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Children prey to online ads of harmful products, regulation needed - U.N. study
GENEVA (Reuters) - Children and adolescents are being bombarded with ads on social media promoting harmful products from fast food to tobacco and alcohol, according to a United Nations-backed report on Wednesday that called for regulation.
Study says most coronavirus cases mild, elderly most at risk
BEIJING: The largest study released so far on the coronavirus outbreak originating in China suggests that most cases are mild and that sick and elderly people are most at risk.
Sugar tax successful in lowering soft drink sugar content
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy in the United Kingdom has been successful in decreasing the amount of sugar in many soft drinks on the market.
Taiwan confirms first coronavirus death on island, cases at 20
TAIPEI: A taxi driver has died from the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in Taiwan, marking the first such death on the island and the fifth fatality outside mainland China from an epidemic that has curbed travel and disrupted global supply chains. Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said during a news conference on Sunday (Feb 16) that the deceased person was a 61-year-old man who had diabetes and hepatitis B.
Taiwan's confirms first coronavirus death on island, cases at 20
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A taxi driver has died from the coronavirus in Taiwan, marking the first such death on the island and the fifth fatality outside mainland China from an epidemic that has curbed travel and disrupted global supply chains.
Coronavirus: Why many deaths will never appear in official figures
Wuhan’s overburdened health workers are unable to confirm many of those who died were suffering from Covid-19, so they will not show up in official figuresThe families of those who die at home are also denied the comfort of being able to make proper funeral arrangements
Up against two viral battles
KUALA LUMPUR: There are two viral battles waging simultaneously at this juncture in Malaysia.
Managing the coronavirus outbreak is a marathon, not a sprint
With no signs of the novel coronavirus outbreak slowing down, healthcare professionals need to settle in and strategise for the long haul.
Factbox: Here is what WHO experts are watching on the coronavirus' spread
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is tracking the epidemic of the new coronavirus in China and how it is spread abroad, as its advance team of international experts travel there to help investigate the outbreak.