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Oct122020 by adminNo Comments

Tom Parker: The Wanted singer diagnosed with inoperable brain tumour

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Tom Parker, one of the members of boy band The Wanted, has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.The singer, 32, said he was "still in shock" after being told he had a stage 4 glioblastoma six weeks ago."I knew something wasn't right, but I never expected it to be this."Speaking to OK! magazine, the singer said he would remain positive, despite being told the cancer was terminal. "I'm going to be here," he added. "I'm going to fight this."Parker achieved fame in the early 2010s as part of The Wanted, reaching number one with the singles All Time Low and Glad You Came.Since they went on hiatus in 2014, he has played Danny Zuko in a touring production of Grease, and made the semi-finals of Celebrity Masterchef.He married a...

Aug22020 by adminNo Comments

First England case diagnosed of tick-borne babesiosis

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People are being urged to be on alert for tick bites, following the diagnosis for the first time in England of a rare illness.Public Health England (PHE) says the risk to the public is "very low", but it's important to be "tick aware" when enjoying green spaces this summer.Babesiosis is caused by a parasite which infects red blood cells.A second "probable" case of another rare infection spread by infected ticks has also been diagnosed.Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBE) is already circulating in mainland Europe and Scandinavia, as well as Asia. It reached the UK last year.Dr Katherine Russell of PHE said cases of babesiosis and TBE in England are rare, and the risk of being infected remains "very low". "Lyme disease remains the m...

Jul192020 by adminNo Comments

Most young virus cases in Texas county diagnosed this month

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A health official says most of the 85 young children in a South Texas county who are known to have contracted the coronavirus tested positive this month amid a surge in the stateBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated PressJuly 19, 2020, 10:08 PM4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleHOUSTON -- Most of the 85 young children in a South Texas county who are known to have contracted the coronavirus tested positive this month amid a surge in the state, a health official said Sunday. Nearly all of the children, most of whom are 1 year old or younger, are expected to recover on their own, Annette Rodriguez, the Corpus Christi-Nueces County public health director, told The Associated Press by phone. One of the children died, but officials are still trying to determine if COVID-19 was...

Mar192020 by adminNo Comments

Actor Daniel Dae Kim, Monaco’s Prince Albert II diagnosed with coronavirus

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March 19 (UPI) -- Actor Daniel Dae Kim and Monaco's Prince Albert II have become the latest public figures to disclose they were diagnosed with coronavirus, joining a list that also includes Tom Hanks and Idris Elba. Kim, 51, said in a 10-minute video posted to his Instagram account Thursday that he developed a scratchy throat after flying home to Hawaii when production on the TV series New Amsterdam was halted in New York due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The actor, known for roles on TV shows including Lost and Hawaii 5-0, said he went into self-quarantine and confirmed his diagnosis at a drive-through testing center in Honolulu after developing other symptoms including body aches and a fever. Kim said his case was "not a matter of life and death" and he is already on the mend without requ...

Mar72020 by adminNo Comments

Facebook closes London offices after employee diagnosed with coronavirus

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Facebook is closing its three London offices and telling staff to work from home after an employee was diagnosed with COVID-19.The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has now passed 100,000, according to Johns Hopkins University, as the outbreak intensifies. There have been 47 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in the UK over the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 163, with two deaths. A Facebook employee who was normally based in Singapore was diagnosed with the virus after visiting the company's London offices between 24-26 February, a spokesperson told Sky News.Facebook has just over 3,000 employees in London. Sky News was unable to learn how many individuals had been in direct contact with the person who was diagnosed, but Facebook said that the company had been in contact...