The cruise ship Diamond Princess was quarantined for over two weeks resulting in more coronavirus infected passengers than if they would have disembarked immediately. Rather the opposite to what was intended....

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The São Paulo State Health Secretariat notified the Ministry of Health of yet another imported, confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19). Despite the new confirmation,...

There also are ongoing investigations into possible outbreaks in health care settings The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials in the state of Washington have reported...

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee today declared a state of emergency in response to new cases of COVID-19, directing state agencies to use all resources necessary to prepare for and respond to the outbreak. “This...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Greece Ministry of Health reported Friday the fourth case of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the country. The case is a 36-year-old Greek woman who recently traveled...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, the Ministero della Salute issued the following update (computer translated): As regards health monitoring relating...

Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today on the death of a Washington state individual from the coronavirus (COVID-19). “It is a sad day in our state as we learn that a Washingtonian has died...

Today, as part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing and aggressive commitment to address the coronavirus outbreak, the agency issued a new policy for certain laboratories seeking...

The Washington State Department of Health has reported the first death due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States. Local media reports the individual passed away last night at EvergreenHealth Medical...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Peru announced they will be fumigating 40,000 homes in the San Martín region, for the elimination of the dengue fever vector, Aedes aegypti. Health...