Category Virus Alert

Thousands test positive for bacterial disease after leak from Chinese factory #Bacteria #Disease #China

A gas leak at a Chinese research lab has infected over 3,000 people with a bacterial disease that can cause lifelong illness. Staff working at China Animal Husbandry Lanzhou Biopharmaceutical Factory, which used the bacteria that cause brucellosis in animals…

Coronavirus: Israel becomes first country in the world to impose second national lockdown #COVID19 #coronavirus #Israel #pandemic #Lockdown

Israel has become the first country in the world to announce a second national coronavirus lockdown. Responding to a soaring infection and death rate, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed the decision in a late night TV news conference. The lockdown…

Coronavirus: Rhondda Cynon Taf to go into local lockdown amid rise in cases #COVID19 #coronavirus #RhonddaCynonTaf #Wales #UK #quarantine

Local lockdown measures are to be imposed in the Welsh county of Rhondda Cynon Taf after a rise in coronavirus cases. The new restrictions will come into effect at 6pm on Thursday, 17 September, Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething confirmed.…