The Australian Government has confirmed it will evacuate 180 Australian passengers tomorrow morning that have been aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship — but several have refused to evacuate. In total 15 Australians have declined the offer to be flown to Darwin and will stay behind onboard the cruise liner that has been in… Read More: Aussies refuse virus evacuation flight »
By Debora MacKenzie Medical imaging is being used to work out how the coronavirus affects the bodyFeng Dapeng/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images For yet another week, covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has remained poised just short of becoming a pandemic. As case counts stabilise in China, and don’t take off elsewhere, the big question is: will… Read More: Why coronavirus superspreaders may mean we avoid a deadly pandemic »
Herpes and ingrown hairs are both common and have similar symptoms, so how can people differentiate between them? More than half of adults in the United States have oral herpes, and 1 in 8 people between the ages of 14 and 49 years have genital herpes. As many people shave the area around their genitals… Read More: Differentiating ingrown hairs and herpes »
China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths in its update on a disease outbreak that has caused milder illness in most people, an assessment that promoted guarded optimism from global health authorities By YANAN WANG Associated Press February 18, 2020, 2:52 AM 4 min read BEIJING — China reported 1,886 new virus… Read More: China reports 1,886 new virus cases, death toll up by… »