Diamond Princess quarantine ‘FAILED,’ top official says after 13 Americans evacuated early to US 

A top official at the National Institutes of Health says the quarantine aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship ‘failed’ after more than 300 Americans passengers were evacuated – 14 of whom tested positive for coronavirus out of 542 total. More than 3,700 passengers and crew members were stuck onboard the ship that has been docked … Read more

US bars more than 100 Americans on Diamond Princess from returning over coronavirus fears

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials announced that more than 100 Americans still onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan will be barred from entry back into the US until they have completed yet another 14-day quarantine after disembarking.  ‘CDC believes the rate of new infections on board, especially among those without … Read more

US bars more than 100 Americans on Diamond Princess from returning over coronavirus fears

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials announced that more than 100 Americans still onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan will be barred from entry back into the US until they have completed yet another 14-day quarantine after disembarking.  ‘CDC believes the rate of new infections on board, especially among those without … Read more

Diamond Princess quarantine ‘FAILED,’ top official says after 13 Americans evacuated early to US 

A top official at the National Institutes of Health says the quarantine aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship ‘failed’ after more than 300 Americans passengers were evacuated – 14 of whom tested positive for coronavirus out of 542 total. More than 3,700 passengers and crew members were stuck onboard the ship that has been docked … Read more

One of 13 Americans suspected to have coronavirus put in biocontainment unit

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,800 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 71,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

One of 13 Americans suspected to have coronavirus put in biocontainment unit

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,800 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 71,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

Wuhan evacuee in Texas is the 15th American with coronavirus

A fifteenth American has coronavirus, US officials announced Thursday.  The latest patient is among the evacuees from Wuhan being held in quarantine at JBSA-Lackland and is the first confirmed case in Texas.  The US is bracing for the new coronavirus that has now struck 60,000 people worldwide to spread in the US, officials said the … Read more

Smoking trendy hookah waterpipes ‘may increase your risk of heart attacks and strokes’

Smoking trendy hookah pipes may increase your risk of a heart attack or strokes by causing deadly blood clots, scientists fear. The tabletop pipes are considered to be ‘healthier’ because the smoke goes through water before inhalation.  But for the first time, research on mice has shown hookah smoke causes blood cells to become ‘hyperactive’. Experiments … Read more