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WHO warns that the coronavirus crisis can get worse and worse

GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – The new worldwide coronavirus pandemic will worsen if countries fail to comply with strict health precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday. A community health officer helps sanitation workers don personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Fourah Bay College Coronavirus Treatment Center in Freetown, …

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Squirrel tests positive for plague in Colorado

A squirrel has tested positive for bubonic plague in Colorado. According to health officials, the squirrel is the first case of plague in the city of Morrison, Jefferson County, which is about 27 miles southwest of Denver. “Plague is an infectious disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria and can …

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