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High Viral Loads Make Kids 'Silent Spreaders' of COVID-19

Of them, 49 tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, and 18 other children with Covid-19-related illness. Some paediatric patients showed...

Qld youth detention virus cluster up to 7

Children at the Wacol centre remain in lockdown and tests continue after a worker was diagnosed with the virus on Wednesday. Brisbane is grappling with tough ...

Coronavirus: Households banned from meeting in Oldham, Pendle and Blackburn

A full local lockdown will not be imposed on Oldham, its council leader has confirmed. These include bans on socialising with people from other households and l...

Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are Being Released in Florida, Here's Why

After receiving state and federal approvals, the project was granted the final approval by the Monroe County Mosquito Control District. What could possibly go...

Five new cases of COVID-19 in Prairie Mountain Health

The Manitoba government is reporting 34 new COVID-19 cases, with 19 of them in the southern health region . Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief public health...

Kayla Itsines announces shock split from fiancé Tobi Pearce

The shock announcement comes just 16 months after the 29-year-old multi-millionaire fitness guru announced her engagement to Pearce, 27. They welcomed their fir...

BC health officials report 90 new coronavirus cases

There are 824 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 2,594 people who are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to know...

Biden Calls on Americans to Unite in Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech

He spends more time tweeting than working. Yet Biden's bet on the 2020 race has remained unchanged - a belief that the nation is less partisan and more open t...

Breakthrough finding shows children are silent spreaders of COVID-19

Only about 50% of the kids who tested positive for COVID-19 reported a fever - and 50% of the children who tested negative also reported a fever, Yonker says....

COVID-19 Numbers as of 3:50 pm August 20

One current cases is hospitalized, with the rest of the county's 19 current cases recovering in isolation. One day after the Kentucky High School Athletic Ass...

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases near 1.15M: Africa CDC

The 20 million tests would be done as part of a campaign the African Union just launched: Africa against COVID-19 - Saving Lives, Economies and Livelihoods. Not...

NYC Teachers' Union Threatens Strike If Schools Reopen Without Safety Measures

Jacqueline Moline of Northwell Health. The union behind New York City public school teachers said its members will strike if a series of coronavirus safet...

WHO hopes coronavirus can be over in two years, Tedros says - International

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. "Several countries around the world are now experiencing fresh outbre...

First US cases of coronavirus in mink found at two Utah farms

People who had contact with the animals have also tested positive for the virus, which causes COVID-19 in humans, the agency said. The release states that now t...

Africa plans 20M COVID-19 tests in new campaign

The announcement was made by John Nkengasong, director of the Addis Ababa-based Africa CDC, during a weekly virtual news briefing on the novel coronavirus . It...

Kids can carry higher Covid loads than adults

Children infected with the coronavirus have been found to carry high levels of the germ, according to the authors of a study who warned students could fuel ...

Priyanka Chopra's memoir is ready in print, actress tweets to confirm

In a tweet, Priyanka Chopra stated that each phrase in Unfinished "comes from a place of introspection and reflection into my life". What an wonderful feeli...

Croatia added to UK's quarantine list but Portugal removed

The heads of airlines including British Airways, Ryanair Holdings Plc, EasyJet Plc and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd are pressing the government to replace or sho...

Children Are Silent, Fast Spreaders Of COVID-19 Virus, Shows New Study

The role of children in the spread of the coronavirus is highly contested because it has huge implications for the re-opening of schools, which has been the s...

State mandates flu vaccinations for MA students

Emerson offers the flu shot to students via immunization clinics at the Center for Health and Wellness every fall. This means students from child care to co...

Ekta Kapoor Dissociates Herself From Pavitra Rishta Fund For Mental Health

Content czarina Ekta Kapoor has now disassociated herself from Pavitra Rishta Fund, set up with an aim to spread mental health awareness among people. The ...

Sweden death tally 'highest in 150 years'

In total, 51,405 Swedes died in the January to June period, a higher number in the first half of the year than any year since 1869 - when 55,431 died, partly as...

Kamala Harris Nasty, Disrespectful To Joe Biden, Suprised By VP Pick

Biden has picked Indian-origin Harris to be his vice-presidential running mate. Harris, the former California attorney general, dropped her presidential bid l...

Government lifts cap on university medical places

This pandemic has highlighted more than ever the importance of our fantastic healthcare services and the need to invest in them. "Where this is not possible, we...

Stearns County Adds 21 New COVID-19 Cases, Over 3,000 in Total

According to the McLean County Health Department (MCHD), there are now 192 active cases. All told, 1,745 Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, with 1,298 occurri...

Honey is better for coughs and colds than over-the-counter drugs, study says

The researchers encouraged the doctors to consider giving their patients honey in place of antibiotics, which might cause side effects and lead to antibiotic...

Democrats unveil legislation for US Postal Service amid outcry

The bill would prevent the postal service from enacting any operational changes that would affect mail delivery before the election. "IF YOU CAN PROTEST IN PERS...

Allegheny County covid-19 cases increase by triple digits

Active cases are down slightly from Wednesday to 780 in the province, with 11 patients hospitalized and four of them in critical care. 159 have been released fr...

France mandating masks at all workplaces as virus reawakens

The move came as coronavirus infections spiraled higher and the number of active clusters in enterprises increased in recent weeks. It follows advice issued...

Biden Picks Harris as Running Mate

She graduated in 1981. Dean Smith, a former classmate, recalled Harris as "perfect, always smiling, a nice person" on CBC's Let's Go Tuesday afternoon. It also ...