Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany slaughterhouse outbreak brings police, mass testing

German police deployed hundreds of officers Thursday across two western regions that have been placed under a renewed pandemic lockdown in an attempt to contain a coronavirus outbreak linked to a slaughterhouse.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Abattoir's cooling system helped spread virus: German expert

The air cooling system used in a German slaughterhouse helped spread the coronavirus among hundreds of workers, a hygiene expert said Wednesday, a day after the mass outbreak triggered renewed lockdowns in the area.

Medical research

Tracking mobility of individuals offers clues to finding COVID

Harvard scientists are leading a global research network that is using data from mobile devices and social media to document people's movements during the COVID-19 outbreak and translate that information to help government ...

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Australia calls military in after virus surge

Australia's military was called in Wednesday to help tackle a coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne—a surge in infections that has rattled the country's second-most populous city.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany orders first local virus lockdowns since easing

German authorities on Tuesday ordered fresh coronavirus lockdowns in two districts—the first since easing restrictions and a major setback for hopes of a swift return to normality.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Brazil passes 50,000 deaths from coronavirus: official

Brazil on Sunday said it had registered more than 50,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak as well as about one million infections, as the second worst-affected country in the world struggles to control the disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fears of second virus wave in Australia's second city

Australians were warned Monday to avoid travelling to Melbourne, as the country's second biggest city tightened coronavirus restrictions amid fears of a second wave of the epidemic.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Coronavirus cases exceed 2.5 million in Europe

Europe has recorded more than 2.5 million coronavirus cases since the outbreak of the pandemic, with more than half the total accounted for by Russia, Britain, Spain and Italy, according to a tally from official sources complied ...

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