Cases of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are on the rise among those 20 and under in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Ana Creo, a Mayo Clinic pediatric endocrinologist, explains what signs and symptoms parents should be aware of.
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Canada shuts Parliament, Trudeau in quarantine, no travel
Canada shut down Parliament and advised against all nonessential travel outside the country Friday while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau governed remotely from his home, in self-imposed quarantine after his wife tested positive for the new coronavirus.
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Costa cancels all cruises around world over virus
Costa said Friday it was suspending all of its cruises around the world until April 3 over the coronavirus outbreak as governments step up measures to contain the outbreak.
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Chinese billionaire Jack Ma offers US virus test kits, masks
Chinese billionaire businessman Jack Ma on Friday offered the United States 500,000 coronavirus test kits and a million masks, as the country faces a shortage of kits for diagnosing the potentially deadly disease.
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Turkey cuts flights with 9 European countries over virus
Turkey will halt flights with nine European countries, including France, Germany and Spain, the transport minister said Friday, as part of Ankara’s bid to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
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How to clean the bundle of germs that is your phone
You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.
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Europe now ‘epicentre’ of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
The World Health Organization said Friday that Europe was now the “epicentre” for the global coronavirus pandemic, and warned it was impossible to know when the outbreak would peak.
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Brazil quarantines cruise ship over suspected COVID-19
Brazilian authorities said Friday they had quarantined a Bahamas-flagged cruise ship with 600 people aboard after a passenger was diagnosed with a suspected case of the new coronavirus.
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Italy hits one-day record with 250 new coronavirus deaths
Italy on Friday recorded its highest one-day death toll yet from cases of the new coronavirus, according to official data.
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One in 10 workers could be exposed to coronavirus weekly at work
(HealthDay)—Millions of workers who constantly interact with the public are exposed to viruses and bacteria on a weekly basis, and so they face a greater risk of falling ill with coronavirus, a new analysis reveals.
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