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Australia launches contact tracing app in bid to slow coronavirus

Yesterday the COVIDSafe app was unveiled to help track cases of the virus in Australia and prevent community transmission. A similar app in India became t...

Blood Clotting, Strokes in Young Adults With COVID-19

Thomas Oxley told CNN . "Our report shows a seven-fold increase in the incidence of a sudden stroke in young patients throughout the previous two weeks". Whe...

Canada warns against chloroquine use as coronavirus treatment

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a similar warning on Thursday about these medicines. While they are effective in treating malaria and autoimmune dise...

Lawmaker apologizes for face mask that looks like Confederate flag

On Friday, he told WLNS that he mentioned to his wife that the mask could " raise some eyebrows ". "Because I respect the institution", he said. "It is no les...

CDC Adds 6 New Possible Symptoms for the Novel Coronavirus

Symptoms generally appear within two to 14 days after exposure to the novel coronavirus. "People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported - ...

Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings

President Trump himself defended his remarks, claiming they were just sarcasm to test the reporters in the room. "What is the objective of having White Hous...

World Health Organization warns against idea of ‘immunity passports’

Some countries have begun issuing immunity passports to people who have had coronavirus , in the belief they are carrying antibodies that make them immune to...

Trump questions point of coronavirus briefings, hinting at possible changes

Despite some heated exchanges with White House reporters in the press briefing room, Trump's daily press conferences drew record ratings to cable news channel...

Lawsuits seek voting by mail

In-person voting will take place June 2. The Absentee Ballot will be sent to the voter once the request has been received in the Auditor's Office. Several oth...

BC seniors advocate wants plan to allow visitors back in care homes

It's been six weeks since people in B.C. have been able to visit their loved ones at long-term care homes, and the province's seniors advocate says she supports...

Coronavirus may cause strokes in younger patients

The report indicated that evidence has emerged that the COVID-19 infection has the ability to cause odd blood clots that may lead to patients experiencing str...

Two new Qld cases takes week's total to just 16

Mr McGowan said the easing of restrictions was based on health advice and encouraged people not to get complacent despite the positive recent virus figures. The...

Baby given guard of honour by NHS staff after recovering from coronavirus

The researchers said that based on this limited research, the chances of it occurring appear to be remote. "If the virus is in the testes but not the sperm it...

Chinese biotech firm says corona vaccine protects monkeys

Researchers employed the COVID-19 vaccine on macaque monkeys - if that type of monkey sounds familiar, it's because other researchers in China demonstrated afte...

4 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba, 1 more in hospital

The last reported case of the disease within the Northern Health Region came April 8, being the third reported case of COVID-19 in the region. Eight people ar...

Schumer says momentum growing for state aid package

While Pelosi cited no price tag, she said it could be roughly what Congress has already provided for small businesses in previous legislation, which has exceede...

Researchers Identify Top Underlying Conditions Associated With Extreme Covid-19 Cases

Researchers from the University of Utah Health have found new evidence that the virus does not show up in the semen or testes of men. In an analysis of thousa...

Google and Apple detail privacy measures ahead of coronavirus tracking tests

Given the fines that Apple and Google have faced heavy fines in the European Union from antitrust regulators, the call between Breton and Apple was to ensur...

Latest coronavirus updates in New York: Sunday, April 26, 2020

The mayor reminded people of 9/11 and how the city fought back. "This is a small beginning - an example of where we need to go - which is truly widespread tes...

Coronavirus death toll in United Kingdom death passes 20000 after another 781 die

A further 23 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Wales , taking the total number of deaths there to 774. These official figures laun...

Virus causing strokes in healthy young people

Although the study was not quite comprehensive enough to completely rule out the possibility of sexual transmission because the sample size was rather small, ov...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Britain launches vaccine study, latest in race against virus

Work on the vaccine, developed by clinical research teams at the University of Oxford's Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group, began in January, reports t...

Apple and Google boost privacy of virus contact tracing system

Phones can register contact with other Bluetooth signals automatically, and the new mobile apps will be able to leverage unique identifiers to determine with wh...

How Boston Dynamics' robot-dog is helping COVID-19 patients

Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . The symptoms of infection were far from clear-cut. "Through our consortium, we will share our clinical an...

More Details About Apple/Google Coronavirus Contact Tracing Tech Emerge

In the not-too-distant future, we could all be walking around with a smartphone app created to track and trace the spread of Covid-19. The Silicon Valley co...

Updated COVID-19 cases in MI

Today's newly reported cases amounted to 1,350 as well as 108 new deaths. There have been a total of 31 deaths of MI prisoners who had tested positive for COV...

4-month-old dies of COVID-19

As such, the researchers noted it was still possible that those who develop a more severe case of COVID-19 have a higher load of the virus and therefore could...

Coronavirus restrictions eased from next weekend

From midnight Friday, the easing of restrictions will allow Queenslanders to go out for recreation provided it is within 50km of their home. Prime Minister Sc...

Six Coronavirus Vaccines Under Clinical Trials, WHO Says

He said past experience had shown that when tools were available, they were not equally accessible to all, and "we can not allow that to happen". "Each of us ...

Ministers outline clear way forward for Level 4 restrictions

Exercise will be allowed, but gyms will not be allowed to open and organized sporting events can not take place. Visiting friends, neighbours and relatives st...