Africa is facing a vicious coronavirus resurgence, with unprecedented hospital admissions and fatalities pushing health facilities to the brink as the continent falls far behind in the global vaccination drive. With just under 5.3 million reported cases and around 139,000…
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‘Next big wave’: Radiation drugs track and kill cancer cells
Doctors are reporting improved survival in men with advanced prostate cancer from an experimental drug that delivers radiation directly to tumor cells. Few such drugs are approved now, but the approach may become a new way to treat patients with…
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Is it time to wave goodbye to the handshake?
The traditional handshake—long employed in business deals and job interviews to promote connection and foster trust—could be on the chopping block as individuals and corporations reexamine the custom following 14 months of little-to-no contact during the pandemic. “We might not…
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Ontario to limit outdoor gatherings amid wave of infections
The premier of Canada’s most populous province said Friday he will be limiting outdoor gatherings to those in the same household and will close playgrounds and golf courses amid a record wave of coronavirus infections fueled by variants. Police in…
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Public Health Officials Face Wave Of Threats, Pressure Amid Coronavirus Response
Emily Brown was stretched thin. As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural Colorado, she was working 12- and 14-hour days, struggling to respond to the pandemic with only five full-time employees for more than…
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PM: Sweden’s health officials misjudged new infection wave
Health officials in Sweden, which opted not to impose a national lockdown in response to the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, misjudged the power of the virus’s resurgence, the country’s prime minister said Tuesday. “I think that most people…
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Lesson not learned: Europe unprepared as 2nd virus wave hits
Europe’s second wave of coronavirus infections has struck well before flu season even started, with intensive care wards filling up again and bars shutting down. Making matters worse, authorities say, is a widespread case of “COVID-fatigue.” Record high daily infections…
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Coronavirus pandemic is 'one big wave,' not seasonal, say WHO officials
Fox News Flash top headlines for July 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson recently described the coronavirus pandemic as “one big wave” and cautioned against complacency…
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South Korea reports 46 new virus cases as it tackles ‘second wave’
South Korea reported 46 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday after health authorities declared the country was battling a second wave of infections that had been circulating for weeks. The South endured one of the worst early outbreaks of the disease…
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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 week—many of…
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