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Government accused of failing to protect care home residents in England

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United Kingdom reveals two new symptoms of COVID-19

A statement from the four UK Chief Medical Officers for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland states: "From today, all individuals should self-isolate i...

China says vaccine ready for second phase trial

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Calgary, Brooks to learn Friday if restaurants, hair salons, can reopen

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Chinese Scientists Maintain That Their Drug Can Contain Coronavirus Preliminary To Vaccine

Researchers say a drug has been tested by scientists at China's prestigious Peking University . Sunney Xie, who is the director of the Beijing Advanced Inn...

Ontario schools not to open at this time

Publicly funded schools in Ontario have been closed since March 14th. The city says 352 people in the shelter system have tested positive for COVID-19 with tw...

COVID-19: Low numbers reported as Phase Two starts up

The three new deaths were all seniors in long-term care homes. As of Monday, there are 2,444 people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with 335 active cas...

United Kingdom deaths rise by 170, lowest increase since March

Official statistics from various sources put Britain's coronavirus death toll at well over 40,000, the highest in Europe. Figures show the daily deaths are ...

Global health official warns Australia about threat of coronavirus 'vaccine nationalism'

The discovery of a coronavirus vaccine will lead to "vaccine nationalism" that forces nations to compete with one another for access to the drug, a top Austra...

Early Moderna Data Supports Vaccine by 2021

What Moderna tested: Moderna provided three strengths of vaccine to 45 participants beginning in March, all of whom remained generally healthy. Studies indica...

Continuing Reform Of Victoria's Mental Health System

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged governments, civil society and health authorities on Wednesday to urgently address mental health needs arising f...

Kendall Jenner reveals enduring insane panic attacks during horrific battle with anxiety

Moreover, the Victoria's Secret model went on and confessed that there are moments when she feels as if nothing is wrong with her and there are "some days" when...

Coronavirus: 30 million vaccine doses 'available in September' if Oxford trial successful

To see more, visit WAMU 88.5 . The rapid deployment facility will ensure that the vaccine is widely available to all the United Kingdom public within a short t...

World Health Organization reports rare Covid-19 related inflammatory syndrome affecting children

State health commissioner Dr. Kristina Box says while multi system inflammatory syndrome is rare, it can lead to serious health issues. Three of the 25 childr...

304 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario as total nears 23000

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SARS Antibodies Can Stop COVID-19 Infection

Such a cocktail might be used as a prophylactic treatment for people with a high risk of exposure to COVID-19 (such as health care workers), or as a treatment f...

Alberta records 57 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, 1 additional death

Five cases are still active and 30 have recovered. So far, 5,377 Albertans have recovered from the virus. "Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain l...

Latest Covid-19 figures

Churches and places of worship can open for private prayer and some sports, such as golf and tennis, can restart. Starting from Monday, a phased return of wor...

Coronavirus may never go away, warns World Health Organization expert

Speaking at the organization's daily briefing in Geneva , the WHO's emergencies director, Mike Ryan, said that even if a vaccine is found, controlling the ...

Here's a list of what can reopen and when in Texas

On May 31, Little leagues, youth camps and daytime and overnight camps can open as well. Other youth camps that can reopen include 4-H and bible camps. He also ...

Loss Of Smell And Taste Added To Official List Of Coronavirus Symptoms

He said it was unclear whether or not loss of sense of taste and smell was acquired prior to other Covid-19 symptoms. As well as a fever and a new continuous ...

'High chance' of coronavirus vaccine being developed, expert says

Dr Penny Ward, a visiting professor in pharmaceutical medicine at King's College London , said it was "helpful" to see that the vaccine didn't cause a worse di...

Two more studies pour cold water on hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatment

I've heard a lot of good stories. Its effects on coronavirus are still under review with multiple clinical trials. "Not going to get hurt by it". The findin...

Ontario reports 340 new coronavirus cases, 23 new deaths related to virus

In Northern Ontario, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has the highest number of confirmed cases, with 79. As of today, 20,573 tests have been conducted. O...

United Kingdom daily coronavirus death toll drops to lowest level since lockdown began

He told MPs in the Commons: "I am absolutely delighted that we have been able to come to an agreement with AstraZeneca that will ensure that if the science behi...

MDH: 699 new positive COVID-19 cases in the state

Health officials said 587 deaths have occurred among residents of long-term care facilities. The amount of patients hospitalized will be closely watched as he...

China supports inquiry 'after pandemic brought under control': Xi

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Coronavirus: Should I stay home if I've lost my sense of smell?

Prof Van-Tam told reporters it would mean 93% of cases where people have symptoms are now picked up, a rise from 91% previously. But the Government is facing ...

Local cases of COVID-19 increase

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Coronavirus droplets generated via talking can stay 12 minutes, study

The findings are based on a laser light-based study that examined a number of respiratory droplets that are emitted through human speech. The experiment onl...

Immediate COVID-19 probe premature: China

The draft resolution also pitched for making recommendations to improve global pandemic prevention mechanisms including through strengthening the WHO's health e...

Trump desires to see big golf crowds again

Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy paired up against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff for a charity skins match in the first live USA golf broadcast since th...

Cuomo pushes back on criticism about coronavirus deaths in nursing homes

On Saturday, the number of new cases decreased to 2,419, from 2,762 on Friday. "Remember: It's the states who fund hospitals, schools, firefighters, police an...

Doctors Expect More Cases Of Kawasaki-Like Coronavirus-Related Syndrome In Children

Recently, a four-month-old baby in Kolkata was detected with symptoms of the disease. "It is a very rare condition which is causing an inflammatory condition ...

United Kingdom records lowest daily death toll since day after lockdown was announced

He also said that Oxford University and drug maker AstraZeneca had struck a global licensing deal and would work to make 30 million doses available for the ...