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Alberta reports 2 additional deaths from COVID-19, 122 new cases
Chief medical officer of health, Dr Deena Hinshaw provided another live update remotely. Central zone: 19 cases, no change. Across Alberta, there are 173 new cases, 157 recoveries, and two additional deaths of COVID-19. The continuing care centre has recorded two deaths and nine cases, though only one of those cases remains active. As of Friday, 64 Albertans are in hospital with the coronavi... [Full Article...]
Facebook Bans Political Ads That Delegitimize US Election
President Donald Trump , who votes by mail, has repeatedly used his Twitter account to make false and misleading claims about voting that way - saying, for instance, that widespread mail ballots would lead to substantial electoral fraud or a "rigged election". [Full Article...]
Corona virus test breaks brain membrane, crisis on woman's life
A Covid-19 nasal swab test burst the covering at the base of a United States lady's skull, making cerebrospinal liquid break from her nose and putting her in danger of mind contamination, specialists announced in a clinical diary on Thursday. [Full Article...]
Northern Ireland records highest daily Covid-19 figures with 934 cases
These include the closure of hospitality businesses, bans on indoor gatherings and a maximum of 15 people being allowed to gather outdoors. The escalation in the number of cases in Northern Ireland has led the government's Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Ian Young, to suggest that a series of "circuit breakers", a term for a short-term lockdown, may be required over the foreseeable future to... [Full Article...]
Venezuela Receives Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine, Vice-President Says
The measure comes after Russian Deputy Communications Minister Alexei Volin noted that journalists are a part of a "high risk group" that are contracting the novel virus. The British pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline, which already uses shark squalene in flu vaccines, has said it would manufacture a billion doses of the adjuvant for potential use in vaccines to fight Covid-19. [Full Article...]
President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19
Still, Trump's diagnosis was sure to have a destabilizing effect in Washington and around the world, raising questions about how far the virus had spread through the highest levels of the USA government. In addition, the President rarely wears a mask in public appearances. "While he is not experiencing any symptoms, and neither is Jane, out of an abundance of caution, he is consulting with his phy... [Full Article...]
High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid 'twindemic'
New data released by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) showed that only 59 percent of USA adults intend to get vaccinated against influenza during the 2020-2021 flu season . There was a time when those who had extreme egg allergies could have adverse reactions because of how the vaccine is manufactured, but this issue has been largely resolved. [Full Article...]
BC announces 125 more cases of COVID-19 but no new deaths
Locally, there are less than five cases at most of the school corporations reporting to the state. There have been no new community outbreaks, although there continue to be community exposure events around the province. Austin, within Hays County, now has 14 active cases and has had 62 total cases. Niederwald has had 32 total cases and there is one active case. Elsewhere in B.C., there have be... [Full Article...]