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“Disease X” – Could the novel coronavirus be the next pandemic?

February 27, 2020 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

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“Disease X” is a rather ominous sounding concept. It refers to an as of yet-unclassified pathogen that the World Health Organization (WHO) alluded to previously that could cause an international pandemic of vast proportions. COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, is now being hailed as a contender for this portent of doom. Disease X is a […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Stories, Infectious diseases, International, News Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, disease x

COVID-19 deaths cross the 2,000 mark

February 19, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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The number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases now number in excess of 75,000, whilst COVID-19 deaths have crossed the 2,000 mark. At the time of writing, there have been 75,312 confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 58,240 are active. COVID-19 deaths number at 2,012, whilst 15,060 infected individuals have recovered. Of the 58,240 remaining COVID-19 patients, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Infectious diseases, International, Medicine and Research, News, Science and Technology, Social issues Tagged With: China, coronavirus, COVID-19, World Health Organization

Economic growth and COVID-19

February 19, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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Economic growth is taking a hit from the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). However, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed that it is likely too early to panic.  “There may be a cut that we are still hoping would be in the 0.1-0.2 percentage space,” commented the IMF’s managing director Kristina Georgieva […]

Filed Under: Featured, Infectious diseases, International, National, News, Science and Technology, Social issues Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, economy, International Monetary Fund

Paracetamol prices spike amidst COVID-19 outbreak

February 19, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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The COVID-19 outbreak that originated China and has since mushroomed to several countries worldwide – including India – has had a knock-on effect on multiple industries including the pharmaceutical industry. This ripple effect has manifested in a spike in paracetamol prices.  At the time of writing, COVID-19 has infected in excess of 73,000 and resulted […]

Filed Under: Featured, Infectious diseases, International, Medicine and Research, National, News, Science and Technology, Social issues Tagged With: China, coronavirus, COVID-19, drug prices, Indian pharma, paracetamol, pharma

COVID-19 cases: 73,000+, almost 2,000 deaths

February 18, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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Confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases now number in excess of 73,000, with the death toll nearing 2,000.  At the time of writing, 73,436 COVID-19 cases have been reported. Of the individuals affected, 1,874 have died. China continues to account for the overwhelming majority of both cases and fatalities, with 72,439 cases reported from the country […]

Filed Under: Featured, Infectious diseases, International, Medicine and Research, National, News, Science and Technology, Social issues Tagged With: China, coronavirus, COVID-19, Harsh Vardhan, Narendra Modi

COVID-19 outbreak: The latest updates

February 17, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, there is some hope for India. 406 of the 650 citizens who were repatriated from the outbreak’s epicentre, the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, have tested negative for the disease which has claimed well in excess of 1,000 lives worldwide and infected tens of thousands of people.  COVID-19, at […]

Filed Under: Featured, Infectious diseases, International, Medicine and Research, News, Science and Technology Tagged With: China, coronavirus, COVID-19, Harsh Vardhan

COVID-19: Outbreak continues to ignite panic

February 14, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has, in recent days, moved to officially classify the novel coronavirus under the name COVID-19, as the outbreak continues to sweep the globe. The virus originated in the capital city of China’s Hubei province, Wuhan. China has recorded its deadliest day thus far due to the COVID-19 outbreak, reporting 254 […]

Filed Under: Infectious diseases, International, Medicine and Research, National, News, Science and Technology Tagged With: China, coronavirus, COVID-19, Harsh Vardhan

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