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Ohio County sees 5 new COVID-19 cases, Marshall County 3
There is now one active COVID-19 case in Bureau County and three active cases in Marshall County, according to Laurie Geuther, communicable disease nurse for Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department. Since last Friday, the county has had 18 new COVID-19 cases reported by the health department. There were 2,235 new cases reported in Iowa. "The spike in cases in recent days shows that ... [Full Article...]
Australia's Victoria struggles to contain coronavirus
MELBOURNE, June 27 ― Australia's state of Victoria recorded 41 new confirmed cases of coronavirus today, double the daily rate seen a week ago, struggling to gain control over the pandemic while the rest of the country continues easing social distancing restrictions. [Full Article...]
Spanish study shows coronavirus trace in March 2019 water sample
They first found the virus was present in Barcelona on January 15, 2020, 41 days before the first case was officially reported in the city. "All samples were negative regarding the SARS-CoV-2 genome presence except for March 12, 2019, in which the levels of SARS-CoV-2 were low but were positive, using two different targets", said Albert Bosch, the study's coordinator and president of the Spanish... [Full Article...]
As cases surge, Vice President Pence misleads on coronavirus pandemic
The White House did not give a reason for the scheduling change, but the trip had drawn scrutiny because of new travel restrictions introduced by New Jersey requiring visitors from states with sharp rises in Covid-19 cases to quarantine for 14 days. [Full Article...]
Anyone entering Kingston commercial, municipal premises will need one — MASKS MANDATORY
The nail salon in the eastern Ontario city is now closed until further notice. She also anxious she might have unwittingly transmitted COVID-19 to someone else. that's basic hand hygiene, maintaining physical distancing, wearing a mask", Moore said. Medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore called the outbreak a "near miss", noting those who tested positive after visiting the salon included h... [Full Article...]
US Coronavirus Cases Reach Biggest Single-day Increase of Pandemic
European nations appear on track to reopen their shared borders by July 1, and the European Union is considering barring American visitors, given the flare-up in the USA and President Donald Trump's ban on Europeans entering the United States. [Full Article...]
Led coalition needs $31.3 bln to fight COVID-19
Of that, $13.7 billion was "urgently needed". The WHO initiative aims to scale up delivery of 500 million tests and 245 million courses of treatments to low- and middle-income countries by mid-2021, as well as two billion vaccines doses, including one billion to be bought by low- and middle-income countries, by the end of 2021, it said in a statement. [Full Article...]
Alberta reports 37 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths
Of those cases, 223 are within the city of Edmonton and 178 in Calgary. One patient death was reported Thursday . "Outbreak protocols have been implemented at the hospital to ensure the ongoing protection of patients, staff and visitors". [Full Article...]