A man has been reported dead in Yunnan province of China after testing positive to Hantavirus. Reports say he died on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus.Hantavirus is trending on social media with people panicking that it is another COVID-19. ready.Thankfully, unlike coronavirus, hantavirus is not airborne.Humans who contract… Continue reading Hantavirus: New Virus in China Causes Scare

Letters are being sent to 1.5 million people most at risk of coronavirus, urging them to stay at home. It comes as the PM asked the UK not to visit loved ones on Mother's Day, warning the NHS could be "overwhelmed". Boris Johnson has called on the public to join a "collective national effort" and… Continue reading UK PM Urges Citizens to Stay Away From Visits as Mothers Day Present_Ada Nkong

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads and the total number of cases globally surpasses 300,000 with more than 13,000 deaths, the United States has become the third worst place in the world for the disease. According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, as of March 22 the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US now… Continue reading US Now Third Highest With Covid-19 Cases_Ada Nkong

Taking into cognisance the peculiar nature of the 2020 Easter given the Covid-19 incidence, the Vatican has issued a guide line for the celebration. While conferences and meetings can be postponed for months because of the coronavirus pandemic, the liturgies of Holy Week and Easter cannot, with the exception of the Chrism Mass, said the… Continue reading Vatican Issues Easter Guidelines Amidst Covid-19_Ada Nkong

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first rapid coronavirus diagnostic test, with a detection time of about 45 minutes, as the United States struggles to meet the demand for coronavirus testing. The test’s developer, California-based molecular diagnostics company Cepheid, said on Saturday it had received an emergency use authorization from the FDA… Continue reading FDA Approves Rapid Test Kid for Covid-19_Ada Nkong

Lawmakers were earlier told to stay away from Johnson’s weekly question time in parliament amid warnings that Westminster is a particularly infectious area. Some 25 MPs, including a cabinet minister, are already thought to have isolated themselves. “There’s a lot of COVID-19 in Westminster,” tweeted epidemiologist Professor Neil Ferguson, a government adviser, as he announced… Continue reading Covid-19:UK Closes Schools _Ada Nkong