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Covid: Virus cases are going down across the UK
PA Media Levels of coronavirus are going down in all four nations of the UK, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. The data provides more evidence that lockdown is working to control the virus, even with the more infectious variants circulating. The latest R number, estimated to be between 0.7 and […]
COVID-19 Sick Leave Likely Prevented Thousands Of Cases. It’s About To Expire.
Paid sick leave helps stop the spread of COVID-19 by making it easier for workers to stay home if they catch the coronavirus. Yet the United States, unlike most developed countries, doesn’t have federally mandated paid sick leave for all. And the limited policy passed by Congress in March to deal with the pandemic expires […]
Glimmer of hope even as Covid cases rise
But none are in the same camp as Greater Manchester and now Nottinghamshire where people are in the “very high” alert level. Let’s block ads! (Why?) BBC News – Health
Coronavirus: India overtakes Brazil in Covid-19 cases
image copyrightGetty Images India has recorded more than 90,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its total above that of Brazil. The country now has the second-largest number of confirmed cases in the world, 4,204,613. It has reported 71,642 deaths, the third-highest in the world. The surge in reported infections has […]
Lifting lockdown ‘illogical’ as virus cases rise in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has blasted the easing of coronavirus restrictions in parts of northern England as “completely illogical”. Measures were lifted overnight in Bolton, Stockport and Trafford despite concerns from some local councils. Mr Burnham said it meant boroughs with rising cases were restriction-free but others with lower numbers were not. He urged […]
Coronavirus: US passes six million Covid-19 cases
The US has now surpassed six million cases of Covid-19 – almost a quarter of the world’s total, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University. It said the country added one million new infections in less than a month. More than 183,000 people have now died. In the UK, France and Spain, the infection […]
At Least 60 COVID-19 Cases Are Likely Connected to a Maine Wedding
Thanks to COVID-19, wedding season was put on hold this year for many people. But for some, it raged on. Now public health authorities have linked 60 cases of COVID-19 to a Maine wedding earlier this month. The cases were traced back to a wedding and reception that took place on August 7 in Millinocket […]
FDA Head Refuses To Address Trump Claim That 99% Of COVID-19 Cases Are ‘Totally Harmless’
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration repeatedly refused to comment on President Donald Trump’s recent claim that 99% of coronavirus cases in the U.S. “are totally harmless,” despite data showing that the majority of people infected with the virus show symptoms of COVID-19. Trump, who has long attempted to downplay the seriousness of […]
Trump campaign backs off in-person events as coronavirus cases pick up
US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the BOK Center on June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images With coronavirus cases on the rise, the Trump campaign is backing off its plans to resume an aggressive schedule of in-person rallies and meetups. The next planned event […]
Texas reports record number of new coronavirus cases, extends ban on elective surgeries
Doctors and nurses wearing protective gear treat a patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Monday, June 29, 2020. Go Nakamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas reported more than 6,900 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a record daily increase that brings the […]
COVID-19 Cases At California’s San Quentin Prison Soar Past 1,000
California’s San Quentin State Prison, home to the state’s only death row, surpassed 1,000 active coronavirus cases on Monday in a disastrous outbreak that now encompasses about a third of the prison’s population. According to data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), 978 of the 1,021 cases at the Marin County facility […]
Coronavirus: Leicester lockdown tightened as cases rise
Media playback is unsupported on your device Stricter lockdown measures have been announced in Leicester because of a rise in coronavirus cases in the city. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said non-essential shops will shut on Tuesday, and schools will close for most pupils on Thursday. The loosening of restrictions for pubs and restaurants in England […]
CDC says U.S. has ‘way too much virus’ to control pandemic as cases surge across country
Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), speaks during a U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg via Getty Images The coronavirus is spreading too rapidly and too broadly for the U.S. to […]
Former CDC Head: Surge In Coronavirus Cases Due To New Spread, Not Increased Testing
Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the recent surge in coronavirus cases across parts of the country is the result of the virus’s spreading, not increased testing, as President Donald Trump has argued. “As a doctor, a scientist, an epidemiologist, I can tell you with 100% […]