UPDATED: HHS and CDC Receive Flight Carrying Repatriated US Citizens
Jan.29 morning, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Department of State received the flight carrying approximately 210 U.S. citizens from Wuhan at March Air...
WHO, China leaders discuss next steps in battle against coronavirus outbreak
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Jan. 28 met President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing. They shared the latest information on the novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV)...
Genomics experts dispute nine genes linked to congenital heart condition
Geneticists and heart specialists around the world had previously reported 17 genes to cause long QT syndrome, a little-known inherited heart condition. However, the Clinical Genome Resource’s (ClinGen) expert panel has critically reevaluated the...
First human trial of monoclonal antibody to prevent malaria opens
A Phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety and effectiveness of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against malaria has begun enrolling healthy adult volunteers at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The trial, sponsored...
Taxing Sugary Drinks Can Lead to Better Health Outcomes in Kazakhstan, Says World Bank
Health experts, World Bank economists, and representatives from Ministries and agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan met to discuss the impact of taxes on sugary drinks in Kazakhstan, on January 29.
US, Japan Evacuate Citizens from China as Coronavirus Outbreak Toll Rises to 132
The first evacuations of foreign nationals from China took place Wednesday as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak soared to 132 people.
Report: China's Xi Holds Politburo Meeting to Address 'Grave Situation' With Coronavirus
Chinese President Xi Jinping called a politburo meeting Saturday to discuss ways to contain the deadly coronavirus, declaring the country is facing a “grave situation,” state television reported. The meeting took place as the new virus stopped all...
Coronavirus Outbreak Raises Health, Economic Concerns in Asia
Southeast Asia's proximity to China and dependence on that nation for a major share of its economy is raising concerns that the coronavirus outbreak that started there will not only have health impacts but harm the region's economies.
UN health agency urges China to continue search for source of new virus, as Thailand case emerges
WHO statement on novel coronavirus in Thailand
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with officials in Thailand and China following reports of confirmation of the novel coronavirus in a person in Thailand.
