The novel coronavirus outbreak A volunteer from Blue Sky Rescue uses fumigation equipment to disinfect a residential compound in Beijing on Thursday, March 5. The novel coronavirus outbreak The novel coronavirus outbreak Municipal workers are seen at the Kaaba, inside Mecca’s Grand Mosque, on March 5. Saudi Arabia emptied Islam’s …
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The call to action comes as the global number of people infected by the virus nears 100,000 — a grim milestone that now appears inevitable with self-sustaining clusters continuing to expand in South Korea, Japan, parts of Europe, Iran and the United States. WHO chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said …
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The virus has spread to every continent except Antarctica since it was first identified in December last year in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Medical workers are now battling deadly outbreak clusters in South Korea, Iran and Italy, while other countries are working furiously to avoid a similar fate …
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“With a surface temperature in excess of 840 degrees Fahrenheit and a surface pressure 90 times that of Earth, Venus can turn lead into a puddle and crush a nuclear-powered submarine with ease,” NASA said. “While many missions have visited our sister planet, only about a dozen have made contact …
Read More »Coronavirus news and live updates: Death toll rises to 2,000
Coronavirus patients rest at a temporary hospital converted from a sports center in Wuhan, Hubei province on Monday, February 17. Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua via AP At least 2,009 people have now died from the novel coronavirus, the vast majority of them in mainland China. China’s Health Commission announced 136 new deaths …
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