Medical
Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 414; cases climb to 12,380
Of the total cases, 2,687 have been reported from Maharashtra, followed by Delhi (1,561), Tamil Nadu (1,204), Rajasthan (1,005), Madhya Pradesh (987), Uttar Pradesh (735), Gujarat (695), Telangana (647), Andhra Pradesh (503) and Kerala (387). [Full Article...]
Ireland Sees Highest Number Of Deaths In A Single Day
Easter Monday marks the biggest single increase in confirmed cases to date. Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: "We are continuing to monitor the course of this disease across a range of indicators - not only in the number of confirmed cases and deaths reported but also through hospital and ICU admissions, clusters and patterns of transmission". [Full Article...]
Two New Saline County COVID-19 Cases
The two deaths are the individuals who contracted the virus from work-related contact outside of Richmond County. Those being hospitalized are at medical facilities in both Richmond and Moore counties, Jarrell said. "It is important that each and every one of us continue to practice preventative measures to help keep the spread to a minimum". It will be broadcast live on the Casper-Natrona Count... [Full Article...]
Spain sees rise in new COVID-19 cases, deaths
A raft of 17 new coronavirus cases from Belagavi district sent Karnataka's COVID-19 graph zooming up to 313 today, up 34 since the Wednesday evening's bulletin. NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant confirmed the infant returned a positive test for COVID-19 overnight. She said that at the Andover I facility 19 residents have been reported positive for COVID-19, two have been hospitalized... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom extends national lockdown 'for at least' another three weeks
Britain's stand-in Prime Minister, First Secretary Raab, has announced the nationwide shutdown has been formally extended by another three weeks, and has revealed the five tests the government has set to trigger an easing of restrictions. The country has 104,133 cases of the virus which is the highest in the world after US, Spain, Italy, Germany and France, according to John Hopkins coronavirus ce... [Full Article...]
COVID-19: Officials announce 14 new cases, two more deaths
Another three people have died from infection with the novel coronavirus, for a total of 78 so far. Dr. Bonnie Henry reported two new cases of COVID-19 in northern B.C. Of those 94 cases, 22 have been hospitalized to date, two are now in ICU and 53 have recovered. Outbreaks in the province include 265 cases at 21 long-term care homes in the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions ,... [Full Article...]
Ontario researchers developing COVID-19 vaccine delivered by nasal spray
Trials are taking place in Wuhan, China , where the outbreak began. The WHO Research and Development (R&D) Blueprint has been activated since early January to accelerate the development of one or more vaccines for the deadly virus, as well as better diagnostic tools and effective treatments: the three crucial elements to protecting as many people as possible from the disease in the long term.... [Full Article...]
Inmate at Mission Institution dies from coronavirus complications
Four corrections officers at North Lake Correctional Facility, a private prison in Baldwin, have tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19, a GEO Group spokesperson said. The Baldwin prison is housing 1,591 prisoners, the Bureau of Prisons said. The DOC released eight inmates Wednesday in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus. [Full Article...]