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Australia's Melbourne Locks Down Again Due to Coronavirus

On Tuesday, Victoria recorded 191 new cases of COVID-19, the highest single-day increase since the beginning of the pandemic. The spike in cases coincided wit...

Another day with no new COVID-19 cases in N.S.

A man travelling from the United States who entered Nova Scotia last month tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, the provincial Health Department said. "It's ...

NowMagazine: Ontario reports 112 new COVID-19 cases

Ontario has seen a downward trend in new infections. Hospitalizations have risen. There are 131 patients in hospital, with 34 in intensive care and 24 in inte...

The country's first Covid-19 contact tracing app is being launched later

According to research conducted by Science Foundation Ireland, the majority of people in Ireland are in favour of an app with 82% of respondents willing to inst...

What to watch for in Tuesday's New Jersey primaries

New Jersey held its primary election on Tuesday, wherein most voters were expected to cast ballots by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic. Rep. Eliot Engel, t...

With COVID-19 raging, China reports suspected case of deadly bubonic plague

A photo from 1900 of rat catchers at Darling Harbour in Sydney during one of the last outbreaks of bubonic plague in Australia. "At present, there is a risk...

At least 5 Republican senators say they will not attend GOP convention

The convention is now scheduled to begin August 24 in Jacksonville, Florida, where officials began requiring face masks in public a week ago. On Tuesday, Fl...

Coronavirus 'out of control' in southern USA, expert says

In Texas alone, the number of hospitalized patients more than doubled in just two weeks. More than 130,000 Americans have died from the disease, a toll that exp...

Education Secretary rejects part-time reopening for schools amid pandemic

Attorneys general of the District of Columbia, Maine, New Mexico, and Wisconsin have joined Nessel and Becerra in filing the lawsuit. For guidance on that aspec...

UK COVID-19 death toll passes 55,000 including suspected cases - Reuters tally

Here's a look at the five MI counties with the most confirmed cases. The state also lists 7,273 probable cases of the virus, and 246 deaths are probably from ...

Federal mandate for coronavirus vaccine not expected, Anthony Fauci says

Fauci said the USA was dealing with a serious issue that needed to be addressed immediately. "We definitely are better now at treating individuals", Fauci sai...

Emergent signs five-year deal backing J&J COVID-19 vaccine

Moderna and German companies CureVac and BioNTech are using mRNA from COVID-19 to stimulate an immune response-a strategy that has never been used before in ...

Trump Calls on Schools to Reopen, Vows to Pressure Governors

On Tuesday, he will hold a discussion at the White House on re-opening schools, while Vice President Mike Pence speaks with governors on the topic, according to...

Feds Will Pressure Governors to Reopen Schools

Trump, a Republican seeking re-election in November, on Monday tweeted "SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!", as local officials across the country began pausing or ...

Scientists say coronavirus is airborne: Will WHO revise its recomendations now?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a growing storm on Tuesday after saying some care homes didn't follow procedures to stem the spread of COVID-19 death...

Six more COVID-19 deaths in B.C.

Henry said it remains clear that the surest way to transmit COVID-19 is through sustained, face-to-face contact with other people. "The short answer is no ... T...

'GREATEST ATROCITIES': Woman who filmed Toronto hospital encounter joins mask protest

TTC spokesman Stuart Green told CP24 that most riders are complying with the transit system's mandatory mask rule, which came into effect July 2. Another an...

Fauci: We're 'Still Knee-Deep in the First Wave'

We went up, never came down to baseline, and now it's surging back up. About 50,000 new cases were recorded Monday, bringing the total positive cases of coron...

Scientists Prepare Letter to WHO Insisting COVID-19 Is Airborne

Meanwhile, ventilation systems in schools, offices, residences and other public places may have to be thought out again to minimise recirculating the potentiall...

COVID-19 existed worldwide before emerging in China: Oxford expert #120577

He told the Daily Telegraph: "Where did Sars1 go?" It's just disappeared, so we have to think about these things. They called on researchers to study the ec...

Clinical Trials of India's First Corona Vaccine Begins in AP and TS

NEW DELHI-The apparent speed at which an Indian government agency aims to test and approve a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine has created an uproar among scientists b...

Coronavirus herd immunity may not easily achievable: Spanish COVID 19 Study

Even so, only 5% of the population has antibodies that prove prior infection by the virus, according to a nationwide study of more than 60,000 people using two ...

Registration for human trials of Indian vaccine for Coronavirus begins today

The duration of a phase III trial would depend on several factors, including the number of subjects enrolled and decisions by a data safety monitoring board, bu...

UNAIDS: Pandemic could worsen HIV/AIDS deaths

Professor Sharon Lewin, an HIV and infectious diseases expert at the University of Melbourne who was not involved in the research, said the fact that the patien...

Over 230 scientists claim COVID-19 is airborne

Mandavilli added: "The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters ...

Noted Clinical Scientist Gagandeep Kang Quits as Executive Director of THSTI

She is known for her inter-disciplinary research, studying the transmission, development and prevention of enteric infections and their sequelae in children in ...

NHS anniversary celebrated in United Kingdom with nationwide clap

Though the UK as a whole has a confirmed virus death toll of more than 44,000, the third-highest in the world behind the United States and Brazil, the NHS and...

Study suggests that asthma does not increase the severity of COVID-19

Panettieri discusses what we know about asthma and inflammation and the important questions that still need to be answered. The Columbia team initially reason...

Melbourne Resumes Lockdown As COVID-19 Cases Surge

The decision marks the first time the border with neighbouring New South Wales has been shut in 100 years - officials last blocked movement between the two stat...

Germany has only a few hundred doses of remdesivir - health minister

Last month, two Indian drugmakers, Cipla Ltd and privately-held Hetero Labs Ltd, also launched generic versions of the treatment. Cipla will price its version, ...