Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health. The other three cases announced Monday are in the Campbellton area, where there are 32 active cases. The new cases are unrelated, the Chief Public Health Office said in a news release Sunday. This is exactly what we'd always intended because as I've been making clear I hope from the beginning of this pandemic, it wasn't a questio... [Full Article...]
Mr Johnson warned regional leaders who are resisting new restrictions in their areas that he could impose them regardless of their objections. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a PM's statement session on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the House of Commons, in London, Britain September 22, 2020. [Full Article...]
Prime Minister Johnson is set to announce today a three-tier system of measures in England meant to limit the spread of COVID-19, however it appears he will only make a "recommendation" for people living in hotspots not to travel outside of tier three areas. [Full Article...]
During the coronavirus pandemic , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged people to avoid crowds, wear face masks and wash their hands to help stop the spread of the disease . A 25-year-old man in Nevada, US became the first person in the country to contract the novel coronavirus for a second time, falling seriously ill due to the infection. [Full Article...]
Johnson & Johnson addressed the pause in a statement issued Monday , saying it had "temporarily paused further dosing in all our COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials" while it investigated the illness. Lilly said it is supportive of the decision by the independent monitoring board to "cautiously ensure the safety of the patients participating in this study," according to spokeswoman Kath... [Full Article...]
Tuesday's update also included five more deaths from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of people who have died so far to 250. A total of 77 people are now in hospital, including 24 in intensive care - the highest number of COVID-19 patients in hospital since May 1. The age breakdown of those testing positive to date: 0-4, 1%; 5-12, 2%; 13-18, 5%; 19-24, 14%; ... [Full Article...]
Experts said the prospect of reinfection could have a profound impact on how the world battles through the pandemic . "Reinfection cases mean that in some people, the immune response is not enough to protect them from infection or disease", Akiko Iwasaka, a professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University, told AFP. [Full Article...]
Four years ago, he voted for his wife as president. While Romney also criticised "blistering attacks" by Democrats, he took the unusual step three weeks out from the presidential election of highlighting what he said was Biden's refusal "to stoop as low as others". [Full Article...]