Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The increasing number of people who are unvaccinated and pregnant are being hospitalized for COVID-19, report investigators who saw hospital admissions double in a single year….
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Latvia cancels planned surgeries to clear beds for COVID-19 patients
FILE PHOTO: A health care worker wears protective suit as she waits for patients to be tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) next to a mobile laboratory in Riga, Latvia March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins(Reuters) – The Latvian government has cancelled…
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Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit new record
Russia’s daily coronavirus death toll hit a new record on Friday amid the country’s sluggish vaccination rate and the government’s reluctance to tighten restrictions. Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported 936 new deaths on Friday, the highest daily number since…
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Children and COVID: Decline of Summer Surge Continues
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The continuing decline in COVID-19 incidence suggests the latest surge has peaked as new cases in children dropped for the 4th consecutive week, based on data…
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England eases COVID-19 testing rules for most incoming passengers from Oct. 24
FILE PHOTO: A worker sanitises a barrier at the International arrivals area of Terminal 5 in London’s Heathrow Airport, Britain, August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Peter NichollsLONDON (Reuters) – Fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England from low-risk countries from Oct. 24 will…
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Lack of Vaccination Passport, Testing Threaten Japan’s Reopening
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s lack of a vaccination passport and limited testing capacity is threatening ambitions to reopen the economy at a crucial year-end period when restaurants earn up to a half of their annual revenue and travel agencies are…
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Modeling Study Makes Case for Vaccinating Essential Workers First
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When COVID-19 vaccine supplies are limited, vaccinating essential workers before older adults has benefits for all, according to a modeling study. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted essential workers, who often have lower incomes and…
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What's the Safest Way to Celebrate Halloween This Year?
Halloween is almost here and despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, experts agree that this year will be better than the last. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have switched course from last year’s recommendation of staying home, and…
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Saudi Arabia to ease coronavirus curbs from Oct. 17 – interior ministry
FILE PHOTO: A Saudi man wearing a face mask is seen with his luggage as he arrives at the King Khalid International Airport, after Saudi authorities lift the travel ban on its citizens after fourteen months due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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Even One Vaccinated Member Can Cut Family’s COVID Risk
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The chances that unvaccinated family members will be infected or hospitalized with COVID-19 drop sharply if even one family member is vaccinated. The chances are reduced…
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