Young Australians are worried the coronavirus pandemic has damaged their future prospects, with one in two saying their mental health has gotten worse since the outbreak started. Headspace is urging people to reach out for help, as their research released Sunday revealed the impacts the virus has had on 15 to 25 year olds. Chief… Read More »
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s official coronavirus death toll edged higher again on Wednesday, but questions persisted over the veracity of numbers and the main business lobby warned the economy may slump up to 9% this year. People wearing protective face masks pray in front of the coffin of a person who died of coronavirus disease… Read More »
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – The U.S. government warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new coronavirus reached 213 on Friday and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency. People who arrived from Hubei province wait at a checkpoint at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge in Jiujiang, Jiangxi… Read More »
Grandfather, 79, becomes Michigan’s fourth death from mosquito-borne EEE virus as Massachusetts cases hit 50-year high Stan Zalner, 79, of Battle Creek, Michigan, died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis on Wednesday The rare disease is transferred by infected mosquitoes and kills one-third of those who fall ill His family says he was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms… Read More »
So far, this flu season has claimed 42 lives in California alone, The Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday. The death tally began in October, when flu season officially gets rolling across the country. The season runs through May and typically reaches its height in February, the outlet said. Half the deaths in California this season… Read More »