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China develops promising inactivated COVID-19 vaccine
The government-funded phase 3 studies will enroll about 30,000 people each, testing the vaccines against placebo in places where the virus is circulating, WSJ ...
UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 40,883 as another 286 patients die
That figure was accurate up to 5pm on Monday, the Department of Health and Social Care said in a statement. That is down from the 18% increase recorded in we...
More research needed into asymptomatic spreading of virus
We have a number of reports from countries who are doing very detailed contact tracing . Preliminary research into the coronavirus outbreak indicated...
More than 400,000 people flew yesterday, the TSA said
The University of California Berkeley study estimated the number of coronavirus cases that would have occurred if lockdowns weren't imposed in the United ...
WHO Clarifies Report Saying Asymptomatic Spread of Virus Is 'Very Rare'
Helen Jacoby, an infectious disease specialist at St. Joseph's Health Hospital. These scientific disagreements have wide policy implications. It's definitely ...
Beijing Claims to Cure 92% Coronavirus Cases Using Traditional Chinese Medicine
Apart from being hostile to the U.S. and democracy, Beijing communists are hindering the development of a coronavirus vaccine , and are trying " to sabotage ...
'A big, open question': World Health Organization clarifies statement about asymptomatic coronavirus transmission
One early study said that asymptomatic people were a source of infection for 79 percent of the documented cases in China. The comments have since been conte...
Sorry, but asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission may not be rare
They were working with countries to get answers, she said. "Whether they're fired up or not, that doesn't prevent them from getting the virus", said Bradley P...
Harvard Research suggests COVID-19 outbreak started in August
According to the research there was an increase in hospital traffic symptom searches before the identifctaiob of the Huanan Seafood market in Wuhan . "Many s...
True asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is rare, says WHO
At the live session, van Kerhove was questioned on the matter explained although some may not develop symptoms, they can still infect others. The head of th...
Asymptomatic Covid-19 Carriers Spreading Virus Is 'Very Rare'
Here's what we know, and don't know, about the phenomenon so far. "It explains one of the reasons that this virus has been hard to control", said Dr. "It's v...
World Health Organization walks back claim about 'very rare' asymptomatic coronavirus transmission
But on June 8, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that while asymptomatic people can still spread the coronavirus , they're not the main ones tra...
Coronavirus: Weekly death figures continue to fall
The daily figures, released by the Department of Health show that it is the fourth time since March 18 where no deaths have been reported in a 24-hour period....
You may not get virus from sick people with no symptoms
Van Kerkhove said she didn't intend to imply that asymptomatic transmission of the virus globally was " very rare ", but rather that the available data based ...
CDC says 40 percent of Americans surveyed tried bleach to wash food
Bleach is a chlorine-based corrosive substance. "Bleach is not meant to be used to clean any foods or food products", she told Insider . According to the...
Total number of COVID-19 cases in West Virginia rises to 2,161
The health department considers an additional 33 patients to have recovered from COVID-19, meaning they did not die, are not now hospitalized and it has been at...
AstraZeneca Shares Down 2% After Report it Approached Gilead Over Tie-up
AstraZenecaPLC (LON: AZN ) has played down reports it is attempting a takeover of Gilead Sciences Inc in what would be the world's biggest pharma merger . ...
Premier Ford expected to announce Ontario’s reopening plan for child care centres
The limit on social gatherings has been expanded from five to 10 people for all regions, both inside and outside, with the two-metre physical distancing rule st...
World Health Organization chief urges anti-racism protestors to wear masks
The announcement is a deviation from early reports that indicated the virus could be easily spread from person-to-person, even if the person with COVID-19 has...
Coronavirus transmission by asymptomatic patients is rare, says WHO
However, the World Health Organization director general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , at the weekend said: "In light of evolving evidence, the World Healt...
People are gargling bleach, drinking household cleaners to avoid coronavirus
When used correctly, bleach can be very effective against the spread of the coronavirus , the CDC said. In April, President Donald Trump speculated during a ...
DeSantis: Phase Two Effective Friday To Reopen Florida
As we saw with Phase 1 , Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach will be delayed in reaching Phase 2 and remain at Phase 1. The executive order will allow bars ...
Maharashtra to procure 10,000 vials of anti-viral drug
Ajay Chandanwale, Joint Director, Department of Medical Education and Research, Grant Government Medical College and Hospital Amita Joshi will serve as the memb...
County coronavirus cases near 64,000 amid protests and reopenings
Last week northern B.C. was COVID-19 free for several days, after the last active case had recovered. In Columbiana County, the ODH reports 899 positive cases, ...
COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Kanata retirement home
Health officials did not specify whether the individual was a man or woman. A total of 21 of the county's 32 cases have recovered or have been asymptomatically ...
Mass production of COVID-19 vaccine by September
However, the supply of the vaccine depends on the success during trials. The global medical protocol demands the vaccines to be exhaust three phases of trial ...
After Record Covid-19 Deaths, Brazil Changes Data Disclosure and Reduces Information
Mr Bolsonaro has played down the dangers of the pandemic, replaced medical experts in the Health Ministry with military officials and argued against state lockd...
Reopening tests city torn by crises
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that outdoor, socially distanced graduations of up to 150 people will be allowed beginning June 26th, subject to any ...
CDC finds some people gargling with bleach to prevent COVID-19
Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, at ...
Reebok Ends CrossFit Partnership After CEO's George Floyd Tweet
Backlash towards Glassman started after he replied to a tweet by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation that called racism and discrimination "pub...
World Health Organization advises to wear masks in public areas
Under the updated guidelines, medical masks are now recommended for all people working in a health facility's clinical area, not just those who deal with CO...
Mitt Romney marches in Black Lives Matters protest in Washington
A day before, Romney had tweeted a photo of his father George, participating in a civil rights march in Detroit in the late '60s. All the while, Repblicans ...
Seattle City Council members slam mayor, police chief over protests
Video of the incident shows the man ramming a police barricade during a George Floyd rally in Seattle on Sunday. The Office for Police Accountability is inv...
UK's death toll from confirmed COVID-19 cases tops 40000
This brings the total United Kingdom coronavirus death toll to 40,261 - more than double the best case scenario outlined by the medical director of NHS Englan...
Coronavirus vaccine | Scientists near 'breakthrough' on antibody treatment
A total of ten covid-19 vaccine projects have reached the clinical trial phase worldwide. "Then all the materials, all the vaccines, we've manufactured will b...
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