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  Japan COVID-19: Osaka woman reinfected as case count nears 200 - Outbreak News Today

  By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In Japan, a Osaka woman who was treated and recovered from COVID-19 has apparently been reinfected, according to a NHK World-Japan report. The woman in her 40s is a tour guide living in the city of Osaka. She was on
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  Europe: Denmark reports 1st COVID-19 case, Italy cases top 500 - Outbreak News Today

  By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Denmark Danish health authorities reported the first detected infection with new coronavirus in Denmark since the virus erupted in Hubei province in China in December 2019 Thursday. “We take the new situation very s
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  New surveillance system for early detection of COVID-19 - GOV.UK

  Public Health England (PHE) and the NHS establish a new surveillance system to detect cases of COVID-19.
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  Coronavirus: A matter of time | Jordan Times

  Although the efforts of Jordanian authorities to prevent the coronavirus from entering Jordan have been valiant and commendable, it is important to recognise that prevention is somewhat of an uphill battle in this case, if not altogether impossible. This
• COVID-19: Just how dangerous is it?

  COVID-19: Just how dangerous is it?
• Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China: Summary of a Report of 72 314 Cases From the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention | Global Health | JAMA | JAMA Network

  This Viewpoint summarizes key epidemiologic and clinical findings from all cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported through February 11, 2020, in m
• Explainer: Can Covid-19 patients get reinfected and do they develop immunity against the virus?

  SINGAPORE — Some health experts are saying that patients cured of the Covid-19 disease are unlikely to get reinfected, although they cannot say for sure exactly what is causing some discharged patients in the Chinese city of Wuhan to test positive again
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  Pakistan reports 5 more polio cases, 39 million children slated for vaccination - Outbreak News Today

  By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Global Polio Eradication Initiative reported that Pakistan saw five additional wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in the past week, bringing the total for 2020 to 17. The cases include four in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa