Tag Archives: Coronavirus

California couple with coronavirus were admitted to a hospital with worsening symptoms

California couple with coronavirus were admitted to a hospital ‘equipped for a higher level of care’ after their symptoms took a turn for the worse just hours after diagnosis Late Sunday night, a couple with coronavirus in San Benito, California, was rushed to the University of San Francisco, Parnassus for treatment  Both people are 57,… Read More »

5 healthcare workers sent home to ensure they didn’t contract coronavirus from patient – Los Angeles Times

Five employees at Good Samaritan Hospital in Silicon Valley were sent home for about two weeks after coming into contact with a patient with coronavirus. The patient, who had just traveled to Wuhan, China, where the outbreak started, wore a mask the entire time he was at the hospital, and was directed by health officials… Read More »

Infections from coronavirus exceed 20K as China vows new measures to prevent spread

The number of reported people infected with coronavirus surpassed 20,000 on Tuesday, prompting President Xi Jinping to announce a “people’s war of prevention of the epidemic” while addressing China’s elite Politburo. Xi said on Monday that China must race against time to limit the spread of the virus and said those who neglect their duties will be punished, according to state broadcaster… Read More »

WHO declares global health emergency over coronavirus spread

The World Health Organization today declared the coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today confirmed its first case of the spread of the coronavirus by person-to-person contact, bringing the total number of cases in this country to six. In all of the other… Read More »

Coronavirus fears hit Birmingham as facemask-wearing patient is escorted into an ambulance

Coronavirus alert in Birmingham as medics in hazmat suits quarantine suspected victim after he was SENT HOME by GP – despite revealing he had just returned from Wuhan Drew Bennett, 39, travelled home from Wuhan to Birmingham on December 31 Struck down with severe flu-like symptoms but was turned away by his doctor Yesterday ambulance… Read More »

China’s Vast Ambition in Medicine Gets Reality Check From Coronavirus – The Wall Street Journal

By Betsy McKay, Betsy McKay The Wall Street Journal Biography @betswrites Betsy.McKay@wsj.com James T. Areddy and James T. Areddy The Wall Street Journal Biography @jamestareddy jamestareddy James.Areddy@wsj.com Chao Deng Chao Deng The Wall Street Journal Biography @chao_deng chao.deng@wsj.com Updated Jan. 24, 2020 11:28 pm ET Medical staff in Wuhan transfer patients to a hospital on… Read More »