Medical
PHO reports 426 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province
An update on local numbers is expected later Wednesday. A total of 37 people have died from coronavirus , with 689 patients recovered and 3,135 under investigation. According to the province, there are now more labs coming on board to deal with testing backlogs. The Greater Toronto Area public health units account for 56% of the cases. [Full Article...]
Another 393 coronavirus patients die in the United Kingdom, taking total to 1808
The ONS looked at all data for coronavirus reported deaths only, to include care homes and hospital deaths in the community. The ONS looked into death that happened up to 20 March, that were registered up to 25 March. Sir Patrick Vallance, England's chief scientific adviser said the NHS are seeing around an additional 1,000 patients each day and described this daily rise as "stable". [Full Article...]
"Paycheck Protection Program" can help local small businesses
The CARES Act includes $562 million for loans and $10 billion for grants, which are now available and can be applied to online through the Small Business Administration . Congress approved last week to help keep workers on payroll during the coronavirus pandemic. The advance will not have to be repaid but the rest will. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom records highest daily coronavirus deaths
In the last 24 hours, 381 people in the United Kingdom have died from coronavirus - the biggest daily increase so far. Work was also being done to increase the number of tests for coronavirus that can be carried out and to increase oxygen supplies for those who are hospitalised after contracting coronavirus. [Full Article...]
Covid-19: Misconceptions of face masks
We'll be discussing it today, this afternoon, at the task force meeting, ' Fauci told CNN Tuesday. The CDC is looking at data involving the cotton masks, Adams said. Online tutorials for making your own masks have circulated widely. "It's really a perfectly good public health intervention that's not used", added KK Cheng, a public health expert at the University of Birmingham. [Full Article...]
BC announces 43 new COVID-19 cases, total stands at 1013
At this time, we have 14 positive COVID-19 test results. She noted that BC is dealing with its "first wave" of the disease right now, which she believes will likely last another few weeks. These hospitals will deliver care to the "most critically ill patients", Dix said. Henry said the farmworkers affected by the West Kelowna outbreak entered B.C. [Full Article...]
University of Texas Spring Breakers Contract COVID-19
At least 28 students from the University of Texas tested positive for COVID-19 after a group of young adults went on a spring break trip to Mexico , according to school and Austin officials. As of Monday, two people in Austin-Travis County had died of COVID-19 and 206 people had been infected with the disease caused by the new coronavirus . [Full Article...]
First person dosed in U.S. study for potential coronavirus vaccine, officials say
Clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine being developed for the Coronavirus pandemic has started yesterday in the United States of America, and a Microsoft network engineer has been one of the first to receive the experimental product. Still, "going from not even knowing that this virus was out there ... to have any vaccine" in testing in about two months is unprecedented, Jackson said. [Full Article...]