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Province to modernize health regulations in British Columbia

Health Minister Adrian Dix launched a system-wide review of the regulatory colleges back in April 2019 after a report was released that concluded the College of...

Medical workers, police, military to get COVID-19 vaccines first: Erick Thohir

A collaboration between CanSino and the National Research Council of Canada to run the first Canadian clinical trials for a possible COVID-19 vaccine is being a...

Children with no COVID-19 symptoms may shed virus for weeks

Cases of children with undetected Covid-19 are "worrisome", they said, because these children could "facilitate the rapid spread" of the virus in the community....

First coronavirus reinfection identified in US

Scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med), led by its Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) are studying a likely case...

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine: Muscovites urged to take part in trial

The Journal notes that trial results published in the Lancet show that the vaccine promotes an immune response, and that no serious safety concerns were found. ...

Mike Pompeo steps up criticism of HSBC over Hong Kong

According to the declaration, HSBC has actually avoided executives of Next Digital , the publisher of pro-democracy Hong Kong paper Apple Daily , from accessi...

Active COVID-19 cases top 2K in North Dakota for first time

The state Department of Health generally does not identify the specific communities within a county where cases are located, or a business, event or setting tha...

University of Arizona Prevents Coronavirus Outbreak by Testing Wastewater Samples

Unlike other statistical indicators of a virus' presence in a community, wastewater sampling can directly prevent cases. The researchers claim that wastewater...

Pharmacist stresses importance of Flu Vaccine amid COVID-19 pandemic

We're fast approaching flu season in the Northern Hemisphere, and the imminent overlap with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has experts concerned, to the point...

Researchers confirm 1st case of coronavirus reinfection in the U.S.

Researchers say the first known case of USA coronavirus is a 25-year-old man from Reno, Nevada, who first tested positive in April after developing a mild illne...

Queensland STILL baffled over how mystery coronavirus cluster in Brisbane began

Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) said they have confirmed this officer has tested positive to COVID-19 and they were last at work on Friday. The results f...

California's charts new and slower course on reopening

There are now 38 counties in the "purple tier", including Los Angeles, which means the cases and rates are still considered "widespread". Gavin Newsom annou...

Coronavirus: More Banham Poultry staff test positive for Covid-19

Banham Poultry in Attleborough , where there has been an Covid-19 outbreak. It comes as it was announced that testing at the factory, near Attleborough , ha...

Bangladesh approves late-stage trial of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Canada's top diplomat downplayed any political link to the potential collapse of a partnership between the country and a Chinese company on a coronavirus vacci...

Severe or fatal COVID-19 rare in children, study finds

The study is led by ISARIC4C - a global group of clinicians working to prevent death from respiratory disease - and involved 138 hospitals across England, Wales...

Africa to be declared polio

Moeti said Africa must remain vigilant to protect against polio, and still fights the battle against vaccine-derived polioviruses that affect 16 nations, incl...

Four-year-old boy among three killed after wild storms lash Victoria

The other victims were a 59-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman, both killed when trees struck their cars in the suburbs of Tecoma and Fernshaw respectively. T...

Trump to announce deal to buy 150 mn rapid COVID tests

But Mina said the Abbott tests will not be available over-the-counter and will still require a health care worker to administer a nasal swab , although one tha...

Ontario releases new COVID-19 guidance to manage school outbreaks

Those groups have called for smaller class sizes to encourage physical distancing at the elementary level. With the majority of students across the province h...

New hope for HIV cure in 'elite controllers'

A handful of people with HIV are able to control the disease without treatment, and now research on these so-called elite controllers is offering clues in the...

Product found in insect repellent reportedly offers protection against COVID-19

In the study, the insect repellant was applied to the virus directly as a liquid drop and also applied to a latex "synthetic skin" prior to its contact with the...

Two more Syd schools closed, 13 NSW cases

The Sydney CBD cluster includes cases who went to the City Tattersalls Club. It comes as health warnings were issued for multiple trains and bus routes this w...

COVID-19 Statistics | Aug. 27, 2020

Here's a week-by-week look at new COVID-19 cases since early July. One of those people was in their 50s with underlying health conditions. Two ZIP codes in ...

Trump to announce deal to buy 150 million rapid COVID tests

A senior administration official told POLITICO that distribution plans for the Abbott test are still being discussed by the White House coronavirus task force...

COVID-19: SLO County reports 23 new cases on Wednesday

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department is asking for the public's feedback on testing. Seven people remain in intensive care. Additionally, hea...

Abbott wins US approval for rapid COVID-19 test

It does not require special computer equipment to get results. Trump will announce that the administration has struck a $750 million deal to acquire 150 mil...

Coronavirus: Lancet retracts study claiming death risk from use of HCQ

While the quest to create the vaccine for coronavirus continues, blockchain for medicine record keeping is taking root in the very issues COVID-19 has highlig...

To release latest overdose death figures after record numbers in June

Theresa Tam, made the same suggestion, saying it's one step that could be taken to help address a recent spike in fatal overdoses in the provinces including B.C...

University of Alabama sees 1,000 virus cases since reopening

The city of Tuscaloosa, which is home to the university's main campus, announced Monday it would close bars and bar service at restaurants for the next two week...

Wild Polio is Declared Eradicated from Africa

Pascal Mkanda, coordinator of WHO Polio Eradication Program in the African Region. Polio has been declared eradicated from Africa, the World Health Orga...