COVID-19 Outbreak Infects 66 At Maryland Nursing Home
While the nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, was the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak three weeks ago, the fast-spreading virus has turned its crosshairs onto the Northeast...
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Once the coronavirus infects a human body, what happens? Here's everything you need to know:
What exactly is the coronavirus? A virus is a parasitic microbe, so tiny that hundreds of millions could fit on the head of a pin. It's a coiled strand of...
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President Donald Trump’s idea of imposing statewide quarantines on “hot spots” like New York won’t stop the virus from seeping into the rest of the country, according to public health experts.
Trump’s suggestion that he could put New York,...
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Meghan Markle is as freaked out about the novel coronavirus as everyone else. According to a source that spoke with The Daily Mail, Markle is taking the virus very seriously and has increased her precautions against it in the days since she learned...
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No one really knows the true severity of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in China.
In fact, no one even knows exactly when it begin. The secretive Chinese government says the fist case of the virus was officially diagnosed on Dec. 1, 2019. Some experts...
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Fast test method has FDA approval. French medical team publishes 80-patient study confirming success with Hydroxychloroquine/Azithromycin treatment.
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New Jersey nurses are sharing their growing concerns of potentially passing the coronavirus onto their families. In addition to the fear of contracting the virus themselves while caring for others, they have been forced to distance themselves from...
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The coronavirus outbreak represents a serious threat for industries such as restaurants and airlines since their activities are greatly reduced, if not shut down. In contrast, the consequences of social distancing to fight against the spread of...
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The coronavirus pandemic will be blamed, but it's not the only reason retail store closures will set a record in 2020. The virus has, of course, disrupted retail, but most of the permanent shutdowns that will happen this year are likely to be...
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(Scott Johnson) We proudly claim many men and women on the front lines of our struggle against the Wuhan virus among our readers — researchers, emergency room physicians, medical school faculty, other medical practitioners, teachers,...
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Escobar: Why Is France Hiding A Cheap And Tested Virus Cure?
Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Asia Times,
The French government is arguably helping Big Pharma profit from the Covid-19 pandemic...
What’s going on in the fifth...
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Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says China has sent a plane loaded with medical personnel and supplies to help fight the spread of the coronavirus in the nation of 220 million people
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London (AFP) – West Ham have eight players in self-isolation after showing mild symptoms of the coronavirus, according to the club’s vice-chairwoman Karren Brady.
The Hammers are the latest Premier League club to be hit by the...
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London (AFP) – Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford says his recovery from the back injury that has sidelined him since January has not been affected by the coronavirus crisis.
Rashford sustained a double stress fracture in an FA Cup tie...
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]]>(MedPage Today) -- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was down among U.S. adults in recent years, with an increase in vaccination during that time, researchers found.
Prevalence of past or present HBV infection declined from 5.7% in 1999-2002...
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The Covid-19 virus is deadly. This is a pandemic and unprecedented measures need to be put in place in order to save human lives.Yet, as we make extraordinary adjustments for the sake of this objective, there is increasing recognition of the ways in...
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Biden jumbled his words again on Friday during a virtual town hall.
Old Joe held a Coronavirus town hall with nurses, firefighters and emergency medical technicians Friday afternoon.
Biden referred to the Coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan,...
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The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief says widespread testing for the new coronavirus is crucial and countries should not be penalized for reporting higher numbers of cases
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New Jersey is second only to New York in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, underscoring how easily the disease leaps and spreads across state lines.
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COVID-19 cases are rising, with the percentages so far indicating a large number of people will get seriously ill from the virus. As such, government officials are preparing to handle a patient overflow by using non-traditional venues as hospitals....
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