Coronavirus Infection Origin, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment: Scientists, researchers and doctors are working on studying the virus also known as 2019-CoV. What is Coronavirus? As a group of viruses that is zoonotic in nature, coronaviruses are transmitted between animals and people….
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China’s coronavirus has not mutated in the US, says CDC
Credit: CC0 Public Domain US health authorities said Monday they have sequenced the genome of the first two cases of the Chinese coronavirus reported in the country and confirmed the virus has not mutated since leaving China. Nancy Messonnier, head…
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Modelling study estimates spread of 2019 novel coronavirus
New modelling research, published in The Lancet, estimates that up to 75,800 individuals in the Chinese city of Wuhan may have been infected with 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as of January 25, 2020. Authors caution that given the lack of…
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NIAID officials discuss novel Coronavirus that recently emerged in China
The new cluster of viral pneumonia cases originating in Wuhan, China, marks the third time in 20 years that a member of the large family of coronaviruses (CoVs) has jumped from animals to humans and sparked an outbreak. In a…
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What we know suggests the economic impact of Wuhan coronavirus will be limited
The Wuhan coronavirus has had a significant human toll. More than 100 people have died and nearly 3,000 are known to be infected, including some in Australia. The number actually infected will be higher. People experiencing only mild symptoms often…
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Coronavirus ‘spreads before symptoms show’ – how to protect yourself
China’s health minister Ma Xiowei has said coronavirus can spread before symptoms show. The viral infection has infected more than 3,000 people, and 81 people have died. The health minister told reporters the ability of the virus to spread appears…
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WHO says coronavirus outbreak is NOT an international emergency
WHO says coronavirus outbreak is NOT an international emergency – despite over 600 reported in China and 10 other countries The World Health Organization said Thursday that the coronavirus outbreak is not a public health emergency of international concern Officials…
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Coronavirus WHO emergency meeting: Why did WHO postpone emergency decision?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) was due to deliver a verdict today as to whether an international health emergency should be declared due to the emerging threat of a novel coronavirus from China. However, the WHO did not arrive at…
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