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Russian Federation to Send India 100M Coronavirus Vaccine Doses

If the vaccine does not reach the efficacy mark after 53 cases, the data safety and monitoring board will take another interim look at the data after 106 cases,...

United Kingdom pubs may close early amid virus spike

However, she added that there would be "some double-counting in that" as some people will visit the website on a number of devices or call the system from a cou...

Global coronavirus infections top 30 million

The death count has also surged to 939,427. Many northern hemisphere nations are now bracing for a 2nd wave of the pandemic as winter season techniques. The g...

Push Grows for Afghan Ceasefire as Dozens Killed in Fighting

Taliban representatives attended the beginning of what have been billed as historic talks to end the almost two-decade-old Afghan war this weekend - a milestone...

Make greater investments to healthcare workers safety - Commonwealth doctors to Govts

He said data from many countries across WHO regions indicates that COVID-19 infections among health workers are far greater than those in the general population...

Biden says he may have authority to implement nat'l mask mandate

Biden said at a CNN town hall event. Pence said her remarks read "to me like one more disgruntled employee that has chose to play politics during election ...

Donald Trump disparages his own scientists, promises vaccine very soon

Some Trump administration officials who spoke with the New York Times said the CDC had written the guidance itself with input from its director, Robert Redfie...

CDC's Redfield: Facemasks more powerful than vaccines in COVID-19 battle

The director of the US Centers for Disease Control says face masks could be a more surefire way of protecting oneself against COVID-19 than a vaccine that m...

Wisconsin election officers: 'Do not try to vote twice'

Why? Because he doesn't want your vote to count. In previous elections, the ballots needed to be received by the Elections Office no later than Election Day. Ho...

McEnany quiet on reports of positive coronavirus tests at White House

Trump told a voter that he had his healthcare plan "all ready", adding that "it's a much better plan for you". "It was not a person that I was associated w...

Perry High School varsity football suspended until September 26

Dea and other teachers reached out to their students and assigned homework remotely until students could come back to the classroom on Wednesday. Biff strongl...

B.C. adds $660M in tax incentives to recovery plan

Members of the legislature across party lines unanimously approved funding for plan in March. The economic recovery plan includes targeted funding for the tou...

United Kingdom tightens curbs on north-east England as cases surge at 'concerning level'

New local restrictions are being introduced in northeast England - including a 10pm curfew for bars and pubs and a ban on people mixing with others outside thei...

Apple launches iPad 8 and new iPad Air for up to $ 10299

You can also get a $279 Apple Watch SE if you don't need the blood oxygen level monitoring. In addition to the Series 6 there's an all new model which is th...

At Least 30 Attleboro High Students Infected After Contact With Classmate

Above, a coronavirus test is performed at Boston University in July. Almost 30 MA high school students have been told to quarantine after parents sent the...

3rd school employee in Renfrew County tests positive for COVID-19

Thursday afternoon RCDHU tested 98 individuals, 83 staff and 15 students. Classes began at the Pembroke high school on Tuesday, Sept. 8. "We all have COVID-19...

Governor Abbott Urges Texans to Get Flu Shot

Coronavirus symptoms often come on suddenly around day five to seven, but can appear as long as 14 days after exposure. Recently, Robert Redfield, the director ...

The Majority Of Children Dying From COVID-19 Are Children Of Color

As per the study , three-quarters of the coronavirus-deaths have been of the people who had some underlying condition such as lung disease and obesity. One ei...

Saline County: 27 new COVID-19 cases; county total at 610

The Department of Health reported 1 new case of the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total cases confirmed in Vermont since the beginning of the pandemi...

Bill Gates Sr dies

But he nevertheless doubts that any candidate will try to have a vaccine approved in the USA by the end of October, according to CNBC . Gates family said in ...

Gallatin County reports 14 new cases of COVID-19

There have also been 1,708,131 negative tests reported. After cases had dropped to the double-digits Monday, the new tally Wednesday comes as a notable surge. O...

No Shortage, India Producing over 6,900 Metric Tonne Oxygen: Health Ministry

As the number of patients infected with the Coronavirus increases in the country, the crisis of lack of oxygen is also deepening. According to the Health Minis...

U.S. details plan to provide free COVID vaccine for all Americans

Redfield, masked in the hearing room, said,"I might even go so far as to say that this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take...

New coronavirus seen up close in graphic details inside lungs

They then examined the cells 96 hours later using scanning electron microscopy. Among hospitalized patients without any severe acute respiratory syndrome cor...

Fatal 'flesh eating bacteria' spreading in Long Island Sound!

Matthew Cartter, the state epidemiologist for the Health Department. At least five people are now infected with the flesh eating bacteria which is known as " ...

Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Shorten COVID-19 Recovery Time

The Eli Lilly corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. The findings from the 1,000-person study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infe...

New York Sports Clubs' owner files for bankruptcy

It's not the first gym company to file for bankruptcy - Gold's Gym and 24 Hour Fitness also began restructuring in the spring. Before the pandemic, Town...

Military Burn Pit Victims

Veterans advocates say service members exposed to the pits developed cancer and respiratory illnesses, but the USA government has said the toxic substances are ...

COVID-19 Numbers as of 3 pm September 15

There have been 2,608 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 3,784 in the Fraser Health region, 195 in the Island Health region, 225 in the N...

Review under way after healthcare worker catches Covid-19 from quarantined person

There are now 79 active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand - 52 are in the community and 27 are imported. We are today reporting the death of a man who had COVI...