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COVID19 patients describe a loss of smell and taste

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More than 600 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in BC

In a Facebook post, Meghan Desnoyer said there was a "critical shortage of personal protective equipment - masks, gowns, face shields, and sanitizers" and appea...

United Kingdom exceeds call for 250,000 NHS volunteers to help in coronavirus crisis

It comes just 24 hours after Number 10 put out its appeal for 250,000 volunteers to battle COVID-19. "But I can tell you that in just 24 hours, 405,000 peop...

US approves historic $2tn stimulus deal

A vote to amend the bill to cap the unemployment benefits failed Wednesday night. Americans are set to receive a one-time direct payment of $1,200 per adult...

First look inside new temporary coronavirus ExCeL London hospital

A second source with knowledge of government planning for the COVID-19 pandemic said the aim was to convert between eight to 10 sites into hospital facilities. ...

Katrina Kaif Tutors Fans on ‘How To Wash Utensils’

In the video shared by Katrina Kaif on Instagram, she is seen washing dishes. Reportedly no film as such has been planned by Vikas Bahl . The source also s...

BC announces $500-per-month rental supplement, temporary halt on evictions

The province also announced that it is freezing rent increases that would have been allowed April 1 and is halting evictions except in cases where there's a nee...

Patients Must Now Have Two Major Symptoms To Qualify For Coronavirus Test

The Department of Health has also launched a new COVID-19 Information Dashboard , providing up to date case information. Some 26% of cases overall involve he...

21-year-old woman with no underlying health conditions dies, family reveal

On Tuesday (March 24), she wrote alongside a string of broken-heart emojis: "To all the people out there that thinks it's just a virus, please think again". "...

Victorian coronavirus death toll rises to three

There are a total of 2,675 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia . "We should reflect on how we love those people and we should think about that across...

Who gets what from the $2 trillion U.S. virus aid package

The $2-trillion price tag is equal to more than half of the $3.5 trillion the federal government expects to collect in taxes this year, and is 9% of the nation'...

TEAM: A loss of taste and smell: the new coronavirus symptom?

Should the loss of sense of smell be added to the list of COVID-19 symptoms? British ear, nose, and throat doctors have come across data, however limited, cit...

Loss of smell, taste might signal infection

A new app has been launched that tracks symptoms related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), allowing anyone to self-report daily. "With the pandemic now going...

Four new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health

A total of 339 confirmed cases in B.C. are in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 218 are located in the Fraser Health region, 47 in the Island Health region, ...

Prisons: 19 inmates test positive for coronavirus in 10 jails

Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has hinted he may have to consider some forms of early release for prisoners in a bid to ease pressure on jails during the cri...

BC Unveils Massive Economic Action Plan

Later today, B.C.'s legislature will convene to address two pieces of legislation, including amendments to employment standards legislation to ensure workers ca...

Fitbit shows its generosity, makes Premium membership free for 3 months

With gyms around the world closing their doors and exercise classes dissolving, Fitbit has chose to give away their free premium training app for 90 days to h...

FDA Allows Doctors To Treat Coronavirus Patients With Blood From Survivors

The technique has been around for centuries and was used during the 1918 flu pandemic . New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced that trials would be s...

Senate heads for vote on record stimulus package

An earlier draft seen Tuesday would provide cash payments of up to $1,200 for individuals, $2,400 for married couples and $500 per child, reduced if an individu...

Game changer coronavirus tests ‘could be available in near future’

Coronavirus home test kits said to take just 15 minutes to complete will be soon be available to buy in the United Kingdom within a few days, according to a di...

Loss of smell could be a symptom of COVID-19

Other such cases have been reported worldwide, including in the United States. "The good news is that the symptoms seem to be self-limiting and improve wi...

Over 170,000 volunteer to help United Kingdom fight coronavirus

Health secretary Matt Hancock yesterday asked for a quarter of a million people to donate their time to help the 1.5m people isolating for 12 weeks in an attemp...

United Kingdom woman, 21, dies from coronavirus despite no pre-existing health issues

On Tuesday, Emily Mistry, who identified herself as Chloe Middleton's aunt, wrote on Facebook: My handsome, kind hearted 21 year old niece (Chloe) has passed ...

'Knucklehead' Accused of Coughing on Grocery Worker

Falcone faces terroristic threat charges, as well as obstructing administration of law and harassment charges. At this point, it is alleged that Falcone leaned ...

More than 170000 volunteer to help UK fight coronavirus

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'My dog is my family': Pet owners respond to misinformation around coronavirus

Pet parents across the globe can rejoice and hug their furry little ones tighter tonight, after experts say animals can't pass the coronavirus, COVID-19, to h...

'Asymptomatic' COVID-19 carriers often lose sense of smell

But many other individuals experience a loss of smell for afflictions wholly unrelated to COVID-19 : nasal and sinus disease, head trauma, Alzheimer's, Parki...

Coronavirus: Inmates could be freed to ease virus pressure on jails

Iowa's prisons are overcrowded, and are now 23 percent over their designed capacity. Across the US, the pandemic has surfaced in the Santa Barbara County ja...

Barr says Trump signed order to prevent hoarding of medical supplies

Washington D.C. (USA), Mar 24 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order to prohibit hoarding and price gouging of medical supplies in...

Singapore scientists study genes to fast-track virus vaccine

All viruses evolve over time , accumulating mutations as they replicate imperfectly inside a host's cells in tremendous numbers and then spread through a popul...