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US COVID-19 deaths begin to climb again
The US has seen a spike in infections in recent weeks, particularly in the south and west, and health experts worry the death rate may soon follow the same trajectory. The deadly Covid-19 across the world has now infected more than 12 million people, with 5.48 lakh people succumbing to the virus that was first reported in late December 2019. [Full Article...]
Virus outbreak at hospital in UK PM's constituency
But walk in casualty patients - whose conditions don't tend to be life-threatening - are still being treated, according to reports. "As a result, the trust has taken the precautionary decision to close.to emergency ambulances and emergency admissions", a spokesperson said. [Full Article...]
Melburnians urged to wear masks as Victoria records 288 new coronavirus cases
New South Wales and Tasmania have closed their borders between the two states. Police said about 30,000 cars made the crossing in less than 36 hours. "That is the biggest single day of testing that has been done and by some considerable margin", he said. [Full Article...]
WHO Verifies "Emerging Evidence" Of Airborne Coronavirus Transmission
World Health Organization on July 09 said that it did evaluation studies on Covid outbreaks happening at restaurants, choir practices, and fitness classes and the evidence is suggestive of coronavirus might be spreading through air transmission. [Full Article...]
China's Kazakhstan Embassy Warns Citizens of Pneumonia Deadlier than Covid-19
They also said the Kazakh Ministry of Health is doing a comparative study , with the help of other scientific agencies, between the novel coronavirus and the pneumonia virus but there are still no conclusive findings. Saule Kisikova, the healthcare department chief in the capital Nur-Sultan, told the news agency Kazinform: "Some 300 people diagnosed with pneumonia are being hospitalised every... [Full Article...]
Some employers can refuse to offer free birth control
The states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey challenged the rules, saying they would have to shoulder much of the cost of providing contraceptives to women who lost coverage under the Trump administration's rules. In her concurring opinion, Kagan said it was a close call whether the 2010 law allowed for such a religious exemption, and said she was willing to defer to the government agency. [Full Article...]
Trump Rebukes Fauci’s COVID-19 Assessment, Says US in ‘Good Place’
Asked how the full pandemic could be brought under control, Fauci said: "We have to just tighten things up". "Even Dr. Fauci is saying that we're 'knee-deep, ' and he's saying that we're not in a very good place or something to that effect", Van Susteren had noted. [Full Article...]
‘No screaming’: Japan theme park reopens with ‘serious’ roller coaster rides
Nonetheless, they told the paper how hard the rule is to stick to. In an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus , Japanese theme parks have implemented some new guidelines within their facilities, which includes increased cleaning procedures, facemask requirements, temperature checks at all entrances, and a screaming ban on roller coasters . [Full Article...]