Infectious diseases

More than 37 people in East China’s Jiangsu Province contracted with the SFTS Virus in the first half of the year. Later, 23 people were found to have been infected in East China’s Anhui province, state-run Global Times quoted media reports. … [Read more...] about Seven dead, 60 infected by new infectious disease in China, says media reports

More than 37 people in East China’s Jiangsu Province contracted with the SFTS Virus in the first half of the year. Later, 23 people were found to have been infected in East China’s Anhui province, state-run Global Times quoted media reports. … [Read more...] about Seven dead, 60 infected by new infectious disease in China: Report

Disturbed by the surge in infections, some local leaders are refusing to wait for guidance from Tokyo. Aichi prefecture, which is in the midst of a surge centred on the industrial city of Nagoya, has declared a state of emergency, as has Okinawa, where cases have been traced to US military bases. … [Read more...] about Shinzo Abe accused of going awol as Japan tackles Covid surge

Trump also said children are “almost immune” from COVID-19, prompting Facebook Inc on Wednesday to take down a post by the Republican president containing a Fox News video clip in which he made the statement. Facebook said it violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the virus. … [Read more...] about Government health experts warn U.S. cities of “trouble ahead”

Fed officials pledged at their policy meeting last week to do what they can to help the economy rebound from the recession that began in February as the coronavirus outbreak spread across the globe. The U.S. central bank has cut interest rates to near zero and rolled out roughly a dozen emergency programs to backstop financial markets and support businesses. … [Read more...] about Fed policymakers say pickup in infections slowing U.S. economic recovery