Sharp Increase In COVID-19 Cases In Iran & Korea, New Italian Cluster Heighten Pandemic Fears 21/02/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Containing an explosion of COVID-19 cases in Korea and Iran have become top priorities for global health officials battling to prevent the epidemic from growing into a worldwide pandemic. While new lab-confirmed cases in China on Friday numbered 896, more than double the day before, that was still part of an generally downward trend as […] Continue reading -> China Sees Sharp Decline In Fresh COVID-19 Cases; But Korean “Superspreader” Event & New Iran Cluster Casts Pall 20/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A sharp decline in new COVID-19 cases was reported by China on Thursday, providing a glimmer of hope about the potential to still contain the epidemic – but only if the steady increase being seen in new cases abroad can now be brought under control. As of 3 p.m. Central European Time (CET), official Chinese […] Continue reading -> Experts Eye Japan For Clues On COVID-19 Trends; In Africa, Egypt, Algeria & South Africa At Highest Risk, Says Lancet Study 19/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Fredrick Nzwili Experts were closely watching the development of Japan’s COVID-19 outbreak for signs of whether the virus might escape further out of control, moving closer to the tipping point of a pandemic – the worldwide spread of a new disease. Meanwhile, a new study in The Lancet found that in Africa, Egypt, Algeria and South Africa […] Continue reading -> WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission Measures Education, Nutrition, Child Health Across 180 Countries 19/02/2020 Grace Ren Ecological degradation, climate change, and exploitative marketing practices are the greatest emerging threats to children’s health, says a new report from a WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission on the future of child health. Despite dramatic improvements in survival, education and nutrition for children over the past five decades, the report, titled A Future for the World’s Children?, found […] Continue reading -> WHO Official Defends Tighter China COVID-19 Surveillance As “Good Public Health Measure” 18/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Amidst reports of an even tougher crackdown in China, including door to door visits by Wuhan public health authorities to identify people infected with the novel COVID-19 coronavirus and place them in mass quarantine facilities, WHO’s Emergencies Head Mike Ryan defended the tough government measures at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Door to door surveillance, […] Continue reading -> Number Of New Infections In China Slows, But Fear Of Further International Spread Remains 17/02/2020 Grace Ren The rise in new cases of COVID-19 seemed to be slowing in mainland China, but concerns remain about local transmission in cities abroad such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, and on cruise ships. China has confirmed 70644 cases and 1772 deaths as of 5 p.m. Central European Time, representing an increase of 2060 cases […] Continue reading -> Laws Governing Global Health Emergencies Need Reform, Experts Say 17/02/2020 Priti Patnaik The International Health Regulations are in need of reform, experts say – to create a more nuanced system of alerting the public about international health emergencies that goes beyond the existing yes-no decision, and to improve compliance to IHR laws by member states during such outbreaks. A high level panel of experts reviewed key concerns […] Continue reading -> COVID-19: Well-Rehearsed Singaporeans Take New Disease Risk In Stride 14/02/2020 Jade Lee SINGAPORE – Last Saturday, a day after Singapore raised its disease outbreak response alert for COVID-19 from yellow to orange as the first cases of local transmission of the virus were confirmed, supermarkets found themselves besieged by customers piling carts full of instant noodles, rice and toilet paper, among other essentials. “As there are now […] Continue reading -> Egypt Confirms First COVID-19 Case In Africa; Over 1,700 Chinese Healthcare Workers Are Infected; Six Have Died 14/02/2020 Editorial team Egypt confirmed its first COVID-19 case on Friday, the first on the African continent, Egyptian media said, a report also confirmed by the World Health Organization’s Egypt office in a tweet. A Health Ministry statement said that it had informed WHO of the infection in a foreign national, who had been tested and then placed […] Continue reading -> Sharp Overnight Increase In Chinese COVID-19 Cases; Heightened Concerns About Pandemic 12/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After two days of more hopeful signs that new cases of the novel coronavirus in China might be stabilizing, a sharp increase of 14,840 new COVID-19 infections was reported Thursday by the Province of Hubei, more than 10 times the previous day. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities had reportedly imposed a mass quarantine on a number of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
China Sees Sharp Decline In Fresh COVID-19 Cases; But Korean “Superspreader” Event & New Iran Cluster Casts Pall 20/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A sharp decline in new COVID-19 cases was reported by China on Thursday, providing a glimmer of hope about the potential to still contain the epidemic – but only if the steady increase being seen in new cases abroad can now be brought under control. As of 3 p.m. Central European Time (CET), official Chinese […] Continue reading -> Experts Eye Japan For Clues On COVID-19 Trends; In Africa, Egypt, Algeria & South Africa At Highest Risk, Says Lancet Study 19/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Fredrick Nzwili Experts were closely watching the development of Japan’s COVID-19 outbreak for signs of whether the virus might escape further out of control, moving closer to the tipping point of a pandemic – the worldwide spread of a new disease. Meanwhile, a new study in The Lancet found that in Africa, Egypt, Algeria and South Africa […] Continue reading -> WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission Measures Education, Nutrition, Child Health Across 180 Countries 19/02/2020 Grace Ren Ecological degradation, climate change, and exploitative marketing practices are the greatest emerging threats to children’s health, says a new report from a WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission on the future of child health. Despite dramatic improvements in survival, education and nutrition for children over the past five decades, the report, titled A Future for the World’s Children?, found […] Continue reading -> WHO Official Defends Tighter China COVID-19 Surveillance As “Good Public Health Measure” 18/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Amidst reports of an even tougher crackdown in China, including door to door visits by Wuhan public health authorities to identify people infected with the novel COVID-19 coronavirus and place them in mass quarantine facilities, WHO’s Emergencies Head Mike Ryan defended the tough government measures at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Door to door surveillance, […] Continue reading -> Number Of New Infections In China Slows, But Fear Of Further International Spread Remains 17/02/2020 Grace Ren The rise in new cases of COVID-19 seemed to be slowing in mainland China, but concerns remain about local transmission in cities abroad such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, and on cruise ships. China has confirmed 70644 cases and 1772 deaths as of 5 p.m. Central European Time, representing an increase of 2060 cases […] Continue reading -> Laws Governing Global Health Emergencies Need Reform, Experts Say 17/02/2020 Priti Patnaik The International Health Regulations are in need of reform, experts say – to create a more nuanced system of alerting the public about international health emergencies that goes beyond the existing yes-no decision, and to improve compliance to IHR laws by member states during such outbreaks. A high level panel of experts reviewed key concerns […] Continue reading -> COVID-19: Well-Rehearsed Singaporeans Take New Disease Risk In Stride 14/02/2020 Jade Lee SINGAPORE – Last Saturday, a day after Singapore raised its disease outbreak response alert for COVID-19 from yellow to orange as the first cases of local transmission of the virus were confirmed, supermarkets found themselves besieged by customers piling carts full of instant noodles, rice and toilet paper, among other essentials. “As there are now […] Continue reading -> Egypt Confirms First COVID-19 Case In Africa; Over 1,700 Chinese Healthcare Workers Are Infected; Six Have Died 14/02/2020 Editorial team Egypt confirmed its first COVID-19 case on Friday, the first on the African continent, Egyptian media said, a report also confirmed by the World Health Organization’s Egypt office in a tweet. A Health Ministry statement said that it had informed WHO of the infection in a foreign national, who had been tested and then placed […] Continue reading -> Sharp Overnight Increase In Chinese COVID-19 Cases; Heightened Concerns About Pandemic 12/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After two days of more hopeful signs that new cases of the novel coronavirus in China might be stabilizing, a sharp increase of 14,840 new COVID-19 infections was reported Thursday by the Province of Hubei, more than 10 times the previous day. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities had reportedly imposed a mass quarantine on a number of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Experts Eye Japan For Clues On COVID-19 Trends; In Africa, Egypt, Algeria & South Africa At Highest Risk, Says Lancet Study 19/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Fredrick Nzwili Experts were closely watching the development of Japan’s COVID-19 outbreak for signs of whether the virus might escape further out of control, moving closer to the tipping point of a pandemic – the worldwide spread of a new disease. Meanwhile, a new study in The Lancet found that in Africa, Egypt, Algeria and South Africa […] Continue reading -> WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission Measures Education, Nutrition, Child Health Across 180 Countries 19/02/2020 Grace Ren Ecological degradation, climate change, and exploitative marketing practices are the greatest emerging threats to children’s health, says a new report from a WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission on the future of child health. Despite dramatic improvements in survival, education and nutrition for children over the past five decades, the report, titled A Future for the World’s Children?, found […] Continue reading -> WHO Official Defends Tighter China COVID-19 Surveillance As “Good Public Health Measure” 18/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Amidst reports of an even tougher crackdown in China, including door to door visits by Wuhan public health authorities to identify people infected with the novel COVID-19 coronavirus and place them in mass quarantine facilities, WHO’s Emergencies Head Mike Ryan defended the tough government measures at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Door to door surveillance, […] Continue reading -> Number Of New Infections In China Slows, But Fear Of Further International Spread Remains 17/02/2020 Grace Ren The rise in new cases of COVID-19 seemed to be slowing in mainland China, but concerns remain about local transmission in cities abroad such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, and on cruise ships. China has confirmed 70644 cases and 1772 deaths as of 5 p.m. Central European Time, representing an increase of 2060 cases […] Continue reading -> Laws Governing Global Health Emergencies Need Reform, Experts Say 17/02/2020 Priti Patnaik The International Health Regulations are in need of reform, experts say – to create a more nuanced system of alerting the public about international health emergencies that goes beyond the existing yes-no decision, and to improve compliance to IHR laws by member states during such outbreaks. A high level panel of experts reviewed key concerns […] Continue reading -> COVID-19: Well-Rehearsed Singaporeans Take New Disease Risk In Stride 14/02/2020 Jade Lee SINGAPORE – Last Saturday, a day after Singapore raised its disease outbreak response alert for COVID-19 from yellow to orange as the first cases of local transmission of the virus were confirmed, supermarkets found themselves besieged by customers piling carts full of instant noodles, rice and toilet paper, among other essentials. “As there are now […] Continue reading -> Egypt Confirms First COVID-19 Case In Africa; Over 1,700 Chinese Healthcare Workers Are Infected; Six Have Died 14/02/2020 Editorial team Egypt confirmed its first COVID-19 case on Friday, the first on the African continent, Egyptian media said, a report also confirmed by the World Health Organization’s Egypt office in a tweet. A Health Ministry statement said that it had informed WHO of the infection in a foreign national, who had been tested and then placed […] Continue reading -> Sharp Overnight Increase In Chinese COVID-19 Cases; Heightened Concerns About Pandemic 12/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After two days of more hopeful signs that new cases of the novel coronavirus in China might be stabilizing, a sharp increase of 14,840 new COVID-19 infections was reported Thursday by the Province of Hubei, more than 10 times the previous day. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities had reportedly imposed a mass quarantine on a number of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission Measures Education, Nutrition, Child Health Across 180 Countries 19/02/2020 Grace Ren Ecological degradation, climate change, and exploitative marketing practices are the greatest emerging threats to children’s health, says a new report from a WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission on the future of child health. Despite dramatic improvements in survival, education and nutrition for children over the past five decades, the report, titled A Future for the World’s Children?, found […] Continue reading -> WHO Official Defends Tighter China COVID-19 Surveillance As “Good Public Health Measure” 18/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Amidst reports of an even tougher crackdown in China, including door to door visits by Wuhan public health authorities to identify people infected with the novel COVID-19 coronavirus and place them in mass quarantine facilities, WHO’s Emergencies Head Mike Ryan defended the tough government measures at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Door to door surveillance, […] Continue reading -> Number Of New Infections In China Slows, But Fear Of Further International Spread Remains 17/02/2020 Grace Ren The rise in new cases of COVID-19 seemed to be slowing in mainland China, but concerns remain about local transmission in cities abroad such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, and on cruise ships. China has confirmed 70644 cases and 1772 deaths as of 5 p.m. Central European Time, representing an increase of 2060 cases […] Continue reading -> Laws Governing Global Health Emergencies Need Reform, Experts Say 17/02/2020 Priti Patnaik The International Health Regulations are in need of reform, experts say – to create a more nuanced system of alerting the public about international health emergencies that goes beyond the existing yes-no decision, and to improve compliance to IHR laws by member states during such outbreaks. A high level panel of experts reviewed key concerns […] Continue reading -> COVID-19: Well-Rehearsed Singaporeans Take New Disease Risk In Stride 14/02/2020 Jade Lee SINGAPORE – Last Saturday, a day after Singapore raised its disease outbreak response alert for COVID-19 from yellow to orange as the first cases of local transmission of the virus were confirmed, supermarkets found themselves besieged by customers piling carts full of instant noodles, rice and toilet paper, among other essentials. “As there are now […] Continue reading -> Egypt Confirms First COVID-19 Case In Africa; Over 1,700 Chinese Healthcare Workers Are Infected; Six Have Died 14/02/2020 Editorial team Egypt confirmed its first COVID-19 case on Friday, the first on the African continent, Egyptian media said, a report also confirmed by the World Health Organization’s Egypt office in a tweet. A Health Ministry statement said that it had informed WHO of the infection in a foreign national, who had been tested and then placed […] Continue reading -> Sharp Overnight Increase In Chinese COVID-19 Cases; Heightened Concerns About Pandemic 12/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After two days of more hopeful signs that new cases of the novel coronavirus in China might be stabilizing, a sharp increase of 14,840 new COVID-19 infections was reported Thursday by the Province of Hubei, more than 10 times the previous day. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities had reportedly imposed a mass quarantine on a number of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
WHO Official Defends Tighter China COVID-19 Surveillance As “Good Public Health Measure” 18/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Amidst reports of an even tougher crackdown in China, including door to door visits by Wuhan public health authorities to identify people infected with the novel COVID-19 coronavirus and place them in mass quarantine facilities, WHO’s Emergencies Head Mike Ryan defended the tough government measures at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Door to door surveillance, […] Continue reading -> Number Of New Infections In China Slows, But Fear Of Further International Spread Remains 17/02/2020 Grace Ren The rise in new cases of COVID-19 seemed to be slowing in mainland China, but concerns remain about local transmission in cities abroad such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, and on cruise ships. China has confirmed 70644 cases and 1772 deaths as of 5 p.m. Central European Time, representing an increase of 2060 cases […] Continue reading -> Laws Governing Global Health Emergencies Need Reform, Experts Say 17/02/2020 Priti Patnaik The International Health Regulations are in need of reform, experts say – to create a more nuanced system of alerting the public about international health emergencies that goes beyond the existing yes-no decision, and to improve compliance to IHR laws by member states during such outbreaks. A high level panel of experts reviewed key concerns […] Continue reading -> COVID-19: Well-Rehearsed Singaporeans Take New Disease Risk In Stride 14/02/2020 Jade Lee SINGAPORE – Last Saturday, a day after Singapore raised its disease outbreak response alert for COVID-19 from yellow to orange as the first cases of local transmission of the virus were confirmed, supermarkets found themselves besieged by customers piling carts full of instant noodles, rice and toilet paper, among other essentials. “As there are now […] Continue reading -> Egypt Confirms First COVID-19 Case In Africa; Over 1,700 Chinese Healthcare Workers Are Infected; Six Have Died 14/02/2020 Editorial team Egypt confirmed its first COVID-19 case on Friday, the first on the African continent, Egyptian media said, a report also confirmed by the World Health Organization’s Egypt office in a tweet. A Health Ministry statement said that it had informed WHO of the infection in a foreign national, who had been tested and then placed […] Continue reading -> Sharp Overnight Increase In Chinese COVID-19 Cases; Heightened Concerns About Pandemic 12/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After two days of more hopeful signs that new cases of the novel coronavirus in China might be stabilizing, a sharp increase of 14,840 new COVID-19 infections was reported Thursday by the Province of Hubei, more than 10 times the previous day. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities had reportedly imposed a mass quarantine on a number of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Number Of New Infections In China Slows, But Fear Of Further International Spread Remains 17/02/2020 Grace Ren The rise in new cases of COVID-19 seemed to be slowing in mainland China, but concerns remain about local transmission in cities abroad such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, and on cruise ships. China has confirmed 70644 cases and 1772 deaths as of 5 p.m. Central European Time, representing an increase of 2060 cases […] Continue reading -> Laws Governing Global Health Emergencies Need Reform, Experts Say 17/02/2020 Priti Patnaik The International Health Regulations are in need of reform, experts say – to create a more nuanced system of alerting the public about international health emergencies that goes beyond the existing yes-no decision, and to improve compliance to IHR laws by member states during such outbreaks. A high level panel of experts reviewed key concerns […] Continue reading -> COVID-19: Well-Rehearsed Singaporeans Take New Disease Risk In Stride 14/02/2020 Jade Lee SINGAPORE – Last Saturday, a day after Singapore raised its disease outbreak response alert for COVID-19 from yellow to orange as the first cases of local transmission of the virus were confirmed, supermarkets found themselves besieged by customers piling carts full of instant noodles, rice and toilet paper, among other essentials. “As there are now […] Continue reading -> Egypt Confirms First COVID-19 Case In Africa; Over 1,700 Chinese Healthcare Workers Are Infected; Six Have Died 14/02/2020 Editorial team Egypt confirmed its first COVID-19 case on Friday, the first on the African continent, Egyptian media said, a report also confirmed by the World Health Organization’s Egypt office in a tweet. A Health Ministry statement said that it had informed WHO of the infection in a foreign national, who had been tested and then placed […] Continue reading -> Sharp Overnight Increase In Chinese COVID-19 Cases; Heightened Concerns About Pandemic 12/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After two days of more hopeful signs that new cases of the novel coronavirus in China might be stabilizing, a sharp increase of 14,840 new COVID-19 infections was reported Thursday by the Province of Hubei, more than 10 times the previous day. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities had reportedly imposed a mass quarantine on a number of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Laws Governing Global Health Emergencies Need Reform, Experts Say 17/02/2020 Priti Patnaik The International Health Regulations are in need of reform, experts say – to create a more nuanced system of alerting the public about international health emergencies that goes beyond the existing yes-no decision, and to improve compliance to IHR laws by member states during such outbreaks. A high level panel of experts reviewed key concerns […] Continue reading -> COVID-19: Well-Rehearsed Singaporeans Take New Disease Risk In Stride 14/02/2020 Jade Lee SINGAPORE – Last Saturday, a day after Singapore raised its disease outbreak response alert for COVID-19 from yellow to orange as the first cases of local transmission of the virus were confirmed, supermarkets found themselves besieged by customers piling carts full of instant noodles, rice and toilet paper, among other essentials. “As there are now […] Continue reading -> Egypt Confirms First COVID-19 Case In Africa; Over 1,700 Chinese Healthcare Workers Are Infected; Six Have Died 14/02/2020 Editorial team Egypt confirmed its first COVID-19 case on Friday, the first on the African continent, Egyptian media said, a report also confirmed by the World Health Organization’s Egypt office in a tweet. A Health Ministry statement said that it had informed WHO of the infection in a foreign national, who had been tested and then placed […] Continue reading -> Sharp Overnight Increase In Chinese COVID-19 Cases; Heightened Concerns About Pandemic 12/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After two days of more hopeful signs that new cases of the novel coronavirus in China might be stabilizing, a sharp increase of 14,840 new COVID-19 infections was reported Thursday by the Province of Hubei, more than 10 times the previous day. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities had reportedly imposed a mass quarantine on a number of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
COVID-19: Well-Rehearsed Singaporeans Take New Disease Risk In Stride 14/02/2020 Jade Lee SINGAPORE – Last Saturday, a day after Singapore raised its disease outbreak response alert for COVID-19 from yellow to orange as the first cases of local transmission of the virus were confirmed, supermarkets found themselves besieged by customers piling carts full of instant noodles, rice and toilet paper, among other essentials. “As there are now […] Continue reading -> Egypt Confirms First COVID-19 Case In Africa; Over 1,700 Chinese Healthcare Workers Are Infected; Six Have Died 14/02/2020 Editorial team Egypt confirmed its first COVID-19 case on Friday, the first on the African continent, Egyptian media said, a report also confirmed by the World Health Organization’s Egypt office in a tweet. A Health Ministry statement said that it had informed WHO of the infection in a foreign national, who had been tested and then placed […] Continue reading -> Sharp Overnight Increase In Chinese COVID-19 Cases; Heightened Concerns About Pandemic 12/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After two days of more hopeful signs that new cases of the novel coronavirus in China might be stabilizing, a sharp increase of 14,840 new COVID-19 infections was reported Thursday by the Province of Hubei, more than 10 times the previous day. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities had reportedly imposed a mass quarantine on a number of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Egypt Confirms First COVID-19 Case In Africa; Over 1,700 Chinese Healthcare Workers Are Infected; Six Have Died 14/02/2020 Editorial team Egypt confirmed its first COVID-19 case on Friday, the first on the African continent, Egyptian media said, a report also confirmed by the World Health Organization’s Egypt office in a tweet. A Health Ministry statement said that it had informed WHO of the infection in a foreign national, who had been tested and then placed […] Continue reading -> Sharp Overnight Increase In Chinese COVID-19 Cases; Heightened Concerns About Pandemic 12/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After two days of more hopeful signs that new cases of the novel coronavirus in China might be stabilizing, a sharp increase of 14,840 new COVID-19 infections was reported Thursday by the Province of Hubei, more than 10 times the previous day. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities had reportedly imposed a mass quarantine on a number of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Sharp Overnight Increase In Chinese COVID-19 Cases; Heightened Concerns About Pandemic 12/02/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After two days of more hopeful signs that new cases of the novel coronavirus in China might be stabilizing, a sharp increase of 14,840 new COVID-19 infections was reported Thursday by the Province of Hubei, more than 10 times the previous day. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities had reportedly imposed a mass quarantine on a number of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts