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Which areas are on lockdown? Latest rules — Aberdeen lockdown MAPPED
- August 06, 2020
Nicola Sturgeon , speaking at the coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh, said a cluster of 54 coronavirus cases had been identified in Aberdeen, with more than 20 other pubs and restaurants thought to be involved. The restrictions will be reviewed in seven days' time and may be extended beyond a week if necessary. "Our precautionary and careful judgement is that we need to take decisive action now, hard as that undoubtedly is, in order to try to contain this outbreak and prevent further harm ... (more...)
- August 06, 2020
Nicola Sturgeon , speaking at the coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh, said a cluster of 54 coronavirus cases had been identified in Aberdeen, with more than 20 other pubs and restaurants thought to be involved. The restrictions will be reviewed in seven days' time and may be extended beyond a week if necessary. "Our precautionary and careful judgement is that we need to take decisive action now, hard as that undoubtedly is, in order to try to contain this outbreak and prevent further harm ... (more...)
Companies race to develop COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment
- August 06, 2020
Another phase 2 study, BLAZE-1, in people recently diagnosed with COVID-19 in the ambulatory setting is also ongoing - Lilly estimates that enrolment will be completed in September, with an initial data readout expected soon after that. In a bid to speed up development, both the trials have been created to enroll additional participants if the drug succeeds in the studies. LY-CoV555, which is being developed in partnership with Canadian biotech AbCellera, is already being studied as a ... (more...)
- August 06, 2020
Another phase 2 study, BLAZE-1, in people recently diagnosed with COVID-19 in the ambulatory setting is also ongoing - Lilly estimates that enrolment will be completed in September, with an initial data readout expected soon after that. In a bid to speed up development, both the trials have been created to enroll additional participants if the drug succeeds in the studies. LY-CoV555, which is being developed in partnership with Canadian biotech AbCellera, is already being studied as a ... (more...)
45 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed, no new deaths
- August 05, 2020
According to the McLean County Health Department (MCHD) one person is hospitalized in the county with COVID-19 while 101 patients are isolating at home. Action Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn says there is no blame being given to younger people, but added the rise in cases in those age groups needs to be highlighted. (more...)
- August 05, 2020
According to the McLean County Health Department (MCHD) one person is hospitalized in the county with COVID-19 while 101 patients are isolating at home. Action Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn says there is no blame being given to younger people, but added the rise in cases in those age groups needs to be highlighted. (more...)
Protease inhibitors with antiviral activity against coronaviruses developed
- August 05, 2020
New York, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the world scrambles to find a cure for the novel coronavirus, virologists in the USA have reported a possible therapeutic treatment for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 infection. There are at least six strains of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, according to a study by the University of Bologna (Unibo) in Italy. (more...)
- August 05, 2020
New York, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the world scrambles to find a cure for the novel coronavirus, virologists in the USA have reported a possible therapeutic treatment for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 infection. There are at least six strains of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, according to a study by the University of Bologna (Unibo) in Italy. (more...)
COVID-19: 313 new cases confirmed in Singapore including 5 imported
- August 05, 2020
It comes as the popular Bavarian club in Manly was required to close for deep cleansing after a consumer checked favorable to the fatal infection. A total of 5,763 patients with mild symptoms or are clinically well but still test positive are isolated and cared for at community facilities. (more...)
- August 05, 2020
It comes as the popular Bavarian club in Manly was required to close for deep cleansing after a consumer checked favorable to the fatal infection. A total of 5,763 patients with mild symptoms or are clinically well but still test positive are isolated and cared for at community facilities. (more...)
World Health Organization advance team concludes China groundwork mission to identify COVID-19 origins
- August 05, 2020
In the past weeks the WHO chief has repeatedly stressed that although the world has changed, the basic measures needed to suppress transmission and save lives have not - find, isolate, test and care for cases, and trace and quarantine their contacts. (more...)
- August 05, 2020
In the past weeks the WHO chief has repeatedly stressed that although the world has changed, the basic measures needed to suppress transmission and save lives have not - find, isolate, test and care for cases, and trace and quarantine their contacts. (more...)
'Saddened by 3-language formula': Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami on NEP 2020
- August 05, 2020
Calling the new policy "painful and saddening", Palaniswami appealed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the new National Education Policy (NEP ) 2020 and also referred to anti-Hindi agitation by students in the state in 1965. Earlier MK Stalin , President, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) questioned Centre over new education policy saying it is an attempt to impose Hindi and Sanskrit. (more...)
- August 05, 2020
Calling the new policy "painful and saddening", Palaniswami appealed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the new National Education Policy (NEP ) 2020 and also referred to anti-Hindi agitation by students in the state in 1965. Earlier MK Stalin , President, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) questioned Centre over new education policy saying it is an attempt to impose Hindi and Sanskrit. (more...)
Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Vaccine Race
- August 05, 2020
The good news is that 26 COVID-19 vaccine candidates are already in clinical testing. "Not everyone may be able to take part", said Kusnandi at the Biofarma headquarters in Bandung on Tuesday, August 4. "In June, the DG had claimed at an official briefing that India has no community transmission - even after the ICMR's own survey had produced evidence for it", a professor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi , who requested not to be named, said. (more...)
- August 05, 2020
The good news is that 26 COVID-19 vaccine candidates are already in clinical testing. "Not everyone may be able to take part", said Kusnandi at the Biofarma headquarters in Bandung on Tuesday, August 4. "In June, the DG had claimed at an official briefing that India has no community transmission - even after the ICMR's own survey had produced evidence for it", a professor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi , who requested not to be named, said. (more...)
De Blasio announces new NYC health commissioner after Barbot resigns amid pandemic
- August 05, 2020
The most recent clash came over the mayor's decision to strip the Health Department of its contact tracing duties and instead directed them under the purview of the public hospital system. By March, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo restricted gatherings and required nonessential workers to stay home. He joined Health + Hospitals in October 2014, not long after de Blasio took office. (more...)
- August 05, 2020
The most recent clash came over the mayor's decision to strip the Health Department of its contact tracing duties and instead directed them under the purview of the public hospital system. By March, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo restricted gatherings and required nonessential workers to stay home. He joined Health + Hospitals in October 2014, not long after de Blasio took office. (more...)
Local COVID-19 case leads to call for exemption changes
- August 05, 2020
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has shut the border with all of New South Wales and the ACT, declaring them all coronavirus hot spots. Ms Palaszczuk said the men's actions had undermining "all of the great work Queenslanders have done". (more...)
- August 05, 2020
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has shut the border with all of New South Wales and the ACT, declaring them all coronavirus hot spots. Ms Palaszczuk said the men's actions had undermining "all of the great work Queenslanders have done". (more...)
United States to Reach 180K Deaths by End of August — CDC
- August 05, 2020
It comes as President Trump pushes for schools to reopen this fall and public health officials attempt to weigh the risks of coronavirus spreading among students versus the risks of having them miss out on in-person learning. Campers were also grouped in cabins where occupancy averaged 15 people at a time, and engaged in various indoor and outdoor activities that included "vigorous singing and cheering", the report states. (more...)
- August 05, 2020
It comes as President Trump pushes for schools to reopen this fall and public health officials attempt to weigh the risks of coronavirus spreading among students versus the risks of having them miss out on in-person learning. Campers were also grouped in cabins where occupancy averaged 15 people at a time, and engaged in various indoor and outdoor activities that included "vigorous singing and cheering", the report states. (more...)
Proportion of youth with COVID-19 triples in five months: WHO - International
- August 05, 2020
Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a "silver bullet" answer to the pandemic is far from guaranteed, despite scientists around the world pushing to develop one. He said: "Almost 10 million cases, or two-thirds of all cases globally, are from 10 countries, and nearly half of all cases reported so far are from just three countries". (more...)
- August 05, 2020
Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a "silver bullet" answer to the pandemic is far from guaranteed, despite scientists around the world pushing to develop one. He said: "Almost 10 million cases, or two-thirds of all cases globally, are from 10 countries, and nearly half of all cases reported so far are from just three countries". (more...)
Frontline Medical Workers With PPE Still At Risk Of Contracting COVID-19
- August 05, 2020
A new study, carried out by King's College London and Harvard, has discovered that frontline healthcare workers are three times more likely to test positive for the Coronavirus, despite wearing adequate personal protective equipment (PPE). The prevalence of COVID-19 was 2,747 per 100,000 app users among front-line care workers, compared with 242 per 100,000 app users from the general public, according to the researchers. (more...)
- August 05, 2020
A new study, carried out by King's College London and Harvard, has discovered that frontline healthcare workers are three times more likely to test positive for the Coronavirus, despite wearing adequate personal protective equipment (PPE). The prevalence of COVID-19 was 2,747 per 100,000 app users among front-line care workers, compared with 242 per 100,000 app users from the general public, according to the researchers. (more...)
Germany: Siemens Healthineers to buy Varian for US$16.4bn
- August 04, 2020
However, Siemens remains a majority shareholder in Healthineers. Under the agreed transaction, Healthineers will acquire all shares in Varian for $177.50 each in cash, representing a 24% premium to the US company's closing price on Friday and 42% above its 30-day weighted average. (more...)
- August 04, 2020
However, Siemens remains a majority shareholder in Healthineers. Under the agreed transaction, Healthineers will acquire all shares in Varian for $177.50 each in cash, representing a 24% premium to the US company's closing price on Friday and 42% above its 30-day weighted average. (more...)
Vietnam says early August 'decisive' in containing coronavirus
- August 04, 2020
These were the details of the news Vietnam in "decisive" fight to contain coronavirus for this day. Due to genetic errors, over time viruses mutate but as per some scientists, the mutations do not necessarily make it more unsafe or deadly every time. (more...)
- August 04, 2020
These were the details of the news Vietnam in "decisive" fight to contain coronavirus for this day. Due to genetic errors, over time viruses mutate but as per some scientists, the mutations do not necessarily make it more unsafe or deadly every time. (more...)
Russia aims to produce 'millions' of vaccine doses by 2021
- August 04, 2020
The companies are in talks with global organizations and the European Union, and said they plan to provide a significant portion of capacity in 2021 and 2022 to an initiative focused on accelerating development and production worldwide and deploying shots equitably. (more...)
- August 04, 2020
The companies are in talks with global organizations and the European Union, and said they plan to provide a significant portion of capacity in 2021 and 2022 to an initiative focused on accelerating development and production worldwide and deploying shots equitably. (more...)
90-minute coronavirus tests expected to be available to millions in Britain
- August 04, 2020
Professor Alice Gast, President of Imperial College London , said: "Chris Toumazou's work to develop, adapt and roll-out such effective tests exemplifies how academic innovations are helping the NHS frontline and the patients they serve". Asked if the tests are a part of the government's plan for schools, which are slated for reopening on 1 September, he said: "This is a further enhancement of our capabilities, and as we roll this out we will obviously be looking at other settings, including ... (more...)
- August 04, 2020
Professor Alice Gast, President of Imperial College London , said: "Chris Toumazou's work to develop, adapt and roll-out such effective tests exemplifies how academic innovations are helping the NHS frontline and the patients they serve". Asked if the tests are a part of the government's plan for schools, which are slated for reopening on 1 September, he said: "This is a further enhancement of our capabilities, and as we roll this out we will obviously be looking at other settings, including ... (more...)
Health Canada approves use of Gilead's Remdesivir to treat COVID
- August 03, 2020
Remdesivir, sold under the brand Veklury, is used to treat those with pneumonia who need extra oxygen to breathe. Remdesivir has also been given emergency authorization in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Singapore and Australia. "Recently, the Commission was working tirelessly with Gilead to achieve an arrangement to make sure that stocks of their very first therapy authorized against COVID-19 are sent into the EU", Stella Kyriakides , the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, said in a ... (more...)
- August 03, 2020
Remdesivir, sold under the brand Veklury, is used to treat those with pneumonia who need extra oxygen to breathe. Remdesivir has also been given emergency authorization in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Singapore and Australia. "Recently, the Commission was working tirelessly with Gilead to achieve an arrangement to make sure that stocks of their very first therapy authorized against COVID-19 are sent into the EU", Stella Kyriakides , the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, said in a ... (more...)
First Probable Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Austin, Texas
- August 03, 2020
More information about mosquitoes and the West Nile virus can be found at the Division of Environmental Health's website under Nuisance Control at www.mcdh.info or by calling 815-334-4585. Mosquitoes can only breed in standing water and need as little as one teaspoon. Inspect your home and yard for sources of standing water where these mosquitoes are likely to breed. (more...)
- August 03, 2020
More information about mosquitoes and the West Nile virus can be found at the Division of Environmental Health's website under Nuisance Control at www.mcdh.info or by calling 815-334-4585. Mosquitoes can only breed in standing water and need as little as one teaspoon. Inspect your home and yard for sources of standing water where these mosquitoes are likely to breed. (more...)
Penn State branch campuses shut down fall sports
- August 03, 2020
The Penn State University Athletic Conference, home to 14 Penn State branch campuses, announced Friday it is postponing fall athletics - soccer, cross country, golf and women's volleyball - due to the covid-19 pandemic. Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (HCOM ) HCOM successfully began classes on the Athens, Dublin and Cleveland campuses in July using a hybrid approach and will continue with the same approach throughout the fall semester. (more...)
- August 03, 2020
The Penn State University Athletic Conference, home to 14 Penn State branch campuses, announced Friday it is postponing fall athletics - soccer, cross country, golf and women's volleyball - due to the covid-19 pandemic. Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (HCOM ) HCOM successfully began classes on the Athens, Dublin and Cleveland campuses in July using a hybrid approach and will continue with the same approach throughout the fall semester. (more...)
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