- As coronovirus spreads in Africa, number of cases exceeds 1,000 https://www.france24.com/en/20200321-as-coronovirus-spreads-in-africa-number-of-cases-exceeds-1-000 7 comments worldnews
- A study has indicated that if Chinese authorities had acted three weeks earlier than they did, the number of coronavirus cases could have been reduced by 95% and its geographic spread limited. https://www.axios.com/timeline-the-early-days-of-chinas-coronavirus-outbreak-and-cover-up-ee65211a-afb6-4641-97b8-353718a5faab.html?utm 219 comments worldnews
- Singapore Minister Lawrence Wong, after introducing tighter border control measures: “It’s not just about the numbers but the fact that these countries have abandoned any attempt at containing the spread of the virus...especially the UK and Switzerland” https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-residents-advised-to-defer-all-non-essential-travel-for-next-30-days-as-part-of?xtor=cs3-18&utm_source=stiphone&utm_medium=share&utm_term=2020-03-15%2020%3A03%3A40 283 comments worldnews
- Coronavirus 'spread getting stronger' as number of deaths rise to 80 https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-spread-getting-stronger-as-number-of-deaths-rise-to-80-11918934 5 comments worldnews
- China's Mysterious and Deadly Coronavirus Is Spreading Faster Than Previously Thought | The number of confirmed cases tripled over the weekend, and it's now clear that the virus is spread by human-to-human contact. https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/7kzbnd/chinas-mysterious-and-deadly-coronavirus-is-spreading-faster-than-previously-thought 17 comments worldnews
- Small number on Twitter spread vast majority of fake news in 2016: study https://thehill.com/policy/technology/426863-study-small-number-on-twitter-spread-vast-majority-of-fake-news-in-2016 7 comments worldnews
- Chronic stress can spread cancer through the body, according to research on mice. The added stress increases the number and diameter of lymphatic vessels, a network which transports fluid around the body and is associated with tumours. http://www.businessinsider.com.au/science-says-stress-really-does-spread-cancer-in-the-body-2016-3 64 comments science
- The number of Australians who have caught Hepatitis A after eating frozen berries has risen to 14 and spread to four states. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-31529275 13 comments worldnews
- Why is H7N9 spreading so far and so fast? A sober look at the available numbers. http://www.nature.com/news/urgent-search-for-flu-source-1.12762 46 comments science
- Face Masks Critical In Preventing Spread Of COVID-19. Using a face mask reduced the number of infections by more than 78,000 in Italy from April 6-May 9 and by over 66,000 in New York City from April 17-May 9. https://today.tamu.edu/2020/06/12/texas-am-study-face-masks-critical-in-preventing-spread-of-covid-19/ 1796 comments science
- Experts Warn Coronavirus May Be Spreading Undetected in Indonesia, Thailand -- The number of coronavirus cases reported in Indonesia and Thailand is well below what scientists would expect https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/experts-warn-coronavirus-may-be-spreading-undetected-indonesia 107 comments worldnews
- Number of people infected by the mysterious Corona Virus from Wuhan significantly higher than expected, and it is actively spreading https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/18/asia/china-coronavirus-study-intl/index.html 545 comments worldnews
- White nationalist in Idaho using Iowa phone number to spread racist message about Mollie Tibbetts' death https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/29/mollie-tibbetts-robocall-brooklyn-iowa-immigration-white-supremacist-white-nationalist-neo-nazi/1134435002/ 113 comments politics
- The bubonic plague is spreading rapidly in Madagascar, which already had the highest number of cases worldwide http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/madagascar-plague-outbreak-1.4329327 23 comments worldnews
- I started making a spread sheet to track how much I've spent on student loan interest and my numbers are not adding up. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uFxw89AADejAbJJtC4EvlBussc15ir2RcrAS4b4CXcg/edit?usp=sharing 8 comments personalfinance
- Measles in Wales: Warning of Epidemic Spreads - Fears that measles epidemic may spread from Swansea with over 40,000 children still unvaccinated in Wales. Number of cases now at 693. This could "easily double" as 1000s of children have not had 2 MMR vaccines. No part of the UK is safe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22127237 40 comments worldnews
- Mexico declared a health emergency on Monday and issued stricter rules aimed at containing the fast-spreading coronavirus after its number of cases surged past 1,000 and the death toll rose sharply. https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/iduskbn21i05k 3 comments worldnews
- Biden targets 'ghost guns' and 'red flag' laws in new gun control measures. || The president wants to curb the spread of homemade firearms that lack traceable serial numbers. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1263438?__twitter_impression=true 12 comments politics
- New Zealand’s nationwide ‘lockdown’ to curb the spread of COVID-19 was highly effective. The effective reproductive number of its largest cluster decreased from 7 to 0.2 within the first week of lockdown. Only 19% of virus introductions resulted in more than one additional case. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20235-8 3234 comments science
- Trump says we're 'rounding the turn,' but Covid-19 is spreading faster than ever, NBC numbers show https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-says-we-re-rounding-turn-covid-19-spreading-faster-n1244942 13 comments politics
- Coronavirus killed over two thousand patients in Italy and the number is rising. The government expects that despite the lockdown measures the spread of the virus won't be slowed down. https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2020/03/16/coronavirus-deaths-in-italy-up-by-349-to-2158_67a1eded-2dc9-45af-9415-bd042ce405f8.html 10 comments worldnews
- Lack of Paid Sick Days and Large Numbers of Uninsured in US Increase Risks of Spreading the Coronavirus https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/02/29/lack-paid-sick-days-and-large-numbers-uninsured-us-increase-risks-spreading 299 comments politics
- Coronavirus: China unveils measures to rein in spread of 'mutating' disease | In the last week, the number of confirmed infections has more than tripled and cases have been found in 13 provinces, as well as the municipalities Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Tianjin. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/22/coronavirus-china-measures-rein-spread-mutate-disease-death-toll 5 comments worldnews
- Authorities in Xinjiang have launched a campaign against the “spread of halal”, claiming the growing number of halal products is encouraging religious extremism in the heavily monitored Chinese region https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/10/chinese-authorities-launch-anti-halal-crackdown-in-xinjiang 94 comments worldnews
- Middle East Panic spreads in Iraq, Syria as record numbers of civilians are reported killed in U.S. strikes https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/panic-spreads-in-iraq-syria-as-record-numbers-of-civilians-are-reported-killed-in-us-strikes/2017/03/28/3cbce7f8-13bb-11e7-bb16-269934184168_story.html?utm_term=.71f01a86cdad 28 comments politics
- Masks Not Enough to Stop COVID-19’s Spread Without Social Distancing. Every material tested dramatically reduced the number of droplets that were spread. But at distances of less than 6 feet, enough droplets to potentially cause illness still made it through several of the materials. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/aiop-mne122120.php 2344 comments science
- With health-care systems already under strain due to the coronavirus pandemic, countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are also grappling with another infectious disease: dengue fever. “We are seeing exploding numbers of dengue in South East Asia” Dengue fever is spread by mosquitoes https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/10/outbreak-of-dengue-fever-in-southeast-asia-is-exploding-amid-the-coronavirus-fight.html 14 comments worldnews
- Mexico tightens border against U.S. coronavirus threat — Rachel Maddow looks at Mexico and other countries who see the skyrocketing coronavirus case numbers in the United States and are restricting travel by Americans to contain the spread of the virus. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mexico-tightens-border-against-u-s-coronavirus-threat-87134277969 10 comments politics
- Preliminary study finds UK lockdown is slowing spread of COVID-19. "Finding that the mean number of contacts per person measured is more than 70% lower now than before the lockdown" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-spread-iduskbn21j56w 3 comments worldnews
- Filthy lucre: Paper money shunned for fear of virus spread — A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by tens of thousands of people over their useful life, could be a vector for the spreading coronavirus. https://abcnews.go.com/business/wirestory/filthy-lucre-paper-money-shunned-fear-virus-spread-69702909 34 comments worldnews
- Parasitic bacteria used to reduce mosquito numbers: The number of biting female Asian tiger mosquitoes, which can spread dengue and chikungunya, has been reduced by more than 80% in Guangzhou, by a new “sterile male” method that includes releasing male mosquitoes infected with parasitic bacteria. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2210190-parasite-brings-down-mosquito-numbers-in-parts-of-guangzhou/ 35 comments science
- A psychological war is being waged against PTI. To demoralize his supporters, to spread despair among them, the narrative is being spread that Nawaz Sharif will become the prime minister. If the voters go to vote in large numbers, the defeat of Nawaz Sharif and his party is certain - Adnan Adil https://twitter.com/adnanaadil/status/1718255675489304885 9 comments pakistan
- As a result of the spread of the coronavirus, the number of requests and consultations for cleaning up "garbage houses," where people's homes are overflowing with their belongings, has been increasing sharply in Tokyo. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210322/p2a/00m/0na/023000c 6 comments worldnews
- El Salvador will limit the number of shopping trips its residents can make to twice a week as part of new regulations aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus https://thehill.com/policy/international/496374-el-salvador-government-to-regulate-days-for-food-shopping 6 comments worldnews
- False arson claims spread on social media amid Australian bushfire crisis | Suspicious Twitter accounts have been proactively pushing a false narrative about the role of arson in the Australian bushfire crisis, social media analysts have warned, including a number of high-profile US figures https://www.sbs.com.au/news/false-arson-claims-spread-on-social-media-amid-australian-bushfire-crisis 20 comments worldnews
- Vast numbers of Twitter and Facebook accounts spread fake story to undermine photo of child on hospital floor - Thousands of Facebook and Twitter accounts have shared an entirely false claim that a photograph showing the depths of the UK National Health Service crisis is fake. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-nhs-photo-hospital-jack-williment-senior-nursing-sister-fake-tweet-a9240316.html 5 comments worldnews
- Limiting sexual partners can help to avoid monkey pox infection. People should reduce their number of sexual partners to help fight the spread of monkeypox, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged. https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/limiting-sexual-partners-can-help-to-avoid-monkey-pox-infection-20220605 369 comments worldnews
- New research shows US Republican politicians increasingly spread news on social media from untrustworthy sources. Compared to the period 2016 to 2018, the number of links to untrustworthy websites has doubled over the past two years. http://bristol.ac.uk/news/2022/september/politicians-sharing-untrustworthy-news.html 1102 comments science
- As bad as the spread of the coronavirus is, there’s reason to believe it will get worse: More than 80 percent of the states are reporting increased numbers of COVID-19. Those numbers are now reaching all-time highs — exceeding those reported pre-shutdown. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/08/06/opinion/bad-spread-coronavirus-is-there-is-reason-believe-it-will-get-worse/ 23 comments politics
- Study show that “relational exchange,” where healthy people fill in for sick ones temporarily inherit their social contacts, can actually spread the epidemic to more people—just before an epidemic peaks, the team calculates, leading to an exponential increase in the number of new cases https://psmag.com/how-staying-home-from-work-can-spread-disease-4dee9e7575f9#.p4ujdkl32 6 comments science