Tag: Corona Virus

Not only older adults, those with serious health conditions such as breast cancer are also at a higher risk of severe illness if they get COVID-19.  Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. According to BREASTCANCER.org, for women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher than …

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With the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no ways to eliminate risk, only ways to reduce risk. Wearing a mask, washing your hands frequently, and social distancing are the widely recommended measures to reduce risk of the spread of the disease. Everybody knows that gatherings and celebrations indoors and outdoors can increase the chances circulation of …

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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), most people infected with COVID-19 experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without any special treatment. Older people are likely to be seriously affected if they have underlying medical problems such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer. The best way to protect yourself and …

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As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens across the nation, numerous spots of business – schools, offices, the New York stock exchange, theaters, wellness studios, clothing and beauty stores, have all been requested to temporarily shut down and millions of people are being asked to self-quarantine in order to safeguard themselves and prevent the disastrous spread of …

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COVID-19, the new coronavirus disease that was first identified in Wuhan, China was declared as a global emergency on January 31, 2020 and announced as a pandemic on March 11,2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO). With a total of 1629 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 41 deaths from the virus reported in the United …

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The new coronavirus disease that was first identified in Wuhan, China was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 31, 2020. This contagious respiratory illness has been named “COVID-19”. While most of the infections are in China, where more than 77,000 people have the disease and over 2,600 have died, …

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