Some UK dentists may have to “down drills” if the shortage of face masks caused by the coronavirus outbreak continues, according to the British Dental Association. All practices are now restricted to ordering 100 masks a day, leaving larger ones with several dentists running out of supplies. Even NHS practices with just two dentists are… Read More »
Two planes carrying American coronavirus evacuees from Wuhan, China — the epicenter of the deadly outbreak — have landed at Travis Air Force Base in Solano County, Calif., according to local reports. The flights, which were chartered by the U.S. Department of State, are carrying 350 Americans, KNTV reports. Passengers on one of the flights… Read More »
The Wuhan coronavirus spreading from China is now likely to become a pandemic that circles the globe, according to many of the world’s leading infectious disease experts. The prospect is daunting. A pandemic — an ongoing epidemic on two or more continents — may well have global consequences, despite the extraordinary travel restrictions and quarantines… Read More »
Nikol Szymul staffs a reception desk at Amazon offices discretely tucked into a building called Fiona in downtown Seattle, Washington on May 11, 2017. Getty Images Amazon has started restricting employee travel to China as the coronavirus continues to spread, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. “We place tremendous value and focus on the well-being and… Read More »
B.C. has its first presumptively confirmed case of coronavirus A Toronto man is first Canadian to contract the novel coronavirus and his wife is presumed to be the second Health officials in Ontario are investigating 11 other people suspected, but not confirmed, to have the virus. 106 people in China have died — most in and… Read More »