Hundreds of people have been arrested across Asia for posting purported false coronavirus information, according to an AFP investigation, deepening concerns that growing government efforts to combat “fake news” will target the wrong people and silence dissent. From teenagers to a TV star, people have been wrongly detained under vaguely worded cybercrime laws or broad […]
Tens of thousands of people around the world are currently fighting against the Sars-CoV-2 induced disease Covid-19, many have succumbed to its consequences. Researchers are working to find drugs, the Affected support. Here you can read the current state of things. More than 1.5 million people worldwide have been infected with the new Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2, […]
Many of the patients admitted to the ER are presumed to have COVID-19, but their tests results take days to process, the hospital workers said. Sinai-Grace Hospital did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. The emergency rooms have become so overrun at Sinai-Grace that night shift ER nurses staged a sit-in on Sunday night […]
While the emerging data shows an alarming disparity, it is not yet being collected on a large scale, prompting activists and some members of Congress to urge federal and local governments to collect data on race and ethnicity to better understand the implications of the pandemic on certain communities. On March 27, a group of […]
Now that the new coronavirus pandemic has spread across the U.S., most Americans are well aware of the symptoms of COVID-19: cough, fever and shortness of breath. That last symptom is one of the most worrisome, a possible sign of pneumonia and one that could require hospitalization in severe cases. Shortness of breath, though, is […]
Coronavirus has exposed the fragility in all of us and the structures that we depend on. The daily death count, overstretched hospitals and teetering economy all point to this vulnerability. What’s more, the virus seems to be targeting specific groups, such as those with underlying conditions, such as diabetes. READ MORE Type 2 diabetes: How […]
By now, much of the world is under some form of isolation in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19—a worthwhile effort, but one that can create some emotional distress, as well. The constant inundation of emotionally fraught images and information about the disease can drive a dramatic increase in our sense of fear, […]
Corona-crisis in Germany: 859 people have already died, 72.893 are infected with the Coronavirus. Worldwide, more than 900,000 cases were registered. Meanwhile, the United States recorded more than 200,000 cases, most of the Corona cases worldwide. All the information about the Corona-crisis you will find in the News Ticker of FOCUS Online. The countries-Overview of […]
Coronavirus is continuing to spread across the UK at an exponential rate. The deadly virus took only 13 days for the number of deaths to go from one to more than 100. And it has only taken a further 10 days for the total to go from 100 to more than 1,000. Gov.uk said: “As […]
Deaths in würzburg nursing home, visiting ban for a care sites, fantasy prices for protection equipment – the maintenance works on the Limit. FOCUS Online spoke with the head of the allgäu old home – about risks, problems, and loneliness. The working conditions for nursing and medical staff to intensify in the Corona-crisis, more and […]
