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CORONAVIRUS has killed 2,858 worldwide, as reported by the World Health Organisation . It’s not even been three months since the outbreak began, and the death toll is mounting up. But are you more likely to die from coronavirus or the flu? Daily Express :: Health Feed
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Coronavirus: Are you more likely to die from COVID-19 or flu? The major difference
CORONAVIRUS has killed 2,858 worldwide, as reported by the World Health Organisation . It’s not even been three months since the outbreak began, and the death toll is mounting up. But are you more likely to die from coronavirus or the flu? Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »COVID-19 outbreak: Here’s what’s happening around the world Friday
The world prepared for a coronavirus pandemic on Friday as hopes the disease could be contained to China vanished and investors dumped equities in expectation of a global recession. CBC | World News
Read More »COVID-19 outbreak: Here’s what’s happening around the world Thursday
Countries with their first confirmed cases of coronavirus should “move swiftly” to contain the virus, WHO’s director-general said Thursday, noting that the concern over cases outside of China is growing as the number of people infected mounts. CBC | World News
Read More »WHO reluctant to declare COVID-19 pandemic as coronavirus spreads to more countries
The sudden rise in cases of novel coronavirus in Italy, Iran and South Korea is “deeply concerning,” but the virus can still be contained and does not amount to a pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says. CBC | World News
Read More »COVID-19: What’s happening around the world
Asia reported hundreds of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including the first U.S. soldier to be infected, as outbreaks in Italy and Iran spread to more countries. CBC | World News
Read More »Shares in U.S. drug maker Moderna soar after possible COVID-19 vaccine deemed ready for testing
Shares in U.S. drug company Moderna Inc. surge by more than 16 per cent after the company announced it has shipped its first batch of a possible coronavirus vaccine for humans to the government department in charge of testing its safety and effectiveness. CBC | World News
Read More »Pound US Dollar exchange rate slumps as opportunity to contain Covid-19 ‘narrowing’
The pound slumped against the US dollar as investors flocked to the safe haven currency, leaving the pairing trading around $ 1.289. The dollar was buoyed after the rapid spread of coronavirus increased fears that the outbreak of Covid-19 could become a pandemic. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed
Read More »WHO director says world must act fast to contain COVID-19
The window of opportunity to contain wider international spread of the epidemic of the new coronavirus disease is closing, the World Health Organization warned on Friday, and countries must act fast if they are to control it. CBC | World News
Read More »COVID-19 cases increase on cruise ship as China says another doctor has died
Japanese health authorities say they have confirmed 88 more cases of COVID-19 on a quarantined cruise ship near Tokyo, bringing the total to 542 — including 32 Canadian cases. CBC | World News
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