Bonnie Henry says there have been no outbreaks in schools, but there have been some low risk exposures 'as expected.' She says if people are required to self-isolate as a result of an exposure at a school, they will be contacted by public health teams. [Full Article...]
Susan Bailey, president of the American Medical Association, commented on the testing guideline in a statement to the New York Times . In Thursday's report , a federal official told the Times that the guidelines came from the HHS and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. [Full Article...]
Most hospitalisations occurred in patients with underlying risk factors such as obesity or advanced age. The data are important, because the study examined Olumiant and remdesivir's benefit in severe patients with few options, Jonsson said. [Full Article...]
Postal Service over July changes to the service. Mr Bastion, who was appointed by Barack Obama in 2014, said the changes created a substantial possibility voters may be disenfranchised, and the states "may not be able to effectively, timely, accurately determine election outcomes". [Full Article...]
Health Secretary Matt Hancock looks set to add further lockdowns as the Government scrambles to contain the second wave of infections sweeping the country. One was associated with a rugby club and a pub, while the other was linked to a group of people in their 40s and 50s who took a coach trip to Doncaster races. [Full Article...]
It was 55 at the start of the pandemic. Additionally, there are now 230 people fighting the virus in local hospitals, of which 84 are in intensive care units. "I have been encouraged by the direction of the numbers this week, but this jump in the number of new cases is concerning", Judge Cortez said. Dickinson County Healthcare System as of Wednesday showed 21 cases from Dickinson County a... [Full Article...]
As calculated by Oxfam, the combined production capacity of the five vaccine candidates is 5.94 billion doses , which is only enough for 2.97 billion people given that all five future vaccines will or are highly likely to require two doses . [Full Article...]
According to researchers, Ab8's size increases its potential for diffusion in tissues to better neutralise the virus. As well as being effective, scientists said it may not produce negative effects in humans because it does not bind to human cells . [Full Article...]