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Coronavirus: 56 dead and 1,975 infected as Canada reports 1st case
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 01:16:31 GMT
From feeds.foxnews
Canada announced its first case of the Coronavirus on Saturday, adding to an outbreak that has alreadyA claimed the lives of 41 people and sickened at least 1,300 others since it originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

US health experts hosted fictional coronavirus pandemic simulation three months ago
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 01:10:22 GMT
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Scientists at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Maryland modeled a hypothetical pandemic on a computer as part of research last October.

Stores in central Texas are running out of medical masks after possible case of coronavirus reported
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From rss.cnn
Medical supply stores in central Texas are experiencing a medical mask shortage after a Texas A&M student, having recently traveled to Wuhan, China, may have contracted coronavirus.


A visual guide to the Wuhan coronavirus
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From rss.cnn
An outbreak of new coronavirus has sickened about 1,400 people worldwide and killed at least 41 in mainland China, while spreading to countries around the world.


Raw ground beef recalled in nine states due to possible plastic contamination
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From rss.cnn
A Chicago company is recalling about 2,020 pounds of raw ground beef that was shipped to nine states, federal health officials said.


Snakes could be the source of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
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From rss.cnn
Snakes -- the Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra -- may be the original source of the newly discovered coronavirus that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China this winter.


Toxic chemicals that never break down were found in the drinking water in several major US cities
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From rss.cnn
Cities like Miami, New Orleans and Washington, DC, had high levels of manmade chemicals called PFAS.


Psychedelics: Can getting high improve your mental health?
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From rss.cnn
"Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Lab" on Netflix is focusing one of its episodes on magic mushrooms, but science has been exploring the highs and lows of psychedelics for decades.


The deadly new coronavirus has reached the US. Here's how to protect yourself
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From rss.cnn
What started as a mystery virus last month in Wuhan, China, has now killed more than two dozen people and infected hundreds more around the world.


More than 2,000 now infected with coronavirus; 56 dead in China
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 01:41:25 -0500
From feeds.reuters
More than 2,000 people globally have been infected with a new coronavirus, the vast majority of them in China, where 56 people have died from the disease, according to figures released on Sunday.


China's Shantou city will not ban cars, ships, people from entering, state media reports
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 01:41:25 -0500
From feeds.reuters
China's coastal city of Shantou in Guangdong province, will not ban cars, ships and people from entering the city but will strengthen disease controls such as disinfection efforts, local state media STRTV reported, reversing an earlier government statement.


China bans wildlife trade nationwide due to coronavirus outbreak
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 01:41:13 -0500
From feeds.reuters
China banned wildlife trade nationwide in markets, supermarkets, restaurants, and e-commerce platforms due to the coronavirus outbreak, the country's market watchdog, agricultural ministry, and forestry bureau said in a joint statement.


U.S. to evacuate consulate staff, some citizens from Wuhan
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 01:06:09 -0500
From feeds.reuters
The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it will evacuate personnel from its Wuhan consulate to the United States and will offer a limited number of seats to private U.S. citizens on a flight out of the epicenter of China's coronavirus outbreak.


'Postnatal depression doesn't only affect mums'
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 00:03:40 GMT
From https:
Viren Swami struggled after his son was born and wants all new dads to have a mental health check.