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3.4m coronavirus cases in England, home tests reveal
It's the first nation-wide antibody surveillance study to be rolled out across England using self-testing at home. The volunteers used a finger prick test which may be available on large-scale if it gets approval in the future. People living in London were found to be most likely to have been infected, as were those working in care homes and healthcare. In non-key workers, the rate was around 5%... [Full Article...]
Governor gives OK for bowling alleys, gyms to open
Due to restrictions on indoor dining, food and beverage service will not be allowed in New York City bowling alleys. "In the meantime, New Yorkers shouldn't get complacent-wear masks, stay socially distanced and wash your hands-and local governments must continue to enforce our guidance throughout the state so we don't go back to the hell we experienced just a couple months ago". [Full Article...]
Alberta moves past 12000 confirmed cases of COVID-19
Red Deer is still reporting 10 active cases and 58 recoveries. An outbreak is declared in acute and long-term care facilities when there are two or more cases, and in a community setting when there are five or more cases. Since July 17, there have been no new COVID-19 cases linked to the hospital outbreak, according to a news release Friday from Covenant Health and Alberta Health Services. [Full Article...]
COVID-19 pandemic as severe as 1918 influenza pandemic
How does the lethality of COVID-19 compare with that of the Influenza pandemic of 1918? The scientists, however, mentioned in the published article that they couldn't compare the native pathogenicity of H1N1 influenza virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); thus, it cannot be estimated that how many lives were saved during COVID-19 pandemic because of the ... [Full Article...]
550 people may have been exposed to coronavirus at Toronto strip club
Toronto Public Health says it is notifying people who visited the Brass Rail Tavern at 701 Yonge St. about a potential exposure. Dr. Vinita Dubey of Toronto Public Health says that upon inspection, the Brass Rail was not following physical distancing guidelines and its log of visitors was incomplete. [Full Article...]
3 charged in Chili's hostess attack caught on video in La
WAFB reports Wallace and the woman began exchanging words and the 17-year-old was assaulted. "My general manager tells us we're not supposed to sit a table over 6 because of the coronavirus ". Wallace said she was just trying to do her job. It is stated there that Kelsy is an honors student and is enrolled in both Broadmoor Senior High School and Career & Technical Education Center. [Full Article...]
Ryan Reynolds tells young Canadians to stop partying amid coronavirus pandemic
Today, we are announcing 84 new cases, for a total of 4,358 cases in British Columbia. Dix and Henry said several bars, restaurants and nightclubs in the Vancouver Coastal Health region have shut down following transmission events, some due to public health orders and others closing voluntarily. [Full Article...]
Federal government preparing for COVID-19 surge, worst-case scenario in fall
She said she is encouraging hospitals and other health-care facilities to implement emergency plans in case of a fall spike, potentially even greater than the first wave of cases in Canada. The data released Friday suggests the number of cases by August 23 could be as high as 127,740 and the number of deaths could reach as high as 9,115. [Full Article...]