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Early hydroxychloroquine helps virus patients

The Henry Ford Health System published the results on Wednesday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases , a peer-reviewed publication of the Int...

NBA emphasizes mental health as teams await Disney 'bubble'

If a player drives or flies private, he must pass two Covid-19 tests. In most cases, Eastern Conference teams will play Western Conference teams. Players will...

With coronavirus and BLM movement, USA faces a grim July 4 weekend

Rushmore, a rock massif that features likenesses of four U.S. presidents. In a presidential message on Saturday on the 244th anniversary of the adoption of ...

The Lancet retracts hydroxychloroquine study following data concerns

Following the study, the World Health Organization paused enrolling patients in clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine, although this week the organization said ...

Pfizer jumps as parent firms potential Covid-19 drug shows positive result

Each vaccine represents a unique combination of mRNA format and target antigen. Data from BNT162b1 comes from the first part of the study, which included 45 h...

Washington braces as crowds converge for Trump's July Fourth fireworks, racial protests

Murtaugh added, "The culture war has been declared by the leftist mobs roaming the streets of our cities and toppling public monuments, and they are Joe Biden's...

COVID-19 report for July 3

Case surveillance contact tracing and monitoring continues for numerous reported cases. The North Dakota Department of Health is reporting 65 new cases of COV...

USA sets global record with 53000 coronavirus cases in one day

Florida is among the southern and western states in the United States which has seen a huge surge with more than 169,000 cases. "We have the ability to keep b...

Ontario adds another 165 cases of COVID-19

Of those, a full 87 per cent are resolved. With today's announcement, the Ontario government has invested a total $350 million to municipal service managers a...

Australia locks down high-rise apartments in Melbourne as virus cases spike

According to Victoria's Minister for Housing, Richard Wynn, some of the state's most vulnerable people live in the nine towers, and mental health and drug and a...

United Kingdom govt to change law to enforce Leicester lockdown

The Health Secretary told the House of Commons on Monday that Leicester would be placed into a local lockdown following an increasing number of coronavirus ca...

Covid jab clinical trial deadline sparks fury

COVID-19 vaccine candidates will enter late-stage clinical studies by the end of the month, with others beginning in August, September and October, the US gover...

Florida Researchers Test 4 Types Of Face Masks

The researchers used dummies to set them to different types of masks that are readily available to many people but that are not seen in the field of healt...

Alberta confirms 51 new cases on Friday

In the AHS North zone, there are 38 active cases, including three hospitalized patients and one in intensive care. As Alberta nears the four-month mark of fin...

China study warns of possible new ‘pandemic virus’ from pigs

A team of Chinese researchers looked at influenza viruses found in pigs from 2011 to 2018 and found a "G4" strain of H1N1 that has "all the essential hallmarks ...

Serious coronavirus-linked condition hit 285 U.S. children, studies say

Almost 300 children in the US have developed a serious inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 that damages multiple organs, according to two studies publishe...

Here Is When India's First Coronavirus Vaccine Is Coming

India has already breached the 6-lakh mark on the total number of coronavirus cases, with more than 22,000 fresh cases recorded on Thursday evening in a singl...

Facebook Will Now Remind People To Wear Masks

The community hub will serve as a useful resource base for individuals, government and organizations who will be able to get and share reliable information abou...

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) Shares Get Much Needed Boost

The Dow was held in check partly by a 1.6% fall in Boeing Co shares, which lost ground for a second straight day following a 14% surge on Monday. And the good...

Governor Wolf mandates mask-wearing in all public spaces in Pennsylvania

The order, which takes effect immediately, mandates that face masks are required for anyone who leaves their home. Fauci said areas seeing recent outbreaks ar...

Two More COVID-19 Case in Mason County

Meanwhile, the latest data from Mecklenburg County shows that cases continue to climb. One man is a direct contact of a previous positive case and is now isolat...

Asian indices rose on hopes for a vaccine

The initial part of the trial studied 45 healthy adults ages 18-55. The preliminary clinical data evaluated 24 subjects who received two injections of 10 µg a...

NIH Director Collins optimistic on COVID-19 vaccine by year end

Wu Guizhen, chief expert of biosecurity at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said the development of the vaccine started on January 7 upon the ...

B.C. health officials to reveal new cases of the virus

There are now 17 people in acute care in hospital and two are in intensive care. The province now has a total of 2,940 test-confirmed cases since the pandemic...

California Orders Restaurants to Halt Indoor Dining | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

County, according to county Public Health officials. "It's also become increasingly clear that we're in this fight for the long haul, and we need to adapt to ...

American Students Throw 'Coronavirus Parties' To Infect People For Prize Money

In total, 22,093 people have had COVID-19 tests in the city so far, and 2,049 have been confirmed positive with the virus. "And apparently whoever gets COVID fi...

California Coronavirus Cases See Big Spike, Newsom Imposes New COVID-19 Lockdown

California is ordering certain sectors in counties on the state's County Monitoring List to close indoor operations immediately, Newsom said on Wednesday. "W...

US Reports Record Daily Coronavirus Cases at over 50,700

Rapidly growing numbers of cases in California prompted governor Gavin Newsom to shut down bars, cinemas and indoor restaurant dining over most of the state j...

Six Dallas players test positive ahead of MLS restart

Breakfast costs $45, while dinner goes for a pricey $75. MLS has moved all players who tested positive to isolation in a different part of the host hotel. The...

U.S. virus cases smash daily record as global infections soar

The fresh rise in cases and hospitalizations has dimmed hopes that the worst of the human and economic pain had passed , prompting renewed criticism of US Pr...

New York City postpones indoor dining as US COVID-19 cases soar

New York City moved to phase two on June 22 when restaurants were allowed to open outside areas. Other rent relief measures issued by the state include allowi...

Researchers Find New Strain Of Flu In China With 'Pandemic Potential'

The virus, known as G4, is a descendant of the H1N1 strain that originated in Mexico and caused a worldwide epidemic in 2009. "We will take all necessary mea...

Fifth player tests positive for COVID-19 on PGA Tour

A statement from Korn Ferry tour president Alex Baldwin read: "These positive test results serve as a distinct reminder that we all need to continue to be vigil...

Newsom Clamps Down on Bars and Restaurants, But Not in Santa Cruz

The strike teams tasked with enforcing the health orders among local businesses are comprised of the state's Alcoholic Beverage Control, CalOSHA, the Department...

Northumberland County has 60 COVID-19 cases in over two weeks

Area residents are also advised to wear masks and practice proper social distancing. In response to this significant increase, they say they are temporarily s...