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‘Millions could die’ as second Ebola outbreak hits Congo

June 03, 2020

The resurfacing of Ebola in Équateur comes just as DRC was approaching the end of the current outbreak in the eastern part of the country, which has killed 2,134 people and infected 3,317. "Given the proximity of this new outbreak to busy transport routes and vulnerable neighboring countries we must act quickly". For it to be officially ended, there must be no new cases of the disease reported for 42 days, which is double the incubation period.

New Research: How far do distancing, masks reduce Covid-19 spread?

June 02, 2020

The study , published Monday in the Lancet medical journal , reviewed existing research on these common interventions with regard to SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses and found that face masks , physical distancing and eye protection are all highly effective in stopping the virus, particularly in high-risk or medical settings.

Covid-19 BAME review "presents no recommendations", says Labour

June 02, 2020

The coronavirus , he said, targets black people and those from minority ethnic backgrounds in an "unequal and disproportionate way", and said people are understandably angry about that injustice. Black women were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with the disease compared to their white counterparts, while black men were nearly three times as likely than white men to suffer from COVID-19, according to the PHE report.

McDonald's in Newbury reopening shortly

June 02, 2020

A spokesperson for McDonald's said: "We are glad to be back but it will look a little different and may take a little longer, so please bear with us". For the moment, McDonald said it was offering a limited menu only and was capping spending at £25. Employees will be issued with personal protective equipment and the public are encouraged to use contactless payment methods wherever possible.

India approves emergency use of remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients

June 02, 2020

Remdesivir is the only treatment that's been shown in a rigorous experiment to help fight the coronavirus . The drugmaker said the odds of improvement in clinical status with the 10-day treatment course of remdesivir versus standard of care were also favourable, trending toward but not reaching statistical significance.

Antibiotics surge to cause more deaths, warns WHO

June 02, 2020

Ghebreyesus noted that the use of antibiotics may not be totally ruled out as only a small percentage of coronavirus patients needed antibiotics to treat subsequent bacterial infections but the indiscriminate use should be avoided. In 94% of the countries surveyed, ministry of health staff working in the area of NCDs have been partially or fully reassigned to support COVID-19 work.

Biden To Condemn Trump's Protest Response In Speech

June 02, 2020

For that's what the presidency is: a duty of care - to all of us, not just our voters, not just our donors, but all of us. It's really hard work, but it's the work of America. "If he did, he'd find the First Amendment", Biden said, reading the passage about the "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances'".

Scots to be able to meet outdoors in groups of eight

June 02, 2020

She said the "vast majority" had complied with recommendations not to travel and to keep gatherings small. Ms Sturgeon said that because the virus "could run out of control again" there was a limit on the restrictions that could be lifted just now and it "would be wrong" to use all of that flexibility to just get the economy moving again.

COVID-19 in Russian Federation: 400K cases, Avifavir approved for treatment

June 02, 2020

The final stage of Avifavir clinical trials involving 330 patients, approved by the Russian Ministry of Health on May 21, 2020, is ongoing. Initially, the drug will not be released for sale, and will be used exclusively in hospitals. A new antiviral drug from Gilead called remdesivir has shown some promise in small efficacy trials against COVID-19 and is being given to patients by some countries under compassionate or emergency use rules.

India approves antiviral drug to treat COVID-19 patients

June 02, 2020

The U.S. FDA granted remdesivir an Emergency Use Authorization for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, but this authorization is only temporary. In the SIMPLE Moderate trial, 584 patients were randomized 1:1:1 into three groups: remdesivir for either 5 or 10 days, or standard of care alone. And 126 of the 193 patients who were given a 10-day course showed at least two points of improvement on the scale, but two died.

Dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases at Norfolk farm

June 02, 2020

Scott Biddle, president and CEO of Scotlynn Group, told CTV News London on Saturday that the farm operation in Vittoria has been shut down, disinfected and cleaned. He said 150 locals were confirmed to help, but with a pay hike that's almost double what the migrant workers make, advocates like MWAC's Aviles are not happy, noting that they have been working in these conditions for decades.

Province reports 18 new cases of COVID-19, hospitalization rates hold steady

June 02, 2020

While she commended those involved for getting tested as soon as they appeared symptomatic, she added she was concerned Albertans are falling victim to their own success. Out of 7,044 total active cases reported in the province since the start of testing, more than 92 percent are now considered recovered. "We must remember the new normal is not the same as the old", she said.

No new cases reported

June 02, 2020

All three individuals are now isolated. Dallas County reported 228 new coronavirus cases and another death on Sunday. Three other employees reported symptoms Thursday and have been sent for testing. IDPH also reports that Hillside Rehab and Care Center in Yorkville tallied an additional three cases while deaths remain at the same total from the previous week at two.

Province Considering Staged Regional Approach To Re-Opening

June 01, 2020

The company runs the Altamont Care Community in Scarborough, Ont., named in the Armed Forces report for inadequate care and feeding of residents due to insufficient staffing during the pandemic. It added that a provincial program created to rebuild older homes by 2025 is behind schedule. "It's an option that we are looking at". NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has advocated for the long-term care system to be brought under the Canada Health Act, the legislative framework underpinning universal ...

Second Ebola outbreak confirmed in Congo after four people die

June 01, 2020

Health Minister Eteni Longondo announced the new case on Monday, saying it was confirmed near Mbandaka in the western Equateur province, over 1,000 km away from the ongoing outbreak in the country's east. By far the largest epidemic of Ebola was in 2014-2016 in the West African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The virus is passed on by contact with the blood, body fluids, secretions or organs of an infected or recently deceased person.

Nearly 10% of Diabetic Patients Hospitalised for Coronavirus May Succumb to Disease

June 01, 2020

The study shows that two thirds (65%) of COVID-19 patients with diabetes admitted to hospital are men, and the average age of all patients is 70 years. The presence of the respiratory condition obstructive sleep apnoea nearly tripled the risk of death at 7 days, as did the presence of dyspnoea symptoms (shortness of breath).

England Easing Coronavirus Lockdown Too Soon, Scientific Advisers Warn

June 01, 2020

Responding to the developments, Professor John Edmunds, from the London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine and also a member of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ), said it was a "political decision" to ease measures, adding that the levels of coronavirus were still "very high".

Eli Lilly starts human study of potential COVID-19 antibody treatment

June 01, 2020

LY-CoV555 is developed from a fully human monoclonal antibody identified from the first blood sample obtained from a North American patient who recovered from COVID-19. If the treatment proves to be safe at each increasing dose, Lilly plans to pivot to the start of a phase II trial, pending regulatory approval, with the potential to test the treatment's safety in a larger group of patients, including those that have not been hospitalized.

Michigan Gov. Whitmer's Husband Tried to Jump Boater Line

June 01, 2020

The owner of a company called NorthShore Dock LLC posted on Facebook last week that Marc Mallory, Whitmer's husband, called the business asking that his boat be put in the water by the busy Memorial Day weekend. The governor had also begun easing certain restrictions in the state such as allowing gatherings of up to 10 people with social distancing, and opening of retail businesses and auto dealerships with restrictions on the number of people inside at a time and by appointment.

Supreme Court rules against church fighting social distancing restrictions

June 01, 2020

He said the state's order only treats more leniently to activities that are not comparable "such as operating grocery stores, banks, and laundromats, in which people neither congregate in large groups nor remain in close proximity for extended periods".

South West hospital closes to new patients after coronavirus surge

June 01, 2020

The hospital in Weston-super-Mare stopped taking new admissions, including into its A&E department, from 8am on Monday "to maintain patient and staff safety". "In addition, there is an emerging picture of asymptomatic staff testing positive for the virus". "Any members of staff who have tested positive have self-isolated in line with national guidance".

Russian Federation approves first drug for Covid-19 treatment

June 01, 2020

According to Russian Direct Investment Fund, Afivavir has been shown to be effective against coronavirus reproduction, however, it is contraindicated for pregnant women and people in the process of family planning. A study published this month, for example, tied the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, which U.S. President Donald Trump says he has been taking and has urged others to use, to an increased risk of death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

Campbellton Region of New Brunswick Reverted to Orange Level

June 01, 2020

With possible coronavirus exposures now numbering in the hundreds as public health officials continue contact tracing, the actions of the doctor at the heart of New Brunswick's latest COVID-19 outbreak are serving as a cautionary tale. Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Jennifer Russell says the three new cases Sunday and one reported Saturday are all at the Manoir de la Vallee in Atholville, a long-term care facility.

World Health Organization decision to halt trials of hydroxychloroquine is not correct: CSIR DG

June 01, 2020

The Lancet study was used to suggest not only chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine had little effect on COVID-19 recovery but might have increased abnormal heart rhythms and deaths. "We have no control over the source of the information. All we can do is report the data that is given to us". Scientists who wrote and signed the letter criticizing the study included clinicians, researchers , statisticians and ethicists from academic medical centers, including Harvard's T.H.

24 cases of COVID 19 for 45140 in Hamilton County

June 01, 2020

Eight new cases of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, were confirmed in Spokane County on Sunday, capping a week that saw almost 100 new confirmed cases. Across the state, 561,610 Test Iowa assessments have been conducted - 2,010 in Marshall County. Individual cases may be removed if the place of residence is outside of Collin County .

Gov. Abbott sends DPS officers to San Antonio, other Texas cities

June 01, 2020

DPS (Texas Department of Public Safety) has sent more than 1,500 officers to assist local police departments", Abbott tweeted . "Governor Greg Abbott today declared a State of Disaster for all Texas counties in the midst of violent protests that endanger public safety and threaten property loss and damage", officials with the Office of the Texas Governor said in a written statement .

Luxembourg sees 1000 tobacco-related deaths per year

June 01, 2020

Professor Pankaj Chaturvedi, deputy director and surgical oncologist from Tata Memorial Hospital, said, "As per the World Health Organization, tobacco addiction is a disease". The industry has offered doorstep delivery during quarantine and, in some countries, lobbied for tobacco products to be listed as "essential", the World Health Organization claimed.

Small business owners can now apply for full PPP loan forgiveness

June 01, 2020

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) yesterday helped pass the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, a bipartisan bill that will improve and extend the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). As of today, over 4.4 million PPP loans have been distributed to small businesses across America, with 286,743 PPP loans totaling over $37 billion distributed to NY small businesses.

CDC guidelines outline how offices can safely reopen

May 31, 2020

Robert Redfield, director of the CDC , said Friday during a call with reporters. Only later did health officials realize the virus could spread before symptoms show up, rendering symptom-based screening imperfect. For minimising physical contacts among workers, the guidelines suggest modifying or adjusting seats, furniture, and workstations to maintain social distancing of 6 feet between employees.

Lockdown 5.0: In exit plan, positive sign for Metro, malls, restaurants

May 31, 2020

The government from the beginning allowed opening of shops selling essential commodities and in phases allowed markets and shops of non-essential items to function in non-containment zones. "Delhi government has been in favour of lifting the lockdown restrictions outside containment zones as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is of the view that lockdown cannot continue indefinitely and we need to learn to live with coronavirus by taking all due precautions", the source said.

No guarantee a vaccine can be developed, says professor

May 31, 2020

Apart from this, the report also quoted United Kingdom drug firm AstraZeneca's head Pascal Soriot who asserted that one or more COVID-19 vaccines could begin rolling out by the end of 2020. American drugmaker company Pfizer has claimed that a COVID-19 vaccine could be available by October end. Thomas Cueni, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) said it was widely accepted that once a successful Covid-19 vaccine is created it ...

Two new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, total at 641

May 31, 2020

Saskatchewan now has a total of 641 cases of COVID-19. A total of 570 people have recovered from the virus so far in Saskatchewan. "Public health orders remain in effect, including the order limiting public and private gatherings to no more than 10 people".

European Union regulator wants more data on malaria drug's use for COVID-19

May 31, 2020

Surgisphere's data was also the basis of a study of coronavirus patients published in The New England Journal of Medicine this month by some of the same authors, including Desai and Harvard's Mehra, as well as for two versions of an article on the use of an antimicrobial drug to treat covid-19 that were not published in an established medical journal.

First coronavirus-related syndrome affecting children reported in McKinley County

May 31, 2020

Most children diagnosed with MIS-C have recovered with brief hospital stays, and in some cases no hospitalization was required, Children's Hospital officials said Friday. Kwak Jin, a KCDC official in charge of patient management, said the two children had been treated as they would for Kawasaki disease . A total of 64 children were diagnosed with the syndrome.

COVID-19: What you need to know for May 28

May 31, 2020

Additionally, there continues to be restrictions on social gatherings of more than five people, and staff redeployment rules remain in place for long-term care homes and congregate settings like retirement homes and women's shelters. Ontario completed 17,615 tests in the most recent 24-hour reporting period, significantly ramping up its activities at assessment centres. Two-thirds of the province's cases are in the Greater Toronto Area.

Ohio House Passes Sports Betting Bill

May 31, 2020

Now, the state Senate does need to pass their version of the sports betting bill first. In case the House Bill 194 also gets the green light in the Senate, the Governor of Ohio Mike DeWine will have the final word on the bill. House Majority Floor Leader Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican, said even the state's trial lawyers' association supports the compromise bill. This will likely result in a patchwork of legalized sports betting across the state.

5-mile guidance for travel in Wales 'only advice' First Minister says

May 30, 2020

Ministers have suggested they do not want to disadvantage people living in more rural areas - but that the guidance is created to limit the risk of transferring the virus from one are to another. "We are learning more about this virus every day and we know the risk of transmission is lower outdoors than indoors". A decision about whether non-essential retail will reopen will be taken at the next review on 18 June and will depend on the scientific and medical evidence.

Less Than Half of Postive Antibody Tests For Covid19 Are Accurate — CDC

May 30, 2020

In a new paper in the journal Clinical Chemistry , Neil Anderson , an assistant professor of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. However, fewer blacks were tested than whites and other races. These tests can identify people with active infections, even when they have no symptoms.

Ontario adds over 300 new cases of COVID-19

May 30, 2020

In Ontario, to date, 701,327 tests have been completed for the novel coronavirus . Eighty-nine of all deceased patients in the province were between the ages of 40 and 59 and 590 people were between the ages of 60 and 79. The 323 new cases reported on Saturday represent a slight decline from the rolling-five day average of new cases - 326. Seventeen more people have died, bringing the total death count to 2,247.

Prince William Tackles Mental Health in Revealing Documentary: 5 Takeaways

May 30, 2020

The Duke of Cambridge , Prince William , has expressed his fears for "broken NHS staff all over the country" in a heartfelt message of support for health workers. Prince William and Kate Middleton have three kids together. According to the documentary's director, Marcus Plowright , William doesn't often speak about Diana's death, and his candid moment with Sordell was a rare insight into the prince's feelings about it.

Medic who survived Covid-19 is antibody superdonor

May 30, 2020

The SANBS is well positioned to collect this product as they already collect a similar product, source plasma, daily. A US paper looking only at the therapy's safety in the first 5000 patients found 36 severe adverse events, including TRALI and TACO cases, but some may have been the result of COVID-19 itself.

CDC Says Failure of Tests Did Not Affect US Response Experts Disagree

May 30, 2020

The first USA infection to be identified was a traveler - a Washington state man who returned from Wuhan on January 15 and sought help at a clinic on January 19. The earliest infections in Washington and California were from viruses originating in China , a genetic analysis found. Several introductions of the virus from Europe followed in February and March.

France bans hydroxychloroquine, drug touted by Trump to treat COVID-19

May 30, 2020

The questions and answers around hydroxychloroquine says that the Solidarity Trial is an worldwide clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for COVID-19, launched by World Health Organization and partners. Among the signatories are clinicians, statisticians and other researchers from around the world, from Harvard to Imperial College London. "I have serious doubts about the benefit of CQ/HCQ treatment for #COVID19 infection, and can not wait for the whole drama to be over", ...

COVID-19: Ontario unveils new testing plan

May 30, 2020

Premier Doug Ford said early in the COVID-19 pandemic some government inspectors refused to go into long-term care homes, instead conducting the checks by phone. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, to make the announcement. Ontario will also soon release a renewed strategy to support public health units with case management and contact tracing, including launching a new exposure notification app that will alert Ontarians when they may have been exposed to COVID-19 and would ...

Active COVID-19 cases in Alberta at two-month low

May 30, 2020

There are no new deaths attributed to the virus. The fatalities were reported in the Calgary and South zones, pushing the total province-wide to 143. Total recoveries have reached 6,106 in Alberta, and there are now 43 cases in hospital, four of which are in intensive care units.

Roche and Gilead to test drug combination against severe COVID-19

May 30, 2020

Findings of advantages in other individual subgroups were conclusive in this investigation, they stated. Roche said in a statement that it had joined forces with Gilead for a global phase III clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of using tocilizumab - sold under the brand names Actemra and RoAcemtra - combined with remdesivir in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia.

Normal People’s Paul Mescal to raffle off his chain for charity

May 29, 2020

Thank you to everyone who has supported so far". "Pieta is a cause very close to my heart, having experienced loss due to suicide in my local town while growing up", the actor explained. People can enter as many times as they like, and can gain additional entries by sharing the fundraiser, which you can find here. Mescal made a decision to use this attention for good and is giving away one of the chains to help raise funds for mental health charity Pieta House.

Rates of 'symptomless' Covid-19 infections may be higher than previously thought

May 29, 2020

By day 13, eight passengers and crew required medical evacuation to hospital for respiratory failure. "The other 81 percent were symptom-free", NBCNews states. Eight days in, the first fever was reported and over the two weeks that followed, eight people had to be medically evacuated after falling ill, the site reports.

COVID-19: Reopening by region touted by some, dismissed by others

May 29, 2020

Ottawa is looking at exceptions for families split by the current U.S. Meanwhile, Ontarians will not be allowed to dine in bars and restaurants, gather in groups larger than five or use playground equipment until at least mid-June. Other allegations in the military's report include failure to isolate COVID-19-positive patients, stage four pressure ulcers (in which the damage can extend down to bone), expired medication, patients being left in soiled diapers, leaving food out of reach so ...

Samsung Health platform now available on 2020 Smart TV models

May 29, 2020

So with Samsung Health on smart TVs, users can access free premium classes and train easier, start wellness routines , and access their dashboards to also see information from Samsung wearables and companion apps installed on mobile devices.

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