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Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or vaporised into the air, an expert panel advised the Japanese government on Friday.
31 Jan 08:20 • 3 articles
Release contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or vaporised into the air, an expert panel advised the Japanese government on Friday.
31 Jan 08:20 • Digital Journal • 4566489171991354881.htmlRelease contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or vaporised into the air, an expert panel advised the Japanese government on Friday. The TEPCO-operated nuclear plant suffered a meltdown in 2011 after it was hit by an earthquake-triggered tsunami. The
31 Jan 08:11 • Yahoo • 7097669638894517011.htmlRelease contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or vaporised into the air, an expert panel advised the Japanese government on Friday.
31 Jan 09:00 • phys.org • 3476726123731493375.htmlPhoto:.Xinhua/Ting Shen
31 Jan 15:53 • 8 articles
US' China travel ban an 'overreaction' to WHO declaration
The US warning against traveling to China due to the novel coronavirus spread is an overreaction, which would greatly hurt global tourism and hinder people-to-people exchanges, Chinese experts say.
31 Jan 15:53 • Global Times • 7829414520524287136.htmlGENOMICA is developing new Wuhan coronavirus diagnostic kit
GENOMICA, a wholly owned company of PharmaMar Group, is developing a kit to reliably detect and identify the new virus known as "Wuhan pneumonia" (coronavirus 2019-nCoV).
31 Jan 12:51 • News-Medical.net • 4522523031215840716.htmlDerbyshire medical centres issue warning over coronavirus outbreak
Two people have tested positive for the virus in England
31 Jan 17:17 • Derbyshire Live • 9061707931484118630.htmlCDC confirms first human-to-human transmission of coronavirus in US
The CDC confirmed Thursday the first person-to-person transmission in the US of the coronavirus that has already killed at least...
31 Jan 12:29 • Vanguard News • 4125100340492087978.htmlThe True Number Of Coronavirus Victims Is Far Larger Than You Are Being Told
It is becoming exceedingly clear that the number of confirmed cases is also much lower than it should be
31 Jan 11:24 • Infowars • 1950426315220377337.htmlCoronavirus UK: How will health authorities react and what steps can I take?
The first two cases of the coronavirus in the UK were confirmed earlier today by Public Health England. Read the latest advice here.
31 Jan 16:14 • City A.M. • 6389894492157520942.htmlB.C. coronavirus testing continues, still only one confirmed case
International emergency measures aimed at poorer countries, Dr. Bonnie Henry says
31 Jan 17:55 • North Delta Reporter • 5327740411566116552.htmlCoronavirus: WHO declares global health emergency
Despite the urgency, the medical expert wants business as usual for commerce and travel
31 Jan 08:14 • Times of Oman • 5168079156530804873.htmlSINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR: “Do not wear a mask if you are well” read a warning plastered across the front of Singapore’s main newspaper on Friday, as authorities around the world sought to calm panic buying of masks seen as a guard against the fast-spreading novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
31 Jan 15:56 • 4 articles
Confusion over whether masks are necessary amid coronavirus outbreak
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR: “Do not wear a mask if you are well” read a warning plastered across the front of Singapore’s main newspaper on Friday, as authorities around the world sought to calm panic buying of masks seen as a guard against the fast-spreading novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
31 Jan 15:56 • NST Online • 3702929169769001854.htmlTo mask or not to mask: Confusion spreads over coronavirus protection
'Do not wear a mask if you are well' read a warning plastered across the front of Singapore's main newspaper on Friday, as authorities around the world...
31 Jan 11:34 • DAILY SABAH • 8383944809071934668.htmlTo mask or not to mask: confusion spreads over coronavirus protection
"Do not wear a mask if you are well" read a warning plastered across the front of Singapore's main newspaper on Friday, as authorities around the world sought to calm panic buying of masks seen as a guard against the fast-spreading coronavirus.
31 Jan 13:21 • Bdnews24 • 8119004129393660399.htmlTo mask or not to mask: confusion spreads over coronavirus protection
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - “Do not wear a mask if you are well” read a warning plastered across the front of Singapore’s main newspaper on Friday, as authorities around the world sought to calm panic buying of masks seen as a guard against the fast-spreading coronavirus.
31 Jan 16:44 • Reuters • 8334514181731944657.htmlScientists have been batting around theories about what animals may have sparked the deadly new coronavirus, including snakes — but a new study suggests that bats were the most likely hosts, according to a report.
31 Jan 13:14 • 2 articles
Deadly coronavirus may have originated in bats: researchers
Scientists have been batting around theories about what animals may have sparked the deadly new coronavirus, including snakes — but a new study suggests that bats were the most likely hosts,
31 Jan 13:14 • New York Post • 7654946768724807565.htmlExplainer: Rapid spread of China coronavirus fuels global alarm
(Reuters) - International alarm over the coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China in December is driven by its rapid spread and the fact that infectious disease experts cannot yet know how deadly or contagious it is.
31 Jan 15:53 • Reuters • 8334514179916637488.htmlThe State Department raised it warning alert to the highest level, telling Americans “do not travel” to China and urged those already there to leave.
31 Jan 11:06 • 3 articles
US warns against China travel, as virus death toll hits 213
The United States told its citizens to avoid China after the World Health Organization declared a global coronavirus emergency, as the Chinese death toll rose Friday to 213 and total infections surpassed the SARS epidemic of two decades ago.
31 Jan 11:06 • Nehanda Radio • 3802011524315708694.htmlCoronavirus: Countries ban China arrivals
The viral epidemic has killed 213 people.
31 Jan 12:24 • Daily Nation • 7421817125690069286.htmlCountries ban China arrivals as virus death toll hits 213
Singapore and Mongolia slapped sweeping bans on arrivals from China on Friday and the United States told its citizens to avoid the country after a global health emergency was declared over a viral epidemic that has killed 213 people.
31 Jan 13:18 • The Guardian • 7580308503924737142.htmlB.C. Health Minister, Adrian Dix and health officer Bonnie Dix held a joint press conference Friday to update British Columbians on the latest coronavirus information.
31 Jan 10:03 • 2 articles
State of coronavirus in B.C.
B.C. Health Minister, Adrian Dix and health officer Bonnie Dix held a joint press conference Friday to update British Columbians on the latest coronavirus information.
31 Jan 10:03 • Castanet • 616068601532622461.htmlFourth virus case in Canada
UPDATE: 1:10 p.m. Ontario health officials say the province now has a third confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, bringing Canada's total number of cases to four.
31 Jan 13:12 • Castanet • 616068602201712350.htmlTwo cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in a family in the UK.
31 Jan 12:26 • 3 articles
Coronavirus outbreak: What we know so far
A global public health emergency has been declared as cases continue to spread.
31 Jan 12:26 • Irishexaminer • 8196011178458714778.htmlCoronavirus outbreak: What we know so far
A global public health emergency has been declared as cases continue to spread.
31 Jan 12:04 • Shropshire Star • 3480199991498040115.htmlCoronavirus outbreak: What we know so far
A global public health emergency has been declared as cases continue to spread.
31 Jan 12:04 • Express & Star • 7324224459044217651.htmlAfter the Department of Health confirmed the first case of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday advised the public not to leave their houses without protective gears.
31 Jan 17:02 • 5 articles
PH Red Cross provides tips against 2019-nCoV
After the Department of Health confirmed the first case of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday advised the public not to leave their houses without protective gears.
31 Jan 17:02 • Manila Bulletin News • 7849457199401128218.htmlEverything we need to know about coronavirus as it hits the UK
Here's what you need to know as two cases have been confirmed on British soil
31 Jan 11:40 • Wales Online • 7686550517449811129.htmlThailand novel coronavirus case count now 19, 1st locally acquired case
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Thailand health officials reported (computer translated) five additional novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases– four in Chinese nationals and one in a Thai national. This brings the total to 19 cases in the Kingdom. The Thai patient is a taxi driver with no history of traveling to China, making this the first locally acquired case …
31 Jan 11:29 • Outbreak News Today • 5860951887900355469.htmlCoronavirus - what to know
Canada has three confirmed cases of the new coronavirus that has infected almost 10,000 people globally in the last two months. While the World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a global health emergency, Canadian public health officials say the risk of contracting the illness in this country remains low.
31 Jan 12:53 • Castanet • 616068602272464837.htmlSymptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself from getting sick
Including advice from the NHS and World Health Organisation.
31 Jan 11:06 • Metro • 970161748807214200.htmlWarning: Graphic content
31 Jan 12:41 • 2 articles
Man lies dead in the street in crisis-hit coronavirus city of Wuhan
At least 213 people have died from the virus, with more than 10,000 infected.
31 Jan 12:41 • Metro • 970161748015399496.htmlWhat happens to UK coronavirus patients after deadly disease is confirmed?
A frantic search is underway for anyone who may have come into contact with the two patients diagnosed with coronavirus in England.
31 Jan 12:24 • Metro • 970161749100865486.htmlA newly discovered coronavirus has sickened nearly 9,800 people worldwide. With the headlines growing increasingly scary every day (on Jan. 30, the death toll in China had risen to 213), you may have questions about who's at risk and if there's anything you should be doing to keep yourself and your family safe. Unfortunately, there's still a lot that remains unknown about this specific virus, but we've rounded up the most vital information that's been released so far.
31 Jan 17:10 • 2 articles
Officials Have Declared the Coronavirus Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
A newly discovered coronavirus has sickened nearly 9,800 people worldwide. We've rounded up the most vital information that's been released so far.
31 Jan 17:10 • POPSUGAR Fitness • 1694745613611061006.htmlHow likely is someone to die from coronavirus?
NHS still state that the risk of getting coronavirus in the UK is low.
31 Jan 12:54 • Metro • 970161749009001784.htmlA new data shows that Black women in the U.S. die during pregnancy or in the months after giving birth two and half times more often than white women and three times more often than Hispanic women.
31 Jan 12:30 • 2 articles
New report shows black pregnant women are more at risk of dying in the U.S.
A new data shows that Black women in the U.S. die during pregnancy or in the months after giving birth two and half times more often than white women and three times more often than Hispanic women. The data which was released by the National Center for Health Statistics on Thursday show that the national maternal mortality...
31 Jan 12:30 • Face2Face Africa • 5878198129676320992.htmlCanada lags behind peers in doctors per capita, but average in physician visits
TORONTO — Canada lags well behind all but the United States among 11 of the wealthiest nations when it comes to the number of doctors per capita, a new report indicates.The analysis by the . . .
31 Jan 10:30 • Times Colonist • 7617512060792499404.htmlThe first type of flu virus that people are exposed to in early childhood determines their ability to fight the infectious disease for the rest of their lives, according to a study which may lead to new understanding of how the human immune system fights influenza.
31 Jan 17:56 • 3 articles
'How first influenza infection determines lifelong immunity decoded'
The first type of flu virus that people are exposed to in early childhood determines their ability to fight the infectious disease for the rest of their lives, according to a study which may lead to new understanding of how the human immune system fights influenza.
31 Jan 17:56 • Deccan Herald • 2027555797666127164.htmlFirst influenza exposure dictates lifelong ability to fight the virus, study suggests
Researchers say the results of a study suggest exposure to one of the two flu strains that circulate every year imprints itself on a person’s immunity and disproportionately affects their lifelong response to the flu
31 Jan 14:39 • The Globe and Mail • 68426411566563336.htmlAbility to fight flu depends on which virus strain dominated in childhood: study
VANCOUVER - Researchers at two Canadian universities say the first type of influenza virus people are exposed to in early childhood dictates their ability t
31 Jan 09:00 • iNFOnews.ca • 6669504244750370184.htmlThe state has confirmed a ninth case of rat lungworm disease in 2019 in an adult on Kauai.
31 Jan 11:50 • 2 articles
Hawaii confirms ninth case of rat lungworm disease in 2019 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The state has confirmed a ninth case of rat lungworm disease in 2019 in an adult on Kauai.
31 Jan 11:50 • Star-Advertiser • 3439335388718291592.htmlHawaii confirms ninth case of rat lungworm disease in 2019 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The state has confirmed a ninth case of rat lungworm disease in 2019 in an adult on Kauai.
31 Jan 11:50 • Star-Advertiser • 3439335388141875170.htmlPeople showing no symptoms appear to be able to spread the novel coronavirus that has caused an outbreak in China and led world health authorities to declare a global emergency, researchers reported Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. If confirmed, the finding will make it much harder to contain the virus.
31 Jan 17:15 • 3 articles
Study Reports First Case of Coronavirus Spread by Asymptomatic Person
A woman from China infected a person in Germany before she began displaying symptoms
31 Jan 17:15 • Scientific American • 532798824362604919.htmlUK confirms first cases of coronavirus as global concerns mount
The UK confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus infection this morning, after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a global emergency yesterday.
31 Jan 11:58 • PMLive • 7773534729001946563.htmlHow US hospitals are preparing for coronavirus outbreak
Hospitals across the US are preparing to receive patients infected with the novel coronavirus and have been given instructions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on how they might
31 Jan 16:47 • New York Post • 7654946769142807552.htmlBEIJING — The U.S. advised against all travel to China as the number of cases of a worrying new virus spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the highest death toll in a 24-hour period reported Friday.
31 Jan 15:32 • 2 articles
US airlines halt flights between US, China due to virus
The U.S. advised against all travel to China as the number of cases of a new virus spiked more than tenfold in a week.
31 Jan 15:32 • Las Vegas Review-Journal • 8640648837134585056.htmlU.S to quarantine all 195 American evacuees from China
The U.S. advised against all travel to China as the number of cases of a new virus spiked more than tenfold in a week.
31 Jan 15:32 • Las Vegas Review-Journal • 8640648837663546038.htmlThe budget hotel chain at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak sent out an ill-timed tweet promotion...just hours after it confirmed two of its guests were the UK's first cases of the disease.
31 Jan 16:43 • 2 articles
Not the best timing! Budget hotel chain at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak tweets out '#happyfriday!' promotion... hours after two guests were confirmed as UK's first cases
The budget hotel chain at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak sent out an ill-timed tweet promotion...just hours after it confirmed two of its guests were the UK's first cases of the disease.
31 Jan 16:43 • Mail Online • 124328112457520591.htmlTwo patients in England test positive for coronavirus
The cases were confirmed by Public Health England on Friday morning
31 Jan 09:36 • Wales Online • 7686550516039157344.html"Taupo District Council’s move to ban vaping in public places does not support the country’s smokefree ambition. In fact, confusing vaping with smoking only hinders national progress on Smoke Free 2025," says Jonathan Devery, spokesperson for the Vaping Trade Association of New Zealand (VTANZ).
31 Jan 09:12 • 2 articles
'Taupo vaping ban totally misguided'
"Taupo District Council’s move to ban vaping in public places does not support the country’s smokefree ambition. In fact, confusing vaping with smoking only hinders national progress on Smoke Free 2025," says Jonathan Devery, spokesperson for the Vaping Trade Association of New Zealand (VTANZ).
31 Jan 09:12 • www.voxy.co.nz • 6138926314041018813.htmlTaupo vaping ban totally misguided
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