(Natural News) About 200 million cases of viral pneumonia occur every year, according to a recent review published in The Lancet. Researchers from Turku University Hospital in Finland and the University of Otago in New Zealand discussed several causes of viral pneumonia and how the infection is linked to other respiratory diseases, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and avian influenza. Most […]

(Natural News) People are panicking because of the steady spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), but tests using a special UV camera have confirmed a simple yet effective way of slowing down the spread of germs: thorough hand washing. Health experts are constantly advising the public to wash their hands, but people must also be educated on the […]

(Natural News) Life in the normally bustling and overcrowded cities in India have simmered down dramatically as the second-most populous country in the world scrambles to handle the growing coronavirus outbreak within its borders. Rather than roaming about the streets, many people opted to stay home, slowing down traffic and reducing the size and scale […]

(Natural News) The novel coronavirus?—a global pandemic currently ravaging most parts of the world?—has been spreading among vulnerable elderly as the number of infection cases rises in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities throughout the United States. This finding follows a deadly coronavirus outbreak that ravaged a nursing home in the Seattle area. The infectious disease […]

(Natural News) As America continues to wage war against the coronavirus pandemic, which has since infected over 26,000 people and caused around 340 deaths as of this writing, healthcare workers are saying they’re running low on protective gear — putting themselves (and the people they treat) in peril. Reports by ProPublica and the New York Times provide a […]

(Natural News) Italy’s struggle with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic reached a grim milestone on Thursday as its number of fatalities overtook that of China, where the virus first emerged. A total of 427 deaths were registered in the country over the past 24 hours. This brought the national tally to 3,405 deaths since authorities reported […]

(Natural News) A sudden surge of coronavirus cases has left multiple hospitals in London struggling to cope, leading to operating theaters being turned into alternative intensive care units to house the growing number of patients with COVID-19, according to a report by The Guardian. Health practitioners have been warning that the number of patients continues to […]

(Natural News) Cases of coronavirus in Austria topped 2,000 Thursday as infections rose at a double-digit rate. The increase in number comes even as most people are now staying at home. In response to this, officials will extend border controls to more countries. Austria’s Health Ministry confirmed that the country would extend controls to its borders with Hungary […]

(Natural News) Just one day after its total number of COVID-19 deaths surpassed that of China’s, Italy announced what looked to be the highest number of coronavirus deaths to be reported in a single day: 627. In addition, the Mediterranean nation’s number of infections jumped by 15 percent, with the total number of confirmed cases now pegged at 47,021. As of press […]

(Natural News) World Health Organization (WHO) officials have a warning to young people: they can still get infected with the coronavirus. “You’re not invincible,” WHO director-general  Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference on COVID-19. “One of the things that we are learning is that although older people are the hardest-hit, younger people are not spared. Data […]