Coronavirus In Florida

coronavirus in florida, Globally, the death toll by Monday pushed past 3,000, and the number of people infected topped 89,000, with fast-expanding outbreaks in Iran as well as South Korea and Italy. South Korea, with the worst outbreak outside of China, said it recorded 599 new cases Monday, bringing the total to 4,335. The death toll rose to 26. To cope, the country said hospitals will be reserved for patients with serious symptoms or preexisting conditions, with mild cases now routed to other designated facilities. Italy’s infections ballooned 50 percent in 24 hours to 1,694. Health officials in northern Italy sought to bring doctors out of retirement and accelerate nursing students' graduations to help an overwhelmed public health system.

coronavirus in florida - The U.S. has warned Americans against nonessential travel to both South Korea and Italy and warned against older individuals and people with chronic medical conditions going to Japan. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE  During his meeting, Trump pressed pharmaceutical executives to quickly develop a vaccine, but even the most optimistic predictions don’t see one coming to market for months. In China, scientists have been testing a combination of HIV drugs against the new coronavirus, as well as an experimental drug named remdesivir that was in development to fight Ebola. In the U.S., the University of Nebraska Medical Center also began testing remdesivir in some Americans who were found to have COVID-19 after being evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan.

coronavirus in florida, Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A potential pandemic may have citizens adopting new behaviors, if a viral video clip is to be believed. Footage on social media is demonstrating how people in coronavirus-affected areas may soon be greeting each other without touching hands. The greeting is described in the video as the Wuhan Shake, named after the city where COVID-19 was first identified. The footage was uploaded to Twitter by a user with the name V_actually, though it is unclear whether this was the original source. But whatever the original intent for the video was, V-actually purported it to be footage of men in China who found  another way to greet.

coronavirus in florida - “People in China found another way to greet since they can't shake hands,” she wrote. “The Wuhan Shake. I love how people can adapt and keep a sense of humor about stressful situations.” The tweet has garnered over 1,600 reactions and hundreds of comments. “Feet are overlooked far too often these days,” wrote one amused user. “Make sure you wash your feet and footwear too!” someone else advised. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS

coronavirus in florida - Some seemingly positive news came out of Wuhan recently. China closed one of the makeshift hospitals built in the area to deal with the outbreak on Monday. According to reports, new coronavirus cases have dipped in the country, although they do continue to rise on a worldwide scale. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News' David Aaro contributed to this report.