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Chief Medical Officer backtracks on "illegal dinner party" claim
A more-candid-than-usual Brendan Murphy revealed an "illegal dinner party" attended by medics in Tasmania may have caused the latest coronavirus cluster. Australia's chief medical officer concedes the deadly coronavirus pandemic may never be entirely eliminated from our shores, raising the prospect of restrictions on gatherings continuing for the long term. [Full Article...]
Don't drink alcohol if you want to cut your COVID-19 risk
Per the most recent set of facts listed by World Health Organization in their official "Alcohol and COVID-19: what you need to know" fact packet, alcohol not only does NOT fight COVID-19, it makes users more vulnerable to possible infection. [Full Article...]
COVID-19: China approves human trials of two vaccines
Nucleus has a rich history of Phase I vaccine trials, and a long-standing track-record with Novavax . Experts have been invited to give whole-process direction in the preclinical animal experiments of the vaccines, including acute toxicity experiments, repeated toxicity experiments and immunogenicity experiments, he said. [Full Article...]
Turkey: COVID-19 patient tests negative after plasma
Campomanes said patients showed signs of easing symptoms, including a better oxygenation status and lowering fever. He added: "Whilst attention is focused on Covid-19, patients of all ages - including children - are living with long-term health conditions and becoming sick from illnesses unrelated to the virus and these mustn't be ignored". [Full Article...]
Quebec requests military reinforcements to fight COVID-19 in nursing homes
The federation representing family doctors said its members have been ready to help since the pandemic struck. "It will not necessarily be easy, especially in conditions that are really exceptional". Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday the province will look to medical specialists and health sciences instructors to help long-term care homes that were already dealing with a lack of personnel be... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus social distancing may be needed until 2022: Harvard researchers
Several countries have been forced to extend their lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Even if one 8- to 12-week period of social distancing is successful in "flattening the curve"-keeping the infection rate low enough so that hospitals aren't overwhelmed-many people will remain susceptible to COVID-19, said Yonatan Grad , assistant professor of immunology and co-senior author ... [Full Article...]
58 new cases of Covid-19 in Kildare
An additional 657 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by Irish laboratories and an additional 411 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by a laboratory in Germany. The median age of confirmed cases is 48 years. According to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre , a Covid-19 cluster is two or more cases in a setting within a 72-hour period. [Full Article...]
Face masks for Bay Area residents: Do I have to wear one?
The idea is for the mask to stop the wearer from spreading the disease to other people via droplets and other particles that travel from the nose and mouth. Keep in mind: wearing a mask is just one way to help prevent respiratory tract infections. Gilboa also told TODAY that parents should "model the behavior that they want to see" and wear masks with their kids. [Full Article...]