Coronavirus: Thousands on 2 cruise ships quarantined as death toll nears 500
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters were placed in quarantine on Wednesday, as the death toll from an outbreak of a fast-spreading coronavirus rose…
Measles: 45 million children in Africa, Asia to receive immunisation
Up to 45 million children in seven developing countries will be immunized against measles in a series of major vaccination campaigns to try to halt a global surge in the…
Coronavirus: Second death announced outside China, death toll rises to over 420
Hong Kong reported its first death from the newly identified coronavirus on Tuesday, the second fatality outside mainland China from an outbreak that has killed over 420 people, spread around…
Coronavirus: WHO taking steps to address spread of misinformation
The World Health Organisation said Monday it was working around the clock with internet and social media giants to combat widespread misinformation surrounding the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak. WHO chief…
No evidence to prove garlic, salt water will protect against coronavirus – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that eating garlic and regularly rinsing nose with saline solution will not guard against coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV). Information obtained from WHO’s website on Monday…
First coronavirus death reported outside China
China ramped up measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic and shore up an economy hit by travel curbs and business shut-downs on Sunday as the first death from the illness…
Ugandan doctors deploy AI to monitor women after childbirth
Ugandan doctors are giving new mothers artificial intelligence-enabled devices to remotely monitor their health in a first-of-its-kind study aiming to curb thousands of preventable maternal deaths across Africa, medics and…
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader rejects calls to close border despite fears, urge health workers against strike
Hong Kong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejected calls from a medical union on Friday to close the border with mainland China to contain the…
Coronavirus: WHO concerned that virus could spread undetected in a country with weak health system
Borders should be kept open and people and trade flowing in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, although countries have a sovereign right to take measures to try to protect…
WHO declares Coronavirus a global emergency, as cases spread to 18 countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was declaring the China coronavirus outbreak that has killed 170 people in China a global emergency, as cases spread to 18…