virus" and "corona beer virus."
Coronavirus Outbreak Update: British Airways To Cancel Flights To And From China
British Airways announced it was cancelling several flights from Heathrow to Beijing and Shanghai in an effort to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.
Coronavirus Not As Deadly As Common Flu, Expert Claims
Despite the growing number of cases of the novel coronavirus in different parts of the world, medical experts warned that influenza is still a far more dangerous disease. According to the experts, the flu virus poses a deadlier threat to the U.S. than the coronavirus.
Friday's Stock Market Close: US Equities Drop As Virus Cases Reported In U.S., Europe
U.S. stocks fell on Friday after the second U.S. case of the coronavirus was confirmed.
Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak: CDC Confirms First US Case Of Mystery Illness In Washington State
The virus has already killed six people and sickened more than 300.
Baltimore Tops The List Of Highest Sexually Transmitted Disease Rate In US
Recently, the CDC released its Sexually Transmitted Surveillance Report as well as new data on the number of reported cases of these diseases.
Pennsylvania State Police Searching For Suspect Who Allegedly Released Bedbugs Inside Store
The bugs were found in two sealed pill bottles left behind in the store.
Norwegian Cruise Ship Passengers Suffer Illness While On-board, Second Time This Week
In a recurring incident. some passengers aboard the Norwegian Joy cruise ship reported minor medical complaints and were treated by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics at the San Pedro port early Sunday.
Superbugs On The Rise? New CDC Report Finds Threat Has Increased From Previous Report In 2013
The report found that 35,000 people die every year from these drug-resistant "superbugs" compared to 23,000 in 2013.
CWD Is Spreading In Deer Herds In Upper Midwest Despite Best Efforts
While authorities are working to contain the zombie deer virus by making it impossible to remove the carcasses of affected animals, those steps might have come too late.
Legionnaires Outbreak: Four Deaths Linked To North Carolina State Fair
Over 130 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires or Pontiac fever since the state fair in September.
Juul Cancels Fruity Flavor Vape As Vaping Illness Deaths Hit 33
Juul bans sale of fuity pods amid worsening EVALI outbreak.
Kroger, Walgreens Stop Sales Of E-Cigarette Over Vape Lung Disease
Kroger and Walgreens Boots Alliance joined the list of retailers that will not sell e-cigarettes stuck in vaping related controversies.
Three Babies Dead, Five More Sick From Bacterial Infections At Pennsylvania Hospital
The eight newborns are believed to have suffered a bacterial infection at the hospitals intensive care unit due to their weakened immune systems.
Vaping Illness Cases Hits 1,080 And 19 Deaths: Symptoms, Facts You Should Know
The death and injury toll from vaping in the U.S. shows no signs of slowing down.
Ohio Drug Deaths: 10 Dead In One County Over 26 Hour Span From Opioid, Drug Overdoses
The deaths were reported by the coroner for Franklin County, Ohio, on their personal Facebook page.
US Vaping Ban To Hit Sales Of Canadian Cannabis Companies
The increasing curbs by the United States on vaping products as in the vaping ban of Michigan State plus the falling demand are hitting the sales of Canadian cannabis majors badly.
Ethnicity Plays A Role In What Drives You To Suicide, Study Finds
Current U.S. Census Bureau projections suggest that the majority of the American population will be composed of "minority" individuals by 2044.