Luz Martinez has caught malaria three times, the last of which was when she was six months pregnant with her fourth child. Like many Venezuelans, she fears malaria more than COVID-19. In her dusty neighborhood on the outskirts of Barcelona,…
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UK bans travel from South America over Brazil variant fears
The United Kingdom is banning travel from the whole of South America and Portugal amid concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus in Brazil, authorities announced Thursday. British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that as of 4 a.m. Friday,…
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How to outsmart your COVID-19 fears and boost your mood in 2021
After a year of toxic stress ignited by so much fear and uncertainty, now is a good time to reset, pay attention to your mental health and develop some healthy ways to manage the pressures going forward. Brain science has…
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US, EU push forward vaccine approval as fears of Xmas infections grow
The United States and the European Union on Tuesday pushed forward approval of two leading COVID-19 candidate vaccines, as fears grew of a fresh wave of infections over Christmas. Two leading British medical journals urged London to scrap plans easing…
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Fears of second virus wave in Australia’s second city
Australians were warned Monday to avoid travelling to Melbourne, as the country’s second biggest city tightened coronavirus restrictions amid fears of a second wave of the epidemic. Victoria state has recorded more than 110 cases in the past weekâmany of…
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Belgian port to test virus bracelets amid tech tracing fears
As the spread of the coronavirus eases and people gradually return to work pondering the impact it might have on their jobs, Europe’s second-biggest port is getting ready to test a device aimed at helping thousands of people employed there…
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