Sweden’s high schools will close for a month and students will instead take classes online, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced Thursday as coronavirus cases soar in the country. “This is to create a slowing effect on the spread of infection,”…
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Sweden limits public gatherings to eight as cases surge
Sweden, which has made headlines for its softer approach to the new coronavirus, on Monday banned public gatherings of more than eight people for the first time amid a strong surge in cases. The limit for public gatherings, until now…
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Coronavirus surge has caused hospitals in parts of this state to reach full capacity
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record high in U.S. Dr. Marc Siegel discusses newly-approved treatments, vaccine development process on ‘The Daily Briefing.’ Hospitals in parts of Wisconsin have reached full capacity due to an influx of coronavirus patients, according to a local report. …
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Virus surge breaking infection records across the US
Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said all restaurants,…
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Wales announces two-week lockdown to stop virus surge
Wales will impose a full “firebreak” lockdown for two weeks from Friday to try to reduce a soaring number of new coronavirus cases, First Minister Mark Drakeford said on Monday. Under the new rules, people must stay at home, except…
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Building surge ICU capacity during COVID-19
To prepare for current and future waves of COVID-19, the U.S. Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center asked teams from across the country to compete to build a telehealth prototype that would provide adequate ICU capacity when cases surge….
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Seoul sees virus tests surge after promising anonymity
Coronavirus screening has surged in South Korea since authorities introduced anonymous testing, officials said Wednesday, as they scrambled to tackle a nightclub cluster amid concerns anti-gay prejudice could impede the response. The country has been held up as a global…
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Jakarta imposes partial lockdown as virus cases surge
Soldiers and police hit the streets of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta Friday to enforce its toughest social-distancing rules yet as coronavirus infections surge and critics warn of a looming public-health disaster. Violators face heavy fines and up to a year in…
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Trump deploys emergency beds, global pandemic deaths surge
US President Donald Trump ordered thousands of emergency hospital beds set up at American coronavirus hotspots but a trillion-dollar economic rescue package crashed, as pandemic deaths soared across the globe. A deadly prison riot in Columbia triggered by concerns over…
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