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CDC Guidance Warning Against Use of Antibody Testing
Tens of thousands of doctors and nurses have gotten sick from taking care of COVID-19 patients, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . If a person can get tested, then he or she can be around others when there is no fever, symptoms have improved and two back-to-back test results come back negative, at least 24 hours apart. [Full Article...]
UK, U.S., Canada Say China Violating Int'l Obligations over Hong Kong
A flag-raising ceremony is held at Golden Bauhinia Square to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China in Hong Kong, south China, July 1, 2018. "Safeguarding national security is the responsibility of everyone and bears on our daily life", she said at the street stand, expressing hope that the national security legislation will help Hong Kong restore stability and then revitali... [Full Article...]
A person has died from coronavirus at North Devon District Hospital
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The death toll for hospitals in Devon now stands at 182, with a death at Torbay Hospital also confirmed on Thursday. Overall across the United Kingdom there were 185 deaths from coronavirus in hospitals, bringing the total number of deaths in hospitals to 26,234. [Full Article...]
CVS offering COVID-19 testing at Plymouth Meeting location
Patients must register in advance at CVS.com beginning Friday, May 29 to schedule an appointment. Self-swab locations coming to Merced County include CVS Pharmacy locations at: 1970 Yosemite Parkway in Merced, 1651 Bellevue Road in Atwater and 474 Winton Parkway in Livingston. [Full Article...]
Britain has highest coronavirus death rate
The FT looked specifically at the number of excess deaths in the United Kingdom and the other countries from the point they started to climb "above five-year averages". But the delay in introducing a lockdown meant that over 1 million people became infected and likely contributed to the UK's big death toll, a Sunday Times analysis found . [Full Article...]
Contact tracing: The UK's test and trace programme explained
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Those 14 days start from the last contact with the person who tested positive. The idea is that people who have been in contact with those who have tested positive for coronavirus will be contacted and told to self-isolate. And we will be constantly developing and improving as we go. During the briefing, he announced a further expansion of coronavirus testing, with under-five-year-old now ... [Full Article...]
Merck announces multiple efforts to combat COVID-19
Merck intends to shoulder the cost of scaling up production of the vaccines before either has been proven to work, although it has not yet determined where they will be manufactured commercially, he said. Clinical studies are planned to start later this year. And third, Merck is licensing an experimental drug from a small company called Ridgeback Biotherapeutics . [Full Article...]
'First wave' of COVID-19 not over, World Health Organization official says
India reported a record single-day jump in new infections for the seventh straight day and Russian Federation had a record number of daily coronavirus deaths. The minister said Spain is eager to welcome tourists to shore up an industry that accounts for 12% of the country's GDP but plans to do it with "health, sustainability and safety". [Full Article...]