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World Health Organization says 'evidence emerging' of coronavirus spreading through the air

July 09, 2020

While heavier respiratory droplets don't reach more than 6 feet from an infected person, micro-droplets can travel up to several meters, or room length and hang in the air for several hours, they said in the open letter published July 6 in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases '.

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in West Hollywood Now Total 300

July 09, 2020

Medical personnel conduct coronavirus testing at LMH Health in Lawrence on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. There are now 141 active cases within Riley County, with 181 people recovered, and 3 deaths. About 77 percent of those infected with the coronavirus in Pennsylvania have recovered, the health department estimates. The department bases that estimate by reviewing cases of those who are more than 30 days past the date of their first positive test.

Ontario adds 112 new COVID-19 cases

July 09, 2020

The total number of cases in Ontario is now 36,060. Health Minister Christine Elliott tweeted, "Today, Ontario is reporting 154 new cases of #COVID19 , a 0.4% increase". In a tweet Minister of Health Christine Elliott noted that Ontario processed almost 23,000 tests yesterday. At which point Premier Ford can get a haircut, as he said we would wait until the entire province had entered Stage 2 which allows for barbers and salons to reopen.

Supreme Court upholds exemption allowing employers to skip contraceptive coverage

July 08, 2020

A further accommodation was created for religiously affiliated nonprofit employers, which some groups including the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Roman Catholic order of nuns that was one of the groups seeking an exemption, objected to as not going far enough.

GOP senator second to skip RNC convention this summer

July 08, 2020

On the earlier decision to move convention events to Florida, Trump said, "when we signed a few weeks ago, it looked good". With the number of cases on the rise, Trump said, "Now all the sudden it's spiking up a little bit", before adding optimistically, "that's gonna go down".

Covid-19: Airborne transmission can't be ruled out, says WHO

July 08, 2020

He said scientists could use animal studies to test for the potential spread of the illness, an approach previously used for tuberculosis research. The WHO was quick to say that the evidence is not final and they're expected to put out their most recent findings in coming days. In one set of experimental conditions, it was found viable for three hours in the environment.

New epidemic warning raised in China after reports of Bubonic Plague case

July 08, 2020

Between one and 17 people are diagnosed with plague every year in the US. Di current alert for China forbid di hunting and eating of animals wey fit carry plague . Marmot, for those of you who don't know, is a type of rodent. Two more people got pneumonic plague - another form of the disease, which infects the lungs - months later across the border in Inner Mongolia.

James O'Brien compares Boris Johnson's comments on care homes

July 08, 2020

Sir Keir repeatedly called on Mr Johnson to apologise for saying "too many" care homes had not properly followed procedures. The funding aims to help the United Kingdom "build back greener" and meet its legally binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, but campaigners say it "doesn't measure up to the economic and environmental crises".

Russian region near Mongolia testing rodents for plague

July 08, 2020

Marmots are large ground squirrels, a type of rodent that has historically been linked to plague outbreaks. Russian Federation has set up patrols to control areas that border China and Mongolia were people can hunt for marmots. Originating in Central Asia and spreading from Italy to the other European countries via ships that were filled with infected rats, the black death got its name from the black spots that form on the skin in those infected.

PEI Provides More Details About New COVID-19 Cases

July 08, 2020

McNeil said the person is now quarantined in Halifax for 14 days. This was the first weekend of the Atlantic bubble , when Atlantic Canadians were allowed to visit other provinces in the region without having to self-isolate. They'll need to provide personal information, including the address of where they'll be self-isolating for the next 14 days and a contact phone number.

Possibility of Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 can not be Ruled Out

July 08, 2020

You must cough into your elbow to minimise the spread of droplets. Thanks to gravity, these large droplets don't generally travel far before landing. "This is not just because we are testing more, but because there are really clustering of cases that we have been identifying for these past days and also, there is really community transmission", said Vergeire.

Pa. reports almost 1000 new covid-19 cases

July 08, 2020

An additional 19 coronavirus patients remain hospitalized in Knox County, but that number is apparently only Knox County residents. Unfortunately, the state also reported 53 new coronavirus-related hospitalizations on Tuesday, breaking a three-day stretch of declining hospitalizations.

Congressional races in New Jersey center around party loyalty

July 08, 2020

Campaigning in 2018 as a conservative Democrat , Van Drew's win marked the party's first victory in the district in 24 years. Brigid Callahan Harrison, a political science professor at Montclair State University, states her opposition to Van Drew loud and clear on her campaign's website: "Jeff Van Drew betrayed our trust".

Fauci says vaccines likely to offer only ‘finite’ protection

July 08, 2020

Another reason for the lower death rate is that treatments and therapies for those with advanced coronavirus symptoms have improved in the U.S., Fauci said. States such as Arizona , California , Florida and Texas are now experiencing spikes in new coronavirus cases. Arizona reached more than 101,000 coronavirus cases on Monday, with more than 3,300 new daily cases recorded.

China warns of suspected bubonic plague case in Inner Mongolia

July 08, 2020

On Sunday, July 5th, authorities in China's Inner Mongolia region reported one suspected case of the bubonic plague , which is indeed the disease that killed tens of millions of people in the 14th century. Last year, a couple died in the western Mongolian province of Bayan-Ulgii after eating raw marmot meat. According to the World Health Organisation , there were 3,248 cases and 584 plague deaths globally between 2010 and 2015.

Coronavirus herd immunity may not easily achievable: Spanish COVID 19 Study

July 08, 2020

In some countries, for example, like the United States, polio and smallpox have been eradicated due to vaccination. Yet 14% of people the immune system is missing closer to the third stage. Spain's next analyze section benefits had been produced on June 4, exhibiting a 5.2% national prevalence, just slightly larger than in the first section.

Covid-19 patients discharged in Chinese mainland

July 08, 2020

Spanish virologists announced last week they had found traces of the disease in samples of waste water collected in March past year, nine months before the coronavirus disease was publicly seen in China. "Was it in prepared food that was defrosted and activated?" CEBM director Professor Carl Heneghan and Dr Jefferson both believe this may uncover new transmission routes, such as toilets.

DeVos: Schools Must Be 'Fully Operational' for Fall

July 08, 2020

The CARES Act says schools districts are to share federal pandemic funds with surrounding private schools according to the Title One of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Rice said nonpublic schools in MI are entitled to $5.1 million under the relief law but would get $21.6 million under one of two options outlined under DeVos' policy.

MI reports 30* new coronavirus deaths, 454 new cases

July 08, 2020

On Sunday, the state reported zero new deaths for the first time since March, when the pandemic was growing in the state. 569 new cases are reported, bringing the active case count to 3,279. Among known cases in Minnesota, 33,907 people have recovered to the point that they are no longer considered infection risks or required to isolate themselves.

US EPA approves use of Lysol Disinfectant Spray against COVID-19

July 08, 2020

Products can't legally make claims about killing certain pathogens, including COVID-19, without a review and authorization from the EPA, the release says. The coronavirus is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The news comes a month after a CDC survey found that people said they were cleaning more frequently due to the pandemic, but only about half said they really knew how to safely clean and disinfect their home.

Trump Pledges To 'Pressure' Governors To Reopen Schools Despite Health Concerns

July 08, 2020

In a conference call with USA state governors, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday assailed plans by some local districts to offer in-person instruction only a few days a week and said schools must be "fully operational" even amid the coronavirus pandemic.

PM to lead nationwide clap to celebrate health service — NHS anniversary

July 07, 2020

Air India to Operate 36 Flights Between India and U.S. from July 11 to July 19. "It's been the most challenging year in the history of the NHS and staff from across the health service have pulled out the stops like never before to deliver extraordinary care", said Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England.

COVID-19 Is Airborne, We Must Respond Accordingly — Scientists Warn WHO

July 07, 2020

According to ABC 6 , the study did not specifically include SARS-CoV-2, or the novel coronavirus , or any other virus. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. "The debate over whether the airborne transmission route occurs is over". These "large" droplets are usually greater than 5 micrometres in size and are propelled from an infected person's nose or mouth in their mucus and saliva when they sneeze , cough or ...

Process for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials begins at NIMS Hyderabad

July 07, 2020

The Ministry of Science and Technology, in its press release , stated that with COVAXIN and ZyCov-D, 11 of the 140 vaccine-making companies around the world are running trials on humans, but none of the 2021 vaccines are unlikely to be ready for mass use before.

Covid-19 imperils AIDS progress, warns UN

July 07, 2020

In 2016, United Nations member states endorsed the target of reducing both AIDS-related death and new HIV infections to fewer than 500,000 by 2020. Histoplasmosis is highly prevalent in the WHO Region of the Americas, where as many as 15 600 new cases and 4500 deaths are reported each year among people living with HIV.

Australia moves to seal off virus-hit state as outbreak worsens

July 07, 2020

In a dramatic reimposition of public health emergency measures, the premier of Victoria state, Australia's second-most populous, announced the establishment of a "hard boundary" around Melbourne , a six-week lockdown in the city and the closure of Victoria's border with New South Wales state in an attempt to halt further spread of the coronavirus.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals begins COVID-19 antibody cocktail late-stage trial

July 07, 2020

The company is moving to the final Phase 3 stage of a trial to determine if its drug can prevent infection among people recently exposed to the virus - for example through a person in their household. Antibodies are proteins made by the body's immune system that recognize, bind and neutralize an invading virus. To make what's called monoclonal antibodies for an antibody cocktail, scientists comb through thousands of antibodies to figure out which ones fight the novel coronavirus most ...

Covid-19 vaccines getting nod for human trials ‘beginning of end’

July 07, 2020

It also appended that the company has also planned to enhance the production capacity for its vaccine rivals to meet Indian and global demand. Dr Krishna Ella, BBIL's chairman and managing director, had even told Indian media last month that he expected phase one and phase two trials to finish by October this year.

Kenya lifts ban on travel amid surge in COVID-19 cases

July 07, 2020

He also warned that should the situation worsen over the next few weeks the country could be locked down again. Like many nations in East Africa, Kenya took swift action to combat the coronavirus, closing its borders on March 25 when it had only 25 cases, shutting schools and imposing a curfew while advising people to work from home.

Coronavirus: Australia closes busiest interstate border

July 07, 2020

Premier Daniel Andrews on Tuesday confirmed people in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, north of the city, will only be able to leave their homes to shop for food and supplies, to receive or provide care, to exercise, and to study or work if they can't do so from home.

COVID-19: AHAPN reacts as USA hijacks Remdesivir

July 07, 2020

Cipla will price its version, Cipremi, at less than 5,000 rupees, while Hetero has priced its version, Covifor, at 5,400 rupees. Health experts across the globe have berated the United States' decision to buy out almost all the global supply of Remdesivir for three months, warning that the development could set a unsafe precedence in the fight against COVID-19.

County reports 12 new COVID-19 cases from weekend

July 07, 2020

This brings the total number of Nelson County residents who have or had the virus to 93. Two patients at Lawrence's hospital had COVID-19 on Monday. There were two in Champaign County, three in Cook County, and one in DeKalb County. DHEC does not provide a county-by-county breakdown of how hospital beds are being used.

Coronavirus: Australia to close Victoria-New South Wales border

July 07, 2020

Health officials last week effectively shut off some 300,000 Melbourne residents to the rest of the city until the end of July, but that has now been extended beyond their neighbourhoods. "So every time we have this kind of setback, we have a direct correlation with business viability, and of course with that comes concerns for workers and their jobs".

Now has more than 500 COVID-19 cases

July 07, 2020

As for the three local colleges, it's concerned about the 20-29 age group following the recent surge. Yakima County has the second highest number of cases at 7,634. Due to the large number of new cases each day, the state is not necessarily reporting individual cases by age, gender or city. One Hardin County case is hospitalized.

239 scientists press World Health Organization on 'airborne' coronavirus spread

July 07, 2020

Professor Babak Javid, consultant in infectious diseases at Cambridge University Hospitals and not one of the letter's signatories, said the precise method of coronavirus transmission was still not fully understood. They say that if they're right, people need to wear masks even when socially distant, and that schools, businesses, nursing homes, and other facilities may need to update their ventilation systems, with stronger filters and less recirculation of air.

COVID-19 pandemic could lead to additional deaths from other diseases

July 07, 2020

The global fight against AIDS was faltering even before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the coronavirus now threatens to put progress against HIV back by 10 years or more, the United Nations said Monday. Children accounted for 95,000 of those deaths . Only about half (53%) of children in need of antiretroviral therapy were receiving it. Last month, World Health Organization welcomed a decision by the U.S.

1 new death reported, 12 new virus cases in Nelson County

July 07, 2020

The county had only six positive results before July 1 with the last reported in early June. No Nelson County patients are hospitalized at present. As of Monday the Bluffton ZIP code of 29910 continued to lead the county with 402 cases. Nationally, 7.5% of diagnostic tests came back positive last week, up from 7% the prior week and 5% two weeks ago, according to a Reuters analysis of data from The COVID Tracking Project, a volunteer-run effort to track the outbreak.

Global experts warn of COVID-19 airborne threat

July 07, 2020

Previous studies have raised questions about the WHO's views on the role of lingering airborne particles in spreading the coronavirus . Four studies sent to the White House by the American Academy of Science in April point out the virus can infect individuals through mere breathing, not only via droplets sprayed by sneezing or coughing.

5 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday in Dickinson County

July 06, 2020

That brings the county's overall case total to 228 since the first case was reported March 20 and the death toll to eight, though the Centre County coroner's office has only confirmed six deaths. The last death the county recorded was at the end of May. There are now 244 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, 65 in the ICU. These deaths account for 68% of the state's deaths.

Spain sees new spike in coronavirus cases post lockdown

July 06, 2020

With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 4,24,432 in the country, while one patient has migrated. Maharashtra is followed by Tamil Nadu with 1,11,151 cases. New Delhi has opened a new 10,000-bed temporary virus hospital while other cities are tightening restrictions on movement to head off a new surge in cases.

Almost 500 new coronavirus cases reported in Pa

July 06, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services data . COVID-19 cases have now been confirmed in every county in MI. The OPH dashboard is now reporting that 47 per cent of all confirmed cases in the 14 days up to and including July 3 are not linked to travel, an institutional outbreak, close contact with a confirmed case, or in a front-line or health-care worker who is expected to come into regular contact with COVID-positive individuals.

BCCI receives conflict of interest complaint involving Virat Kohli

July 06, 2020

The company manages the commercial interests of the India skipper and his many other teammates including K.L. Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav. "As such, he must relinquish his one post at once in compliance.", wrote Gupta in his complaint. "The Supreme Court" verdict, every body has to Respect, Accept & 100 % comply forthwith & fall in line", he added.

Florida Reports New Case of Brain-Destroying Amoeba

July 06, 2020

According to the Florida Department of Health (DOH), Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled living amoeba that can cause a rare infection of the brain, called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM ), which destroys brain tissue and is usually deadly.

COVID-19 hit 968 schools across SA: Motshekga

July 06, 2020

Briefly.co.za reported that the plan to allow Grade R, 6 and 11 students to return had come under fire , with many calling for a total shutdown as SA heads towards peak infections. "Not because we don't like each other, but to be safe". Motshekga on Sunday was speaking in a virtual media briefing in Pretoria, on the state of readiness for the phasing-in of other Grades.

World Health Organization confirms it is pulling hydroxychloroquine from worldwide trial

July 06, 2020

The decision to cease the trial came after interim trial results showed that the anti-malaria drug had little or no reduction in mortality of patients hospitalized for the novel coronavirus. The interim Solidarity results are now being readied for peer-reviewed publication, it added. Global trials had been underway trying the anti-malarial drug as a potential treatment of the viral disease.

Study on use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 pulled

July 06, 2020

The findings come in the wake of deep concern in academic publishing that led to an article being retracted in the Lancet - one of the world's most prestigious medical journals . The director of Australia's Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Professor Sharon Lewin, said she and her colleagues were "gobsmacked" by the saga and said it should be "a wake-up call" in a global rush to publish studies about Covid-19.

ICMR timeline to launch Covid-19 vaccine unfeasible: Indian Academy of Sciences

July 06, 2020

Further, citing WHO Chief Scientist and former ICMR head Soumya Swaminathan, the report said that the first phase trials of this vaccine have not started yet and it can not be given to the public by August 15. Data collected in one phase must be adequately analysed before next phase can be initiated. If the data of any phases are unacceptable, then the clinical trial is required to be immediately aborted.

Scientists Prepare Letter to WHO Insisting COVID-19 Is Airborne

July 06, 2020

WHO's count can differ from other global case tallies due to official reporting delays. "An updated version was published on 29 June 2020". Over 6 million patients have also recovered from the virus globally. The WHO has held that COVID-19 is mainly transmitted by large respiratory droplets that drop to the floor after a sneeze or cough and that the virus is largely spread by person-to-person contact and indirect contact with infected surfaces.

City in China’s Inner Mongolia warns after suspected bubonic plague case

July 06, 2020

A year ago a couple reportedly died of bubonic plague in Bayan-Ulgii, in western Mongolia, after eating raw meat. It also urges the public to report any suspected cases of plague or fever which have no clear causes. It is highly infectious and can often be a fatal disease that is carried mainly by rodents. A World Health Organization official in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, had told the BBC that raw marmot meat and kidney was thought to be a folk remedy for good health.

JEE Main Exam, NEET 2020 postponed till September

July 06, 2020

Here is how this will affect the new academic session for students entering higher education this year. We will ensure that while conducting the examination, we strictly follow the guidelines given by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Health Ministry so that students are kept away from the grip of this epidemic.

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