California is imposing an overnight curfew for nearly all residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm its health care system, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. What officials are…
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Why we should prioritise older people when we get a COVID vaccine
While we wait for further results from phase 3 trials, it’s clear that supply of any potential COVID vaccine would initially be limited. Local authorities will need to prioritize distribution to specific groups, at least at first. So how might…
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UK bans entry from Denmark after COVID mink outbreak
Britain on Saturday banned entry to all non-resident foreigners coming from Denmark after a mutated version of the coronavirus linked to mink farms was found in humans. The abrupt ban was announced by the Transport Department overnight shortly after 0200…
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Q&A: Rapid COVID tests could hold the key to reopening
USC researchers are collaborating with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on a multiphase project to examine the use of coronavirus rapid antigen tests among first responders and school-aged children. Neeraj Sood,…
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France extends COVID curfew to cover 46 million people
France on Thursday extended the anti-COVID curfew in place in nine cities to large parts of the country, taking to 46 million the number of people forced to stay indoors at night. Paris and eight other French cities were placed…
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Video: How do steroids work against COVID?
Steroid treatments have been mentioned in the news lately as potential medical interventions for certain persons infected with COVID-19. CIDD Director Dr. Elizabeth McGraw explains how a steroidal medicine works, why it’s used, and what risk factors present in patients…
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Trump’s COVID case could be entering a crucial stage
Early in the morning on October 2, President Donald Trump tweeted that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Only 33 days away from a highly contentious election, the diagnosis plunged the nation into uncertainty. Doctors, scientists and pundits quickly began speculating…
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Vitamin D deficiency increased risk of COVID in healthcare workers, new study shows
Healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing symptoms of COVID-19 were more likely to have a vitamin D deficiency, with workers from Black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds particularly affected, a new study by experts at the University of Birmingham has…
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Why Mitch McConnell’s COVID test timeline is raising eyebrows
More Washington insiders are being tested for COVID-19. In light of President Trump’s positive diagnosis — and that of First Lady Melania Trump — the Trump kids were tested (all are negative at this time), and it was revealed Trump’s…
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New Covid-19 testing method developed by Sweden is cheaper, faster and accurate
A method for fast, cheap, yet accurate testing for COVID-19 infection has been developed by a team of researchers. The method simplifies and frees the testing from expensive reaction steps, enabling upscaling of the diagnostics. This makes the method particularly…
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