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Virus could still be circulating in the community: Health authorities

THE coronavirus may still be circulating in Western NSW communities, health authorities have warned. Nationally the number of cases may have allowed for many restrictions to be lifted, but overnight in Victoria the state recorded a spike with 16 new cases. Health authorities there have since called for a lockdown of hotspots across the state,… Read More »

China’s new virus outbreak needs further testing after ‘hypothesis’ on cause: WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) – The origins of a new cluster of coronavirus infections in Beijing are uncertain, World Health Organization officials said on Monday, but the claim that it might have been caused by imports or packaging of salmon was not the “primary hypothesis”. Several districts of the Chinese capital put up security checkpoints, closed schools… Read More »

Who are the flu virus

Influenza, commonly known as ” the flu “, is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus. Frequent hand washing reduces the risk of viral spread, as does wearing a surgical mask. Influenza spreads around the world in yearly outbreaks, resulting in about three to five million cases of severe illness and about , to… Read More »