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Health Department, ISU Both Report 3 New COVID-19 Cases
Following is the information for the most recent cases as provided by the health department. The provincial health officer dedicated a significant portion of her remarks Thursday to providing an explanation of how public health officials trace contacts in schools in the province, as well as the difference between an exposure and an outbreak in a school setting. [Full Article...]
Cindy McCain Added to Joe Biden’s Advisory Board
Multiple outlets report that the widow of former Arizona Republican senator John McCain will now serve on Biden's advisory board. Republican Robert McDonald, who served as Secretary of Veterans Affairs during the Obama administration , will also be an adviser on the former vice president's transition team. [Full Article...]
DNA from Neanderthals can make Covid more severe
Although it appears that people who have this sliver of Neandertal DNA are at higher risk of a severe Covid-19 infection, there is no clue yet as to why the genetic variant leaves people more at risk. This genetic variation is present in modern-day humans because our ancestors had sex with Neanderthals about 60,000 years ago, researchers say. But science has proof to show that coupling between N... [Full Article...]
Jackson County reports new record daily high for COVID-19 cases
Cases listed on the county site are for those only occurring within the county; for instance, the Maple Park numbers only count residents who reside in DeKalb County. Last week's total was 74 cases, while the week before it was 41 cases, a multi-week low. Most COVID-19 cases in the county have an unreported race associated with them, or about 38%, according to county health data. [Full Article...]
Kiwis travelling to Australia will still have to quarantine on return - PM
McCormack said the arrangement would take place from a minute after midnight on October 16, saying it would be welcome with "our New Zealand friends" and people in the two states. Announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison ahead of next week's Federal Government budget, the plan outlines $4.95 million in support for "two blockchain pilots directed at reducing business compliance costs". [Full Article...]
2nd sero-survey: India had 87 mn Covid-19 patients by August
Based on the data, the scientists said both cases and deaths in the two Indian states were concentrated in younger cohorts than expected from observations in higher-income countries. For the second sero-survey, blood samples were collected from 29,082 individuals, Bhargava said. A small group of super-spreaders were responsible for nearly two-thirds of India's coronavirus cases , according to n... [Full Article...]
Study supports airborne spread of Covid-19 in indoors
Low testosterone is also associated with infection-related hospitalisation and all-cause mortality in male in ICU patients, so testosterone treatment may also have benefits beyond improving outcomes for COVID-19. This has led some scientists to speculate this decrease may be the reason why men are twice as likely to die from Covid-19 as women. A total of 11 male patients passed away, as well a... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: Four more deaths, 442 new cases in Ireland
No more deaths have been reported in the district since last week, leaving the total at 69 people. The death toll in the area remains at 5. At press time, 14 are hospitalized with COVID-19 across the district, up from 11 people this time last week, while 217 are self-isolated. [Full Article...]