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The coronavirus outbreak has taken over Italy with the country quarantining close to 16 million who may have come in contact with the illness. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the closure of schools, gyms, museums, nightclubs and other establishments across the country, BBC reports. Yet, the virus has taken a stronghold in the country’s Northern and Central […]
The coronavirus has reportedly made its way into the FBI. On Friday, CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz revealed that the FBI is now dealing with its first case of the deadly virus. According to Prokupecz, an employee at a field office in San Francisco tested positive for the coronavirus. FBI has its first case of Corona. An FBI employee […]
Employees at the Louvre Museum decided not to open the iconic museum on Sunday over growing concerns surrounding the coronavirus. A Louvre employee and union representative, Andre Sacristin, explained to the Associated Press that the museum receives visitors from across the world. Per the Daily News, more than nine million people visited the Louvre Museum in 2019. Almost 75 […]
CBS has shut down production of The Amazing Race, citing growing concerns over the deadly coronavirus. The network announced its decision Friday, as the reality TV competition was filming its 33rd season. A CBS spokesperson told Variety that the shutdown was “temporary”; however, it’s unclear when production is expected to resume. “All contestants and production staff are in the […]
As the death toll for the coronavirus continues to climb in mainland China, a French official has confirmed the first death outside of Asia. USA Today reports an 80-year-old Chinese tourist from the province of Hubei was hospitalized in Paris on Jan. 25, but he died on Friday. His daughter was also placed under isolation, but […]
Chinese officials confirmed that 1,716 medical workers have been infected with the coronavirus; six of those cases have resulted in death. Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of China’s National Health Commission, announced the startling figure during a Tuesday press conference. “At present, the duties of medical workers at the front are indeed extremely heavy,” he said, as reported by […]
A 4-year-old child in Colorado died after having a flu-related seizure. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed to the local CBS-affiliate earlier this week that 4-year-old, Najee, died from influenza. “The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment can confirm that a preschool-aged child in southern Colorado has died of flu,” CDPHE wrote in a statement. […]
The parents of a four-year-old Iowa girl who nearly died are using their very, very miserable personal experience to warn other caregivers not to skip out on their obligation(s) to get their children a flu vaccination shot before every flu season. In addition to almost dying, that four-year-old, Jade DeLucia, is now blind and may remain […]
During a rare interview with Michael Strahan that’s set to air on Thursday evening, Alex Trebek and his wife are opening up about the toll that the legendary Jeopardy! host’s battle with cancer is taking upon the both of them. According to Deadline, at one point in the interview Trebek says that concerns and outpouring […]
Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The Georgia Democrat’s office made the announcement Sunday. Doctors discovered the cancer during a routine medical visit and reconfirmed the diagnosis. “I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom, equality, basic human rights – for nearly my entire life. I […]
