Pac-Man is a maze arcade game developed and released by Namco in 1980. The original Japanese title of Puck Man was changed to Pac-Man for international releases as a preventative measure against defacement of the arcade machines. Outside Japan, the game was published by Midway Games as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. The player…[Read more]

May 22, 1980
A recreation revolution begins with a game that gobbles
Japanese company Namco introduces ‘Puck Man,’ an arcade maze game based on the idea of eating. Introduced months later to the US and renamed ‘Pac-Man,’ it will grow in popularity to become the most famous, most profitable, and some say most influential, arcade video game ever released.

As leaders around the world struggle with how and when to loosen — or even reimpose — pandemic restrictions, the novel coronavirus continues its deadly spread. The number of confirmed infections worldwide surpassed 5 million after the worst day yet for new cases. World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wed…[Read more]

Public health officials are now advising Canadians to wear “nonmedical” masks or face coverings when they venture outside their homes as Covid-19 restrictions begin to ease.

“If you can’t predict whether you can maintain that two-meter distance, then it’s recommended that you wear that nonmedical mask or facial covering,” Dr. Theresa Tam said dur…[Read more]

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Canada
The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 in Canada during the 2019–20 worldwide pandemic was confirmed on January 25, 2020, when a man returned to Toronto after travelling in Wuhan, China. As of March 14, 2020, there have been 247 cases of coronavirus reported in Canada, with one death and 11 recoveries.

If the United States had begun imposing social distancing measures one week earlier than it did in March, about 36,000 fewer people would have died in the coronavirus outbreak, according to new estimates from Columbia University disease modelers.

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Spain
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Spain on 31 January 2020, when a German tourist tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in La Gomera, Canary Islands. By 24 February, Spain confirmed multiple cases related to the Italian cluster, originating from a medical doctor from Lombardy, Italy, who w…[Read more]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Also known as: SARS-CoV-2, 2019 Novel Coronavirus, nCov
COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It’s caused by a virus called coronavirus.
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Symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are a cough, a high temperature and shortness of breath.
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Simple measures like washing…[Read more]

COVID is new and we’re still discovering something about it from time to time
Updated CDC guidelines: Coronavirus can’t spread easily from contaminated surfaces or objects
The coronaviruses mainly spread from person-to-person

The novel coronavirus has been detected in one of the southern Bangladesh camps that are home to more than a million Rohingya refugees, officials said on Thursday, as humanitarian groups warned the infection could devastate the crowded settlement.

An ethnic Rohingya refugee and another person have tested positive for COVID-19, a senior…[Read more]

The new coronavirus can infect organs throughout the body, including lungs, throat, heart, liver, brain, kidneys and the intestines, researchers reported Wednesday.

Vice President Mike Pence chose not to wear a face mask Tuesday during a tour of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, an apparent violation of the world-renowned medical center’s policy requiring them.

Germany on Wednesday reported 1,304 more cases of the novel coronavirus while the number of deaths rose by 202 compared to the previous day, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed.

Europe’s most populous country now has a total of 157,641 confirmed cases and 6,115 deaths, according to the tally.

截至 2020-04-01 21:59 全国数据统计
较昨日-74 / 2932 现存确诊
较昨日+35 / 806 现存疑似
较昨日-174 / 1367 现存重症
较昨日+146 / 82691 累计确诊
较昨日+7 / 3321 累计死亡
较昨日+213 / 76438 累计治愈

Freshman Rep. Max Rose announced Tuesday he has been deployed to the frontlines of the nation’s coronavirus epicenter in New York as a member of the National Guard.

The New York Democrat will work in facilities in his own district in Staten Island — which he has represented since January 2019 — where 2,091 cases have been reported as of Monda…[Read more]

Spain is the latest hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic, with 1,500 new cases Saturday — half in the capital city of Madrid.

The skyrocketing number of infections has pushed Spain into the top five for the largest number of cases — in all, 5,753 confirmed infections and at least 133 deaths. The others on the list: China, Italy, Iran and Sou…[Read more]