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Coronavirus: Aussie treasurer Josh Frydenberg tested after coughing fit

But the government was forced to delay it until it assesses the full economic cost of the coronavirus . He later said he'd been advised to undergo a test for...

Children have died from a mysterious syndrome in New York City

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Cuomo said Central New York , which includes Syracuse, and the North Country a...

Justice Breyer: Why not subpoena Trump like any other 'human?'

He asked specifically about the potential for Congress to subpoena a President's medical records. These cases involve attempts by three House committees to ac...

Five new cases in the far north

All of the new cases are in the far north. The province announced there had been 11 recoveries since Monday's report, increasing that number so far to 374. Th...

Cases of COVID-19 surpass 24,000 in Ohio

DeWine said his administration is still studying the ways child care centers can reopen during the pandemic while still keeping children and the workers safe. R...

AIDS deaths could double in sub-Saharan Africa

A modelling analysis done by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAids shows that the impact of a six-month disruption of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy coul...

New data reveals which professions have the highest Covid-19 death rate

Adding previously released data from Scotland and Northern Ireland, the toll stood at 38,289 as of May 3, according to Reuters calculations. The UK is Eur...

Coronavirus | Doctors’ body requests Health Minister to reconsider discharge protocol

For moderate cases of COVID-19 and pre-symptomatic, mild and very mild cases, it said, they need not undergo tests before being discharged after the resolution...

Third child in NY dies of illness linked to coronavirus, Cuomo says

Earlier this week, New York State issued an urgent warning about a mysterious condition that could be linked to the coronavirus after more than 60 children...

FDA Approves Emergency Use Authorization of Abbott Labs' Antibody Test

Antibody tests, however, are not recommended as the sole basis of diagnosis of COVID-19 as these antibodies may not be detected in the early days of the infecti...

Scientists In China Find Traces Of Covid-19 In Semen

USA and Chinese researchers found no evidence of virus in semen tested between eight days and nearly three months after diagnosis. If the virus can be isolate...

International Nurses Day 2020: Theme & significance

The pandemic brings to light once again, the role that nurses play from often being first on the scene and assisting with the patient, to caring for, treating a...

NSW Records No Cases Of Coronavirus For First Time Since Records Taken

Premier Gladys Berejiklian is thrilled by the announcement, however warned that residents have to be vigilant. While the NSW Government will start relaxing lo...

WHO says 'extreme vigilance' needed in exit from lockdowns

His statement comes after Germany reported a spike in fresh COVID-19 cases after easing lockdown. "Now we are seeing some hope as many countries exit these lo...

Sam Hargrave says fans will decide if there's an Extraction sequel

He's teaming up with releases like 6 Underground and Triple Frontier to give Netflix its own library of hugely successful massive action movies, and one of th...

Manitoba health officials to update province on latest coronavirus numbers Monday

The total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba is 289. 247 people have recovered from the virus with 35 cases still listed...

Coronavirus: Men have higher levels of enzyme key to infection

Based on their findings, they believe having a history of heart issues and the use of ACE inhibitors and MRAs (mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists), both hea...

No new coronavirus deaths reported in Will County on Sunday

The Northeast region consists of Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, McHenry, Lake and Will counties. State leaders are using models made by resear...

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter struggle to remove pandemic conspiracy video

Thankfully, YouTube's policy regarding flagged content that violates community and medical guidelines is pretty strict, and quick action was taken against this ...

Extra COVID-19 testing offered in Calgary

We all have new societal norms that we practice now that we didn't then. We also maintain physical distance, we are well aware of what two metres looks like and...

Coronavirus found in semen of infected young men: Chinese study

Until recently, coronaviral drug discovery had been a low priority relative to efforts to fight other viral diseases such as influenza, despite the fact that pr...

COVID-19 in Minnesota: Total ICU hospitalizations reach 600, 13 additional deaths

That's made it hard to track totals, including in Fresno County, where officials have not released cumulative case totals like their counterparts in Tulare Coun...

NY to open certain low-risk businesses statewide this week

Contact tracers help to identify individuals who a person that tests positive for the virus had been in contact with prior to their diagnosis, a public health m...

Triple anti-viral drug shows COVID-19 promise in Hong Kong study

Some doctors thought treating patients earlier in the course of the infection might be better. They tested the HIV drug combination of ritonavir and lopaniv...

New York City coronavirus deaths may be thousands more than official toll

The city is already the known epicenter of the USA outbreak with the highest number of deaths and infections nationwide, but the Centers for Disease Control and...

Rare syndrome tied to Covid-19 kills three children in NY

In the USA state of New York , Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday revealed that 73 children who have been confirmed with the virus have shown symptoms consistent wi...

Cuomo: Hospitals now barred from releasing COVID-positive patients into nursing homes

Contact tracers are either hired, or designated, to literally track connections between patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and people who they may have infected. ...

Coronavirus can enter the body through the eyes, study says

The findings of this study might explain why men suffering from heart failure have a higher risk of death from COVID-19 compared to women. ". [T] he presenc...

New York State's Plans To Re-Open Post-Coronavirus Unveiled

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. The state's nonessential businesses have been closed and large gatherings hav...

Iowa officials report 214 new COVID-19 cases, 9 additional deaths

The DCHD is working on gathering more information on the newest cases. Sherburne County is up two cases and now has a total of 109 and one death. There have...