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Coronavirus linked to rare inflammatory disease in children – here’s what we know
The UK Paediatric Intensive Care Society sent out an alert on April 27 about

Coronavirus: many patients reporting neurological symptoms
As case numbers of COVID-19 continue to rise around the world, we

Coronavirus: the puzzle of why the risk of death is greater for men and for the elderly
For COVID-19, age and sex appear to be strong predictors of who

Coronavirus: will the UK really have highest death toll in Europe, as a US study suggests?
Within four months, the UK will have 66,314 fatalities from COVID-19, according

Coronavirus: Why is Germany’s fatality rate so low?
Germany has received a great deal of attention for having a lower

Coronavirus: what the 2009 swine flu pandemic can tell us about the weeks to come
The first documented case of COVID-19 is thought to have appeared on December

Why are there so few coronavirus cases in Russia and Africa?
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China in December 2019, we have

A Clear Call for Government Action
The editors of Nature have recently published an excellent and clear discussion of the

Coronavirus: Can herd immunity really protect us?
The UK government recently enacted its second phase of response to the

Will warmer weather stop the spread of coronavirus?
As the coronavirus death toll continues to rise, some have suggested that the

Novel Coronavirus (Covid19) Update
On the 1st of February, RAN reported on the outbreak of Coronavirus originating

Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in China – Implications for Health and Communities
On the 8th of December 2019, Chinese authorities reported an instance of pneumonia

Community support for COVID-19 responses and recovery
The on-going COVID-19 pandemic requires international collaborative effort in order to protect

Ebola in the DRC – October 2019 Update
Case figures as of 15th of October 2019: Confirmed: 3113, Probable: 114 Suspected: 411, Fatalities:

Ebola Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The current Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Eastern Democratic Republic of

New Developments in the DRC Ebola Virus Outbreak
As the current Ebola virus outbreak in the DRC approaches the one

Emerging Ebolavirus Therapies
The ongoing Ebolavirus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic

Continuing challenges in delivering effective aid
It has been just over one year since the first reported case

Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year – and it’s not Ebola
Ebola outbreaks, such as the current one in the Democratic Republic of

A chaotic start to recovery in the Bahamas
On the 1st of September 2019, the Category 5 hurricane Dorian hit the

Ebola: a tale of two outbreaks
The two most severe outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have occurred

Social medicine – Ebola in minds and the media
Ask a member of the public what they know about Ebola and

Conflict in the DRC – A Challenge to Effective Aid Delivery
Owing to the tropical nature of disease such as Ebola, developing nations
