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Australian Researchers Claim HIV Drugs, Chloroquine Can Cure Coronavirus

One of the two medications is an HIV drug, and the other is an anti-malaria drug called chloroquine . Paterson - also an infectious disease physician at th...

Britain's 'herd immunity' plan against COVID-19 arouses debates

However, the government has backed away from the plan. With herd immunity, communities will possess immunity against it, which is going to have a crucial role...

PM urges public to 'avoid pubs' amid coronavirus pandemic

So mass gatherings, we are now moving emphatically away from. "It remains true - as we said in the last few weeks - that this sort of transmissions of the dis...

Supreme Court Postpones Oral Arguments Over Virus Outbreak

Filing of petitions and appeals, complaints, motions, pleadings, and other court submission that fall from March 15 to April 15 is extended for 30 days after Ap...

'Shelter in Place' Orders Go In Effect at Midnight

The guidance comes after substantial input from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and best practices from other health officials around ...

It's safe to donate blood during COVID-19, and critical for patients

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian Blood Services reassures the public that it is safe to donate blood. "The illness is kind of scaring people off to don...

Trump Administration Announces Measures To Speed Coronavirus Testing

Doctors are supposed to prioritize medical workers or others who have been in contact with a confirmed case. We aren't facing it down the same way as medical ...

Uber Eats waives independent restaurant delivery fees across Canada | Dished

Uber Eats said it will support its delivery people and drivers with financial assistance in the event of a COVID-19 diagnosis or exposure that prevents them fr...

PM tells Britons to avoid non-essential contact with others

The PM set out the need for "drastic action" to tackle the "fast growth" of coronavirus across the United Kingdom as increased social distancing measures are ...

Alberta's chief medical health officer in self-isolation, gets coronavirus test

The rest are at home and are expected to recover. Hinshaw said school officials were telling her it would be impossible to follow the required steps and keep ...

'Test every suspected case' of COVID-19

The Prime Minister says people who refuse to self-isolate will be deported. The global deaths toll due to coronavirus reached 5,416 on Saturday with 145,360...

A second patient in Lee County has died from COVID-19

The third was a 68-year-old Orange County resident who died in California. He said the state is working to hire more epidemiologists and additional staff to hel...

Why Can’t I Get Tested for Coronavirus?

A balanced perspective It's not the media's intention to freak us out, but a constant consumption of news reports on the disease will do that.Focus on the facts...

GW Hospital suspends elective surgeries to accommodate COVID-19 patients

Urgent and emergent appointments at outpatient clinics will continue, while other appointments will be rebooked. In their letter to Adams, the hospital lobby ...

Biden and Sanders debate one on one for first time in race

Former Vice President Joe Biden , 77, noted that he doesn't have any of the "underlying conditions" that make the virus especially risky and said he was taking ...

Nova Scotia says it has first three presumptive cases of coronavirus

The province announced Saturday that Nova Scotia's correctional facilities will be closed to volunteer organizations until further notice, effective immediately...

US begins coronavirus vaccine trials, death toll over 50

That said, any final validation of a vaccine, even if it proves effective in trials, is at least a year to 18 months out according to public health officials. T...

Price of the CDC coronavirus test: $36

Depending on the disease associated with the passenger's illness, health officials will create a "contact zone" from the seating chart - or rather, an area of t...

Biden says he plans to pick female running mate

Sanders said in Tuesday's debate that he's fully committed to helping Biden win if the former vice president is the Democratic nominee. He argued that "I have ...

Europe now epicenter of COVID-19 outbreak

Director-General Tedros Adhanom says Europe is now the center of the COVID-19 outbreak, having recorded more cases and deaths that the rest of the world apart...

First Eastern Ontario case of COVID-19 diagnosed outside of Ottawa

All the new patients are now in self-isolation. The transmission source was listed as "pending" for all but one of the new cases Sunday morning. There are n...

California Governor Calls on All Bars, Pubs to Close Over Coronavirus

With economic concerns, Newsom said restaurants can continue their operations with food deliveries and other food services. "The most important thing, again, ...

UK Defends Coronavirus Plan as 'Wartime' Measures Loom

UK's health secretary confirmed isolation of people aged over 70 for up to four months amid a coronavirus pandemic. "We'll take the right action at the righ...

State of emergency declared in Victoria

Authorised officers are now granted powers to detain people, restrict movement, prevent entry to premises, or make any other direction "reasonable to protect pu...

Horror Movie Corona Virus Scenario Facing the USA

According the Times, the CDC projected that 2.4 million to 21 million people in the United States could end up in the hospital, overwhelming emergency wards and...

COVID-19 Important Links and Resources

All COVID-19 testing in New Mexico is conducted at the DOH Scientific Laboratory, located in Albuquerque. "Certainly nobody who has no symptoms at all and has n...

California, Oregon ban gatherings of more than 250 people

He's also signed an executive order allowing for the commandeering of hotels and medical facilities, which could be needed to isolate and treat COVID-19 patient...

Marty Walsh imposes new rules on Boston’s restaurants, bars amid coronavirus outbreak

The new order does not apply to establishments that have drive-thru service, takeout or delivery. "As an Irish-American pol from Boston of all places it pains...

More People Die Of Coronavirus In UK

In New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Arden said almost everyone entering the country from midnight on Sunday must self-isolate to help prevent the spread of C...

Poaching scientists: US, Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy

Newspaper Die Welt am Sonntag reported that Trump's administration had offered large sums of cash to secure rights for the vaccine work, "but only for the US"...