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The 'worst' public health situation could come by fall — CDC director

People who have tested positive for the virus don't need to be tested again for up to three months, as long as they don't develop symptoms again. The refres...

Alberta event leads to 17 COVID-19 cases in Northeast B.C.

Doña Ana County added 12 cases Sunday, Chaves County reported 11 and Santa Fe County reported 10. The West Suburban region (DuPage and Kane counties) has seen...

Outbreak in northern B.C. linked to Alberta religious gathering

At the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary, there are four new COVID-19 cases confirmed among inmates, now at 63 total and three staffers there. She said the numbe...

Walgreens, CVS urge early flu shots due to COVID-19 similarities

USA health authorities, still grappling with COVID-19, are crossing their collective fingers that the upcoming flu season will be very mild. Schaffner says it...

Ontario reports 99 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

There are now a total of 23,408 recorded cases across the state, with 10,391 designated as having recovered. There remains 1 active case. Individuals seeking ...

Mink at two Utah farms test positive for COVID-19

Testing began after the farms reported unusually high mortality rates among the small animals raised for their fur prized in coats and other clothing. Samples...

Japan's economy shrinks at record pace amid pandemic

Its latest data for the April to June quarter was the biggest decline since comparable figures became available in 1980 and was slightly bigger than analysts ha...

Trump's Postal Service chief to testify amid fears about US election

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, a Democrat, said his office has been inundated with letters and calls raising concerns about the potential for cutbac...

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for August 17

St. John area, the exposure alert applies to all of Northeast B.C. Gustafrson said there were 10 active outbreaks of the disease in health-care settings, incl...

CDC guidance does not imply immunity to coronavirus for 3 months

People who develop symptoms again within 3 months of their first bout of COVID-19 may need to be tested again if there is no other cause identified for their sy...

US coronavirus death toll hits 170,000 ahead of fall flu season

China reported no new local coronavirus cases in the western region of Xinjiang on Sunday (Aug 16), according to national data, marking the first time the area'...

UNC Chapel Hill cancels in-person classes for undergraduates

The university said it has tested 954 students with 177 in isolation and 349 in quarantine. Students will be able to cancel their on-campus housing with no fi...

Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Erie County

The West Nile virus can be very serious, even fatal in some cases, but many people experience flu-like symptoms if they contract it. "Using insect repellent, co...

COVID-19 in Sask: 1 new case, 22 recoveries reported Monday

In the four previous days, the province had reported 97 new cases, 87 of which were in communal living settings. A referral for testing can be made by contactin...

COVID-19 alert issued for northeastern British Columbia

As of Monday morning, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, there have been 4,358 total COVID-19 cases in B.C. and 196 confirmed deaths. Contact tra...

Public Health England 'facing the axe' over Covid-19 response

According to the Sunday Telegraph , the new organisation will be titled the Institute for Health Protection and is to become "effective" next month. The BBC ...

Kamala Harris appoints Indian-origin Sabrina Singh as Press Secretary

Her mother Shyamala Gopalan migrated to the USA from Tamil Nadu in India, while her father, Donald J Harris , moved to the U.S. from Jamaica. Taking to Twitt...

Johnson and Williamson forced into U-turn over A-levels grades

Results for separate exams taken by mostly 15- and 16-year old students are due to be announced on Thursday, and were due to be subject to the same regulator mo...

Northern Health issues COVID-19 alert for northeast B.C.

The health authority says anyone who was at that event should self-monitor for symptoms and isolate and seek testing if they start developing any. As of Monda...

Malaysia detects new Covid-19 strain thats 10 times more infectious

It has also been detected in another cluster case which started with returnees from the Philippines . The mutation, earlier seen in other parts of the world ...

Lasting Immunity Seen in People with Mild Coronavirus Infection

Researchers found that protective antibodies and immune cells were indeed present in people months after even mild infections cleared, refuting previous evidenc...

Ontario reports slight increase in new coronavirus cases

This is up from the eight cases that were reported Friday. The most recent lowest number of new cases in the nation's capital was reported on since August 4, ...

The new coronavirus strain found in Malaysia is TEN TIMES more infectious

The strain was also found in another cluster involving people returning from the Philippines. By Yudith Ho Malaysia has detected a strain of the new corona...

Red flag warning in effect starting overnight due to fire danger

Anyone who works outside should take extra precautions and when possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening, the weather service advise...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Likely order you get symptoms in

They were able to predict the order of symptoms from the rates of symptom incidence of more than 55,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in China, all of which were ...

US Developing Strain Of Coronavirus For Future Vaccine Tests

Covaxin, the indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, has been found to be safe, according to preliminary results of Phase-I clinical trials. Several of these...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delays election until October 17

What happened in New Zealand: The country reported 12 locally transmitted cases on Friday as it tackles a fresh outbreak that ended an enviable run of more th...

China reports 22 new coronavirus infections, no new Xinjiang cases

Both cities are located in Guangdong province. The two other cases were asymptomatic, or now do not show symptoms, the authority added. The IBC Mall was sea...

Nine new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand in the community

He begged people to think twice before sharing unverified "nonsense". "The information here is verified, the information that we share during these press conf...

Heavy showers and thunderstorms warning in Wales on Saturday

Met Office chief meteorologist Frank Saunders said: "Up until Monday, thunderstorm warnings cover much of England and Wales, with parts of southern England a...