Health News | Health News & Health Studies

coronavirus outbreak

03/06/2020 / By Franz Walker

Massive economic disruptions ahead as businesses in Washington state brace for upswing in coronavirus infections

With 51 confirmed coronavirus cases and 10 deaths, King County has been the center of the outbreak in Washington state. Now, county officials are suggesting its over two million residents to work from home in an attempt to reduce the number of infections. “Workplaces should enact measures that allow people who can work from home to do so,” said King […]

03/05/2020 / By Franz Walker

Seattle-area nursing home investigated by Feds as US death rate climbs to 11

Federal authorities have announced an investigation into the Seattle-area nursing home at the center of the coronavirus outbreak. The news comes just as the total death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11, with the first reported death outside of Washington state. Officials in California’s Placer County near Sacramento announced that an older adult who had tested positive […]

03/04/2020 / By Franz Walker

DHS office in Washington state shutters after employee catches the coronavirus

An office of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the state of Washington has been closed for two weeks after an employee fell ill with COVID-19. The employee had apparently contracted the virus after visiting a relative at a nursing facility which is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19. Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf made […]

03/04/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

Iran’s VP infected by the coronavirus – many top officials are also sick… or DEAD

Masoumeh Ebtekar, the vice president of Iran and the highest-ranking woman in President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet, has contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19), according to report by state-run media on Thursday. Ebtekar is the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs and one of four vice presidents in Rouhani’s cabinet, comparable in rank to cabinet secretaries in […]

03/03/2020 / By Franz Walker

Coronavirus patient released “by mistake,” wanders through mall for two hours

A patient who was being treated for COVID-19 at a Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) facility ended up wandering through a mall for two hours after she was mistakenly released. In addition to wandering through the mall, officials have confirmed that the patient also went to a local hotel. In a statement given by San […]

1 of 1