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Republican convention won't be held in North Carolina

As many as 19,000 people, including delegates and party officials, were expected to gather in Charlotte's Spectrum Center, home of the city's National Basketbal...

Facebook's Zuckerberg accused of setting unsafe precedent over Trump

Zuckerberg defended his position to leave Trump's post up without commentary by saying on Friday, "We think people need to know if the government is planning to...

Lancet study expresses concern about article against use of Hydroxychloroquine

The clinical trial was led by the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in Montreal, in collaboration with researechers from the University of Manitoba, the Un...

Raheem Sterling: Man United target City winger ahead of summer window

The second reason why Man United will not look seriously at Raheem Sterling is because of Marcus Rashford, a player who operates on the same flank as his glob...

Study that claimed HCQ for treating Covid was 'dangerous' might be fraudulent

The debate has become highly politicised, and many scientists have voiced concern. Recently, almost 150 doctors signed an open letter to the Lancet callin...

Pfizer Plummets on Cancer Drug Disappointment

The results of the study indicate that, when used in combination with post-surgery endocrine therapy, it "is unlikely to show a statistically significant improv...

Coronavirus: Trump says Republicans 'forced' to move convention

Without knowing how the COVID-19 outbreak will continue to unfold, he said , "planning for a scaled-down convention with fewer people, social distancing and f...

COVID-19: Eight more deaths in Ireland

There were three new cases in recovery reported during that same timeframe. LINCOLN TRAIL CASES . In the six-county Lincoln Trail District, 5 COVID-19 patien...

Hatfield Mcdonald's: Reopens for Drive Thru

McDonald's has said it is expecting huge queues and has asked people to be sensible. Mr Pomroy added: "In line with government guidance, next week we will beg...

Ibuprofen tested as a treatment

Researchers in the United Kingdom are working to determine if ibuprofen , an everyday anti-inflammatory painkiller, can treat breathing difficulties in COVID-...

Coronavirus 'clinically no longer exists' in Italy, doctor says

Professor Alberto Zangrillo , head of intensive care at Italy's San Raffaele Hospital in Lombardy, which bore the brunt of the country's epidemic, told state...

New Ebola outbreak declared in northwest DR Congo

Ebola is a deadly virus which Congo has struggled against for almost two years as a different Ebola outbreak struck the northeastern provinces, taking the lives...

Telford residents urged to follow NHS test and trace guidelines

Of those, 1,831 self-registered on the website or have been called and completed the form providing information about their contacts. If found positive, they ar...

New COVID-19 cases confirmed in Scioto County

As of midnight Monday 1 June the HPSC has been notified of 10 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There were three new cases in recovery reported during that same ti...

Covid-19 patient cured through plasma therapy at KIMS

Sriramulu. The same was later confirmed by Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar K. Convalescent plasma from former Covid-19 patients is rich in the antibodi...

Kinston High School holds graduation ceremonies

Two hundred and 89 of the 347 students in the senior class participated in the socially distanced ceremony. Graduates were seated six-feet apart and each grad...

COVID-19 antibody tests wrong half the time

This can be a sign that you previously had an infection caused by the coronaviruses. Rick Ganley: There are still many unknowns surrounding COVID-19 and imm...

COVID-19 drug | No approval yet for Indian companies to market remdesivir

The country will soon hold discussions with the USA producer of the drug, Gilead Sciences , to arrange the first shipment for import, according to the watchdog...

COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery at high death risk

Based on an earlier study across 58 countries, Bhangu said the 30-day mortality was 14.9 per cent in patients undergoing high-risk emergency surgery. For the fi...

North Carolina governor calls full GOP convention 'unlikely'

The Republican National Committee holds a media walkthrough for the 2020 Republican National Convention, at the Spectrum Center Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on N...

Four more COVID-19 cases push county past 50

Among local ZIP codes, Woodstock (60098) has the highest number of cases in McHenry County with 290, followed by Crystal Lake (60014) with 225. Kane County repo...

CHO confirms shocking Blackwater COVID-19 case revelation

Mobile testing found no local COVID-19 cases, and late on Monday authorities said subsequent testing showed the man named as Nathan Turner did not die from COVI...

IL announces 974 additional cases of COVID-19

Conversely, the protests have largely been outside, where motion of the air from breezes or people moving quickly can diffuse the virus, said Dr. William Schaff...

New Ebola outbreak detected in West Congo, 4 dead

He said the WHO's response was already underway. So for six cases have been detected of which four have already been reported dead and two are under medic...

Doug Ford plans to extend state of emergency in Ontario until June 30

CEAP will provide one-time payments to consumers to help pay down any electricity bill debt incurred over the COVID-19 period. Ontario Premier Doug Ford say...

Social distancing and wearing masks contain spread of COVID-19, finds study

The study found that 1 metre distancing may be sufficient to reduce the risk of infection. In situations where you can't keep a safe distance from others, pub...

Non-white Britons more at risk of COVID-19 death, report reveals

It also found that "accounting for the effect of sex, age, deprivation and region". The findings published this afternoon examine the impact of the virus ac...

Vitalant testing donations for COVID-19 antibodies

The test detects antibodies created by the immune system in response to coronavirus infection and can indicate whether someone has been exposed. Vitalant will...

McDonald's drive-thru restaurants re-open in Stratford and Alcester

The move is part of a phased reopening of all McDonald's restaurants across the United Kingdom this week. It had already opened 38 restaurants in May. Social di...

WHO warns against overuse of antibiotics to tackle coronavirus

Highlighting inappropriate utilization, he mentioned there was an "overuse" of antibiotics in some global locations, whereas in low-income states such life-sav...