Medicine
Governor Baker Issues New Stay-At-Home Advisory
- November 06, 2020
Baker is further restricting private indoor gathering sizes to 10 people and mandating anyone over 5 years to old wear a mask in public - regardless of their distance from other people - and with "no more exceptions". She said Rhode Island was "on a path" to opening a field hospital in the next few weeks, according to WPRI. "Since Labor Day, which is 55 days ago, the number of new cases per day has grown by nearly 300 percent and over the same period of time the number of people ... (more...)
- November 06, 2020
Baker is further restricting private indoor gathering sizes to 10 people and mandating anyone over 5 years to old wear a mask in public - regardless of their distance from other people - and with "no more exceptions". She said Rhode Island was "on a path" to opening a field hospital in the next few weeks, according to WPRI. "Since Labor Day, which is 55 days ago, the number of new cases per day has grown by nearly 300 percent and over the same period of time the number of people ... (more...)
Denmark to kill 15 million minks, claiming they spread coronavirus to humans
- November 05, 2020
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said half the 783 human coronavirus cases in northern Denmark "are related" to mink. Denmark, the world's largest producer of mink furs, plans to cull all mink in the country to contain a mutated form of novel coronavirus. (more...)
- November 05, 2020
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said half the 783 human coronavirus cases in northern Denmark "are related" to mink. Denmark, the world's largest producer of mink furs, plans to cull all mink in the country to contain a mutated form of novel coronavirus. (more...)
Canadian health authorities now urge using 3-layer masks
- November 05, 2020
The new case is a male resident of the Central Health region, between 50 and 59 years old, who recently returned from Alberta, said Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. "Nobody's really [done a] study on non-medical masks in the past so there's been actually more research into different materials", Tam said. Reusable masks with a non-woven filter layer already built in should be washed daily, and can be washed multiple times. (more...)
- November 05, 2020
The new case is a male resident of the Central Health region, between 50 and 59 years old, who recently returned from Alberta, said Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. "Nobody's really [done a] study on non-medical masks in the past so there's been actually more research into different materials", Tam said. Reusable masks with a non-woven filter layer already built in should be washed daily, and can be washed multiple times. (more...)
CDC: People With Coronavirus ‘Have the Right to Vote’ in Person
- November 05, 2020
They found that pregnant women were more likely than non-pregnant women to need intensive care, invasive ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and were more likely to die from COVID-19. Moreover, the likelihood of dying was 70% higher for women in the pregnancy cohort vs. the nonpregnant cohort, particularly among Black women. In 2019, about 10% of live births were pre-term. (more...)
- November 05, 2020
They found that pregnant women were more likely than non-pregnant women to need intensive care, invasive ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and were more likely to die from COVID-19. Moreover, the likelihood of dying was 70% higher for women in the pregnancy cohort vs. the nonpregnant cohort, particularly among Black women. In 2019, about 10% of live births were pre-term. (more...)
AstraZeneca expects COVID-19 vaccine outcomes by yr's finish
- November 05, 2020
On Wednesday, vaccine trial chief investigator Andrew Pollard said that there was a small possibility the vaccine would be ready before Christmas. The COVID-19 vaccine is one of the world's leading candidates. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said vaccines must demonstrate at least 50% efficacy - meaning at least twice as many infections among volunteers who got a placebo as among those in the vaccine group. (more...)
- November 05, 2020
On Wednesday, vaccine trial chief investigator Andrew Pollard said that there was a small possibility the vaccine would be ready before Christmas. The COVID-19 vaccine is one of the world's leading candidates. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said vaccines must demonstrate at least 50% efficacy - meaning at least twice as many infections among volunteers who got a placebo as among those in the vaccine group. (more...)
Avian influenza (bird flu) identified at Cheshire broiler breeder
- November 05, 2020
Further testing is underway at the latest site to determine if the H5N8 strain in Cheshire is highly pathogenic and potentially related to the virus now circulating Europe. "We are urgently looking for any evidence of disease spread associated with this farm to control and eliminate it", Ms Middlemiss said. Public Health England (PHE) said the human risk of infection is very low for the general population, and low for those immediate contacts on site. (more...)
- November 05, 2020
Further testing is underway at the latest site to determine if the H5N8 strain in Cheshire is highly pathogenic and potentially related to the virus now circulating Europe. "We are urgently looking for any evidence of disease spread associated with this farm to control and eliminate it", Ms Middlemiss said. Public Health England (PHE) said the human risk of infection is very low for the general population, and low for those immediate contacts on site. (more...)
Delhi facing third wave of coronavirus, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
- November 05, 2020
So far, IL has conducted a total of 8,030,713 COVID-19 tests. There are more COVID-19 cases in Texas than any other state in the country, including COVID hotspots like California and NY. On Wednesday, the incidence rate was reported at 35 cases per 100,000 residents - above the upper threshold of 14 cases, which is an indicator for when schools might consider transitioning back to a hybrid or remote learning model in the county's reopening plan . (more...)
- November 05, 2020
So far, IL has conducted a total of 8,030,713 COVID-19 tests. There are more COVID-19 cases in Texas than any other state in the country, including COVID hotspots like California and NY. On Wednesday, the incidence rate was reported at 35 cases per 100,000 residents - above the upper threshold of 14 cases, which is an indicator for when schools might consider transitioning back to a hybrid or remote learning model in the county's reopening plan . (more...)
Alberta confirms human case of swine flu
- November 05, 2020
Hinshaw noted that the province would be keeping a close eye on if the new public health measures implemented last week had made a positive impact on the rise in cases, and if not, she said that stricter measures may have to be added. Alberta Health Services is offering optional influenza testing to residents in Central Alberta who are already going for COVID-19 testing. The majority of cases reported in the last decade have been in the United States. (more...)
- November 05, 2020
Hinshaw noted that the province would be keeping a close eye on if the new public health measures implemented last week had made a positive impact on the rise in cases, and if not, she said that stricter measures may have to be added. Alberta Health Services is offering optional influenza testing to residents in Central Alberta who are already going for COVID-19 testing. The majority of cases reported in the last decade have been in the United States. (more...)
Liverpool is the first city to offer whole city testing in UK
- November 05, 2020
If they are successful, following the trial, they will make them available to millions by the end of December. The provision of around half a million new, rapid turnaround tests is happening at the request of and in close collaboration with local leaders, the Department of Health and Social Care said. (more...)
- November 05, 2020
If they are successful, following the trial, they will make them available to millions by the end of December. The provision of around half a million new, rapid turnaround tests is happening at the request of and in close collaboration with local leaders, the Department of Health and Social Care said. (more...)
With 4,229 new coronavirus cases, OH topples another record
- November 05, 2020
At the time, the daily number 1,840. The state's latest reassessment for each of California's 58 counties, ordinarily announced on Tuesday, was pushed back to Wednesday this week because of Election Day. -263 ventilators are being used by COVID-19 patients, or 5% and 3,675 are available, which represents 69%. Since the first local cases of the global coronavirus pandemic were confirmed in early March, nearly 31,740 people in Fresno County have at some point tested positive for the virus. (more...)
- November 05, 2020
At the time, the daily number 1,840. The state's latest reassessment for each of California's 58 counties, ordinarily announced on Tuesday, was pushed back to Wednesday this week because of Election Day. -263 ventilators are being used by COVID-19 patients, or 5% and 3,675 are available, which represents 69%. Since the first local cases of the global coronavirus pandemic were confirmed in early March, nearly 31,740 people in Fresno County have at some point tested positive for the virus. (more...)
CEPI to fund development of COVID-19 vaccine candidate by China's Clover
- November 04, 2020
CEPI has previously deployed vast sums of money in search of a COVID-19 vaccine through partnerships with drug developers including Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc, Moderna Inc, and Novavax Inc. Afterwards, everyone aged 80 and over and health and social care workers should be next to receive the jab. "But the bulk of this is going to be the other side of Christmas, but we want to be ready". (more...)
- November 04, 2020
CEPI has previously deployed vast sums of money in search of a COVID-19 vaccine through partnerships with drug developers including Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc, Moderna Inc, and Novavax Inc. Afterwards, everyone aged 80 and over and health and social care workers should be next to receive the jab. "But the bulk of this is going to be the other side of Christmas, but we want to be ready". (more...)
Ontario records 987 new novel coronavirus cases, 16 more deaths
- November 04, 2020
This follows a report of 28 new cases in Ottawa from Ottawa Public Health on Tuesday, the lowest number of new daily cases in more than six weeks . With 25,279 tests completed in the previous day, roughly half of the province's testing capacity, Ontario's positivity rate now stands at 4.2 per cent. (more...)
- November 04, 2020
This follows a report of 28 new cases in Ottawa from Ottawa Public Health on Tuesday, the lowest number of new daily cases in more than six weeks . With 25,279 tests completed in the previous day, roughly half of the province's testing capacity, Ontario's positivity rate now stands at 4.2 per cent. (more...)
Research: Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus
- November 04, 2020
The eye's clear outer layer - the cornea - appears to resist COVID-19, despite being an entry point for other viruses, researchers say. The study started at the beginning of the pandemic in Portugal in March 2020 , when researchers set up a sensitive, specific and versatile serology test for COVID-19. (more...)
- November 04, 2020
The eye's clear outer layer - the cornea - appears to resist COVID-19, despite being an entry point for other viruses, researchers say. The study started at the beginning of the pandemic in Portugal in March 2020 , when researchers set up a sensitive, specific and versatile serology test for COVID-19. (more...)
CEPI to fund development of COVID-19 vaccine candidate by China’s Clover
- November 04, 2020
Ebrard said that the first doses of the vaccine that will be administrated in this Phase 3 in 20 health centers in different states are already in the country, and some 15,000 Mexican volunteers are part of a universe of 40,000 people who participate from several countries to which Chile and Argentina also joined. (more...)
- November 04, 2020
Ebrard said that the first doses of the vaccine that will be administrated in this Phase 3 in 20 health centers in different states are already in the country, and some 15,000 Mexican volunteers are part of a universe of 40,000 people who participate from several countries to which Chile and Argentina also joined. (more...)
McConnell Senate win called, but no easy sweep for other races
- November 04, 2020
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden swooped in on key states important to the Senate as they propelled their own campaigns in a final stretch. Some other Democratic challengers fell short in contests against durable senior Republican incumbents. Should Democrats retain the House majority, it would mark only the second time in a quarter century that they've controlled the chamber for two consecutive two-year Congresses. (more...)
- November 04, 2020
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden swooped in on key states important to the Senate as they propelled their own campaigns in a final stretch. Some other Democratic challengers fell short in contests against durable senior Republican incumbents. Should Democrats retain the House majority, it would mark only the second time in a quarter century that they've controlled the chamber for two consecutive two-year Congresses. (more...)
Lung damage found in COVID dead may shed light on 'long COVID'
- November 04, 2020
The presence of these infected cells can cause the major structural changes observed in lungs, the team said, which can persist for several weeks or months and could eventually explain long Covid, which is characterised by a feeling of fatigue and lack of breath. (more...)
- November 04, 2020
The presence of these infected cells can cause the major structural changes observed in lungs, the team said, which can persist for several weeks or months and could eventually explain long Covid, which is characterised by a feeling of fatigue and lack of breath. (more...)
New Jersey 2020 election results
- November 04, 2020
In the past two weeks, voters have cast more than 2.3 million ballots either through mail-in voting or at the polls. In some states, ballot counting started on Tuesday, but 28 states allowed counting to start before election day. Bush by over 13 points in the state. In 2016, Trump lost the vote to Hillary Clinton but became president through winning the electoral college. Plus, control of the U.S. (more...)
- November 04, 2020
In the past two weeks, voters have cast more than 2.3 million ballots either through mail-in voting or at the polls. In some states, ballot counting started on Tuesday, but 28 states allowed counting to start before election day. Bush by over 13 points in the state. In 2016, Trump lost the vote to Hillary Clinton but became president through winning the electoral college. Plus, control of the U.S. (more...)
Confirms another 299 cases of COVID-19 and 3 more deaths
- November 04, 2020
The north saw an increase of ten cases for a total of 422. Gustafson said there were now 2,945 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C., of which 90 were in hospital, including 19 in intensive care. In total, there are now 28 healthcare outbreaks within the province. A total of 24 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and two acute-care facilities are now dealing with active outbreaks. (more...)
- November 04, 2020
The north saw an increase of ten cases for a total of 422. Gustafson said there were now 2,945 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C., of which 90 were in hospital, including 19 in intensive care. In total, there are now 28 healthcare outbreaks within the province. A total of 24 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and two acute-care facilities are now dealing with active outbreaks. (more...)
Ontario unveils new colour-coded system for COVID-19 restrictions
- November 03, 2020
In the last stage before lockdowns, bars would have to stop serving drinks at 9 p.m. before closing an hour later. Toronto will remain in the modified stage two until November 14. The province said the goal is to have every public health unit region in the "prevent" level. Areas with the lowest levels of virus case counts, positivity rates and community transmission will be placed in a green category, with the most permissive rules. (more...)
- November 03, 2020
In the last stage before lockdowns, bars would have to stop serving drinks at 9 p.m. before closing an hour later. Toronto will remain in the modified stage two until November 14. The province said the goal is to have every public health unit region in the "prevent" level. Areas with the lowest levels of virus case counts, positivity rates and community transmission will be placed in a green category, with the most permissive rules. (more...)
People With Coronavirus ‘Have the Right to Vote’ in Person — CDC
- November 03, 2020
Weather impacts the environment in which the coronavirus has to live before infecting a new host. But it also influences human behavior, which moves the virus from one host to another. " We shouldn't think of the problem as something driven by weather and climate ", stated Jamshidi. "When you study something in the laboratory, it's a supervised environment". (more...)
- November 03, 2020
Weather impacts the environment in which the coronavirus has to live before infecting a new host. But it also influences human behavior, which moves the virus from one host to another. " We shouldn't think of the problem as something driven by weather and climate ", stated Jamshidi. "When you study something in the laboratory, it's a supervised environment". (more...)
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