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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn said Sunday that he would not make a prediction on when a coronavirus vaccine would become available in the U.S. after Trump on Saturday said: we'd have one "long before the end of the year."
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A study of hospital air handling systems has shown that around a quarter have recovered coronavirus RNA. These findings suggest that viral particles can be readily distributed around a typical healthcare setting.
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Florida on Saturday reported at least 11,445 new coronavirus cases, the state’s largest number of daily cases so far, according to figures released by the Florida Department of Health.
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With the U.S. buying up most of Gilead’s stock of COVID-19 drug remdesivir, what hope is there for other countries who wish to treat people with COVID-19? An expert surveys the pharma production situation.
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A sustained blast of heat is expected to bake much of the United States with hotter-than-usual temperatures this holiday weekend, and forecasts suggest that the extreme heat and the humidity could linger for several weeks.
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The genetic variation of the novel coronavirus that dominates the world today infects human cells more readily than the original that emerged in China, according to a new study published in the journal Cell on Thursday.
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Researchers have looked into the loss of smell and taste as major COVID-19 symptoms. This finding has come from patients with high recovery rates. The scientists advise clinicians to include sensory impairment as part of coronavirus screening measures.
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Wearing a face mask or choosing not to wear one goes beyond political affiliations - for some people it is a matter of their personal freedom being taken away. But we live in a country where we are governed by rules meant to keep us safe.
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Under growing pressure from health officials and lawmakers from both parties, President Donald Trump on Wednesday finally endorsed wearing face masks. Well, he sort of - kind of - said that. He did say wearing one made him look like the Lone Ranger.
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Working out where the coronavirus has occurred and where it is currently most prevalent is an area of important healthcare epidemiology and necessary to drive public policy. Human waste represents one area of assessment.
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This week has seen some interesting COVID-19 related research published. This includes an association with surfaces from a hospital outbreak and a new project to look at how easily the virus can be tracked through testing samples of wastewater.
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Puerto Rico’s governor, Wanda Vazquez, on Monday declared a state of emergency as a worsening drought creeps across the U.S. territory amid the coronavirus crisis. On Thursday, almost 140,000 homes and businesses will begin water rationing.
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The president of the United States last week publicly predicted without evidence that the 2020 presidential election would be "the most corrupt election in the history of our country."
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Argentina President Alberto Fernandez announced on Friday a toughening of lockdown measures in the capital Buenos Aires and its surrounding area as coronavirus cases are on the rise.
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President Donald Trump canceled a planned trip to New Jersey on Friday on the heels of a new order requiring visitors to the Garden Staten to quarantine after being in states with increasing numbers of coronavirus cases.
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The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40,000 Friday - soaring past the previous high of 36,400, set on April 24, leading a number of states to pause or backtrack on reopening.
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A case has been made, based on official government documents, that President Trump has personally interfered in blocking a U.S. collaboration on coronavirus research, aimed at attempting to ascertain the origins of the virus.
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American approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has dropped to the lowest level on record, the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows. And this includes both Republicans and Democrats voicing their displeasure.
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As society starts to open up in relation to the coronavirus pandemic, how safe are public swimming areas? Is the virus killed by the addition of chlorine and are there any other risk factors?
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Seven US states have reported record-high hospitalizations from the coronavirus, as case numbers continue to surge across much of the south and south-west. The federal government is also rolling-back testing programs where they are most needed.
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While bacterial and viral infections manifest as similar symptoms, they are treated very differently, as antibiotics cannot kill viruses. There is now concern that COVID-19 could drive up antibiotic resistance, causing an increase in "superbugs."
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One interesting business impact during the coronavirus pandemic has been a fall in the global demand for sugar. While the sugar industry needs to react to the disruption, the move is welcomed by anti-obesity advocates.
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Coronavirus vaccines are coming, perhaps as soon as the end of the year, offering hope for a world rocked by pandemic. But how is the science progressing?
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Gov. Doug Ducey announced on Wednesday he is giving local governments the authority to set policies that would require people to wear face masks in public.
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Researchers in Scotland have teamed up with data scientists at Blue Hat Associates to look into the spread of the novel coronavirus within a given community. How COVID-19 spreads within the community is based on medical reports, which limits its use.
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Arizona has become the nation's new coronavirus hot spot, with more than 4,400 new cases reported from Friday through Sunday. Twenty-five states and Puerto Rico have seen infections increase by at least 10 percent in the past two weeks.
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As with other areas of publishing, science journals need subscribers, readers, and sometimes advertisers. The 'impact factor' of the journal also needs to be high, leading to a rush to be topical. Is this why some COVID-19 research is contradictory?
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The workplace is rapidly changing as a result of the coronavirus situation. This brings with it various challenges and complexities. Dr. Galina Datskovsky answers the types of questions being posed by employers.
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Markets cheered on June 5, when new data showed a surprising decline in unemployment in the United States. And this was welcome news for a country tired of being on lockdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. But don't expect all jobs to come back.
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The largest wholesale food market in Beijing, a city of 20 million people, was shuttered behind police guard, and the surrounding neighborhood locked down Saturday after more than 50 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the Chinese capital.
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WHO chief Doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at press briefing on March 3, 2020. World Health Organization (WHO)
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. NIAID-RML (CC BY 2.0)
File photo: “More people who are seeking testing have the virus,” Dr. Cara Christ, the Arizona state health director, said Friday. Senado Federal (2.0 Generic)
Passengers are screened for coronavirus symptoms with thermal scanners at Hankou railway station in Wuhan -, AFP
An emergency response kit to deal with a coronavirus incident at a workplace.
Over the past two months AFP's fact check team has debunked hundreds of social media posts that falsely targeted Muslims in regards to the coronavirus pandemic in India ARUN SANKAR, AFP/File
Milan, 5 February 2020 - Civil protection volunteers engaged in health checks at the "Milano Malpensa" airport. Dipartimento Protezione Civile (CC BY 2.0)
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Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates called for a nationwide shutdown on Tuesday, arguing it would be the most effective way to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Ken Shipp/DOE Photo
Only a few vehicles line the streets of downtown Toronto, Ontario on March 21, 2020 -- nearly one million Canadian workers have been laid off following temporary closure orders given to many businesses in an effort to slow the pandemic's spread. © Digital Journal
The outbreak has also hit business in the capital Rome Alberto PIZZOLI, AFP
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Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Canada as of April 2, 2020, by province or territory Statista
Jane Lytvynenko BuzzFeed News Reporter
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visits Triumph Foods pork processing facility April 28, 2017. The facility houses 2,800 employees in St. Joseph, Mo. U.S. Department of Agriculture/Preston Keres
Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats (Chaerephon plicatus), seen flyiny out of Deer Cave in Sarawak, Malaysia, were found to be the hosts of two new coronaviruses. Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE (CC BY-SA 2.0)
The global spread of the coronavirus , AFP
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