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Booze may heighten risk of coronavirus, World Health Organization says

And they are thereby encouraging governments to enforce alcohol measures which limit consumption. Alcohol sales are up across the country as residents adher...

COVID-19 count rises to 30 in Northern Health

Henry said the three new deaths were all at long-term care facilities, which have seen a total of 289 cases - 165 residents and 124 staff. Across B.C., 983 pe...

Inmate dies as COVID-19 outbreak at Mission Institution tops 60 cases

British Columbia's Mission Institution is the site of Canada's first novel coronavirus-related federal inmate death. A sign directs traffic to the Vernon C. A...

China Approves Two Coronavirus Vaccines For Human Trials

This stage is when animal testing happens. "A safe and effective vaccine may be the only tool that can return the world to a sense of 'normalcy, ' saving mill...

Coronavirus pandemic could have `considerable impact` on mental health

A team of experts, including Emily A. Holmes, PhD, Department of Psychology at Uppsala University, said in a new position paper the optimal structure of a men...

Police Discover 17 Bodies at Virus-Slammed New Jersey Nursing Home

Instead, they found 17 bodies kept in a morgue built to house four. Conditions at nursing homes have been a concern with the state Department of Health, which...

2,093 deaths, 29,263 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in MI

Three health care workers are among those who have died in Ireland so far. This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positi...

U.K. Reports 761 More Coronavirus Deaths, Down From Day Before

Experts say nursing home deaths may keep climbing because of chronic staffing shortages that have been made worse by the coronavirus crisis, a shortage of pro...

Another resident dies of COVID-19, officials release map of cases

The Riley County Health Department is gathering more information on the close contacts of the newest cases, so those people can be notified. Those people are ...

UK To Extend Coronavirus Lockdown For At Least 3 Weeks

Britain has been under a strict lockdown since March 23, with schools, restaurants and nonessential business all closed. As of Thursday, at least 13,729 peopl...

43 more deaths confirmed as Ireland's death toll rises

Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health , said: "The data clearly shows that there are two very different experiences of COVID-19 in Irela...

Lagos records 2 more COVID-19 deaths, discharges 5

He explained that the two persons had no travel history or contact with an infected person. He said one of the deceased was a medical doctor that had contact ...

Philippines reports 14 new coronavirus deaths, 230 more infections

That compares with the 5,186 reported by NHS England, a number which is itself revised several days after the official daily tally from hospitals. Nick Stripe...

That coronavirus COVID-19 cure you heard about is killing people

Patients with lupus are experiencing difficulties in accessing medications hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ ), 2 medications used widely by patient...

United Kingdom extends national lockdown 'for at least' another three weeks

Summarising, Mr Raab said: "we've already sacrificed too much to give up now... so we need to be patient a while longer... now is not the moment to give the co...

UK set to announce 3-week extension of COVID-19 lockdown

The daily figure was compiled from information provided by regional authorities concerning deaths among patients who "had tested positive for coronavirus ", he...

Drinking alcohol may increase risk of getting coronavirus, World Health Organization says

Drinking booze may put people at increased risk for coming down with the coronavirus, the World Health Organization warned. "Stay sober so that you can rema...

Two south-east healthcare workers die from coronavirus

CDC officials said this proves that an analysis of the pathogen's impact on health care professions is vital as they continue to battle the pandemic. That inclu...

Coronavirus Lockdown Extension: Government Says Restrictions Will Continue For Another Three Weeks

The move was widely expected. He said that releasing the lockdown measures too early, even if the curve flattens, could still prove problematic as the lockdow...

Ontario confirms 494 new cases of coronavirus, 51 more deaths

Ontario confirmed 494 new cases of novel coronavirus on Wednesday, marking a 6.2 per cent increase in total cases over Tuesday. Police did not find the body...

Alberta commits $53 million to mental health supports

A team of experts, including Emily A. Holmes, PhD, Department of Psychology at Uppsala University, said in a new position paper the optimal structure of a menta...

Lagos Records 18 New Coronavirus Cases, Three More Deaths

It was earlier reported that the 51-year-old medical doctor died on Wednesday after allegedly contracting the virus from a COVID-19 patient he was treating at a...

Search for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up in China, US

On Sunday, the vaccine developed by the Institute of Biotechnology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences of China , entered Phase II of a human clinical tria...

Study warns social distancing may be necessary until 2022

Experts also think that COVID-19 will follow its closest cousin, SARS-CoV-1 and could be removed only if the public follows social distancing guidelines. One th...

World Health Organisation 'politically virus-ridden'

He pointed to positive public comments the president made about China in the buildup to the pandemic , saying "there was no bigger cheerleader for China and th...

Coronavirus is a disease of the rich: Tamil Nadu CM

The state had reported 98 fresh cases on Monday and 106 on Sunday. A total of 180 people have been discharged so far, as against 118 on Wednesday. So far, 11 ...

Egypt's anti-COVID 19 measures decisive and support economy — International Monetary Fund official

Rightly, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath avers that there are "many reasons for optimism", although there remains "severe uncertainty about the duration and...

Pregnant nurse dies from Covid-19, baby saved in emergency C-section

This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19, for post-mortem examinations to be processed, and for data fro...

Drinking Alcohol Could Raise Risk of Getting COVID-19, WHO Suggests

However, the World Health Organization reckons that alcohol consumption might put one at an increased risk of picking up the coronavirus , as alcohol reduces i...

Thailand reports 28 new Covid-19 cases, 2 new deaths

After she contracted COVID-19, a visit to Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, turned into a 17-day stay, fighting for her life and that...