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The UN health agency on Tuesday announced that "COVID-19" will be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented a "very grave threat" for the world but there was a "realistic chance" of stopping it. "We now have a name for t…

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an official name for the new coronavirus disease: COVID-19 — making sure not to reference Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the virus originated. COVID-19 stands for Corona Virus Disease 19. “Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names…

The World Health Organization has finally come up with a name for the illness caused by a newly discovered coronavirus thats infected at least 40,000 people and killed over 1,000 worldwide. Meanwhile, scientists elsewhere have coined a new name for the virus …

Passengers look out from their cabins on Diamond Princess, quarantined in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters The first hint of a quarantine arrived at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, when an announcement told early risers aboard the Diamond Princess to return to their cabins from breakfast. Ninety minutes later, the captain…

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Talk to almost any public health expert, and they’ll tell you — half-jokingly — that the only thing more virulent than the spread of an out-of-control virus is the spread of an out-of-control rumour about that virus.In some cases, it’s not the bug, but an infectious case of public panic…

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With the recent news surfacing about confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases identified in Canada, this has left many with one substantial question, should we be worried? Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) falls under a family of viruses that range from the common cold to more critical diseases like MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Passengers at a Hong Kong railway station The world is grappling with the new coronavirus, which has spread from China to at least 16 other countries, including the UK. Outbreaks of new infectious diseases are typically seen as a "one off". But the new…

Coronavirus case near Tokyo spurs alert for US military personnel in Japan Maj. Andrew Fisher, a flight surgeon for the 374th Medical Group, speaks about the Wuhan coronavirus at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. THERON GODBOLD/STARS AND STRIPES By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January…