Epidemic
Hospitals in China overwhelmed by surge in HMPV patients raising concerns about a new epidemic
Neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong are closely monitoring the HMPV situation, having reported a few cases but no widespread outbreaks.
Finally recognizing the Israeli opioid disaster
Israeli Health Min. issues workplace guide amid whooping cough epidemic
On World AIDS Day, rising HIV rates in Israel
Epidemic research subsides after outbreaks, endangering proper response
"There has been no sustained research into these types of infections, merely peaks following specific outbreaks. That pattern has left us woefully unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic."
350 yr-old memoir shows how European Jews dealt with 17th century plague
In the midst of a viral pandemic that again is separating parents from their children, Glikl’s poignant rendering of the family’s ordeal rings chillingly familiar.
More viruses will jump from animals to people, researchers say.
HIV. Ebola. Swine flu. Bird flu. SARS. MERS. The list goes on, and it’s going to grow longer.
Coronavirus 'may never go away,' WHO says
More than 100 potential vaccines are being developed, including several in clinical trials, but experts have underscored the difficulties of finding vaccines that are effective against coronaviruses.
WHO officially declares coronavirus a global epidemic
"Of all the cases reported globally so far, 93% are from just four countries. This is an uneven epidemic at the global level, " said WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Coronavirus cases surge across US as Americans face looming outbreak
At least 57 new coronavirus cases were confirmed nationwide on Thursday alone as the virus struck for the first time in Colorado, Maryland, Tennessee and Texas, as well as the city of San Francisco.
Italy plays down coronavirus risk as death toll rises, cases jump
"The epidemic of misleading information will do more damage to Italy than the risk of the virus epidemic itself"
180 Israeli students quarantined after coronavirus exposure
"The potential that someone caught the virus from the [South Korean] tourists is high; whoever doesn't enter quarantine is endangering the public."
China reports large drop in new coronavirus cases in heart of outbreak
Chinese officials have said the apparent slowdown in infection rates is evidence that the strict measures are working.
14 Americans evacuated from Japanese cruise ship contract coronavirus
The US State Department added in a statement that these individuals were moved to a specialized containment area for quarantine.
