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2 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health
Three more deaths have been announced, bringing the total in B.C to 90. She said there was an outbreak at the Hawthorn Park Retirement home in Kelowna, linked to a worker. Not everyone who might have COVID-19 is tested, and actual cases are likely higher than the confirmed cases. "We also need employers to do the responsible thing and have measures in place to ensure everyone who is working is... [Full Article...]
NY to investigate nursing homes’ response to COVID-19 pandemic
Any nursing home violating any of the state's coronavirus-related orders will be investigated, Cuomo said. 18,000 staff and residents in long term residential care have been tested for Covid 19 since last Saturday. If DOH determines a facility is non-compliant, the department will require the facility to submit an action plan. He says he knows the rules are strict, but they must be followed or... [Full Article...]
FDA authorizes first at-home testing kit for COVID-19
At present, most clinicians across the country are reserving testing for those who have symptoms or who may have been exposed to people with confirmed COVID-19 as well as those who would "require a change in clinical management" based on the results, Pritt said . [Full Article...]
Study says coronavirus infections much higher | Claremont Courier than official total
While the Stanford study also remains in pre-print awaiting peer-review, the research provides an important glimpse into the true reach of the virus having likely infected far more than publicly known due to lack of testing. Aside from mortality rates and infections, Sood said the study can also help officials see the effects of social-distancing orders and other restrictive measures. [Full Article...]
Pritzker extends Illinois' stay-at-home order through May 30
Photo: Office of the Governor JB Pritzker. When asked if he agrees with the stay-at-home order extension: "Let's see what it says, because we don't have any insight into what it will actually look like but at the end of the day, the worse thing we can do is allow this disease to remain unchecked". [Full Article...]
United Kingdom coronavirus death toll passes 18000, as a further 763 people die
In the light of these, it is a "conservative estimate", to 41.102 britons had died of coronavirus in the 21. april. COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, was mentioned in a third of all death certificates issued in England and Wales in the week to April 19. [Full Article...]
Daughter of first responders dies from coronavirus
According to Detroit News, Skylar's death makes her the first child to die of COVID-19 in MI. Police officer LaVondria Herbert and her husband, Ebbie, are warning families to take the novel pandemic seriously following the death of their five-year-old daughter, Skylar. [Full Article...]
First known coronavirus fatality in the US was in Bay Area
Two other people - a 69-year-old man who died on February 17 and a 70-year-old man who died on March 6 - also tested positive after their deaths. Previously, the first documented fatality was reported on February 29 in Kirkland, Washington, a Seattle suburb, though officials later attributed two February 26 deaths to the bug. [Full Article...]