Coronavirus: agonising delay for Hongkongers stranded on cruise ship in Japan with Canadian citizens given priority, as four more cases confirmed locally

By |2020-02-21T23:01:20+00:00February 21st, 2020|

Ten more Hongkongers on the Diamond Princess taken ill with Covid-19 as their government-chartered flight home is being pushed back to Friday First batch of evacuees to return to Hong Kong frustrated with quarantine conditions, with one inviting city leader Carrie Lam to ‘come see for herself’   Kent Wang [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via [...]

How to Improve Your Circulation

By |2020-02-21T06:08:46+00:00February 21st, 2020|

Why You Need Good Blood Flow It’s hard to believe, but your body holds about 60,000 miles of blood vessels. Along with your heart and other muscles, they make up your circulatory system. This network of roadways carries blood to every corner of your body. But when your circulation is poor, it slows or blocks [...]

How Cleveland Clinic Is Fighting the Opioid Crisis

By |2020-02-21T06:08:41+00:00February 21st, 2020|

Overdoses, deaths trigger National Public Health Emergency To stem the tide of opioid addiction, Cleveland Clinic is committed to finding new ways to treat pain, say Richard W. Rosenquist, MD, and David Streem, MD. Here’s how: CC0 Creative Commons Pixabay See infographic at healthessentials…   The post How Cleveland Clinic Is Fighting the Opioid Crisis appeared first on Healthier Environment Living Program.

Coronavirus: at least 102 Hongkongers on Diamond Princess cruise in Japan to be brought home on chartered flight

By |2020-02-21T06:08:35+00:00February 21st, 2020|

First flight delayed as authorities say they plan to bring as many people as possible home from initial 45, with some who earlier declined offer changing minds City officials express impatience with pace of processing by Japanese authorities, who are prioritising screening according to age Read more… The post Coronavirus: at least 102 Hongkongers on [...]

When will the coronavirus outbreak peak?

By |2020-02-20T22:44:51+00:00February 20th, 2020|

Officials want to know but predictions vary wildly, from now to after hundreds of millions of people are infected. Coronavirus infections in China continue to swell by thousands a day, prompting epidemiologists to estimate when the outbreak will peak. Some suggest the climax, when the number of new infections in a single day reaches its [...]

‘SARS-like damage’ seen in dead coronavirus patient in China, report says

By |2020-02-20T04:56:03+00:00February 20th, 2020|

A lung biopsy found that a man who died in China from the new coronavirus last month had lung damage reminiscent of two prior coronavirus-related outbreaks, SARS and MERS. The patient died on Jan. 27 after falling ill two weeks earlier and becoming increasingly breathless. Doctors bombarded him with various medications in attempts to save his life, [...]

About new coronavirus infectious disease confirmed in cruise ship during quarantine in Yokohama Port (the twelfth report)

By |2020-02-19T04:37:01+00:00February 19th, 2020|

The cruise ship Diamond Princess, which arrived at Yokohama Port on February 3, is undergoing quarantine at sea. A new coronavirus test was conducted, including those who are considered to be at high risk from the viewpoint of ensuring health due to long-term stay on board, including those with symptoms such as fever, and the results [...]

Reducing the Risk of Fraud in the Spice Industry

By |2020-02-18T04:22:16+00:00February 18th, 2020|

In the wake of several global incidents involving the adulteration of food, concerns over the adulteration of spices and many other food products have significantly increased. Recent regulatory and certification requirements have mandated addressing food fraud through vulnerability assessments and application of mitigating actions, but in many cases, companies struggle with knowing how to get started and whether they’ve [...]

Taiwan records its first COVID-19 death as global toll passes 1,600

By |2020-02-18T04:22:15+00:00February 18th, 2020|

TAIPEI: Taiwan reported its first death from the COVID-19 on Sunday (Feb 16), as the death toll from the outbreak rose to 1,665 inside mainland China.  A 61-year-old man from central Taiwan with underlying health problems but no recent overseas travel history died in hospital on Saturday after testing positive for the virus, officials confirmed.   [...]

Avoid crowds to prevent spread of COVID-19, Japan health minister warns

By |2020-02-18T04:22:10+00:00February 18th, 2020|

TOKYO: Japan’s health minister on Sunday (Feb 16) urged the public to avoid crowds and “non-essential gatherings”, including notoriously packed commuter trains, to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in the country. Katsunobu Kato warned the nation was “entering a new phase” in the outbreak of the coronavirus, which has infected nearly 60 people in Japan so far. [...]

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