The coronavirus outbreak has catalyzed another epidemic - an outbreak of xenophobia and racism towards the Chinese and people from other Asian countries. The BBC writes about this. Harassment, discrimination and victim blaming (victim blaming) towards Chinese and residents of other Asian countries...
Since the first cases of the Chinese coronavirus were reported in late December, more than 60 people have been infected and more than 000 have died worldwide. As the virus continues to have a global impact, the US government has issued travel advisories to...
On February 12, 242 people died from coronavirus in the Chinese province of Hubei. This is the highest death rate in one day. The BBC writes about this. Also, in one day the number of infected people in Hubei increased by almost 15 thousand. Wuhan is the capital of Hubei...
During a trip to the Moscow metro, a citizen of Tajikistan pretended to be infected with a coronavirus and was having a seizure. Now he is in jail, two of his alleged accomplices were detained, DW reports. The Cheryomushkinsky District Court of Moscow ruled to detain a citizen for 30 days ...
A pregnant woman with a child jumped out of the hospital window to avoid quarantine, while another Russian woman managed to escape from the hospital quarantine by turning off the electronic lock, writes the Daily Telegraph. According to both women, they fled due to the attitude of the doctors, poor conditions and fear that ...
The Chinese coronavirus could infect 60% of the world's population if left "uncontrolled," leading epidemiologist Gabriel Leung concluded based on the virus's estimated "attack frequency," Business Insider writes. Dr Leung said that "60% of the world's population is an awfully large number"....
The first case of coronavirus was confirmed in San Diego, California, in a person who was on board the first evacuation flight from Wuhan, China. He became the 13th American who was diagnosed with the coronavirus. This is reported by local media with reference to a local government official familiar with ...
The Pacific cruise that a Michigan family took to celebrate graduating from college and defeating illness turned out to be more stressful than expected, as the ship has been unable to find a port that will accept it for several days - all due to the coronavirus outbreak in the world, writes USA...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is actively monitoring the impact of the public health emergency related to the 2019 coronavirus outbreak on the agency's operations, USCIS said on its official website. Closing the Office in China According to the leadership of the US Department of State, USCIS is temporarily closing ...
Two teenagers have been charged following a "coronavirus" prank they played at a Walmart in Joliet, Illinois, local police said, USA Today reports. 19-year-old Tyler D. Wallace walked into Walmart with a sign on his back that read, “Caution, I have coronavirus.”…