The Ohio Department of Health reported Saturday afternoon that Ohio has broken another record with 2,858 new coronavirus cases. The number of deaths over a 24-hour period has remained broadly stable since the beginning of autumn, with between 700 and 800. [Full Article...]
Participants will be closely monitored through daily symptoms checks. Allard participated in a government announcement Monday via video conference and has not been in the legislature since the session began Tuesday, Fleming added. Jim Chung, Air Canada's Chief Medical Officer. An outbreak of COVID-19 at a Calgary jail has now jumped to 55 cases, a notable increase after the outbreak was initia... [Full Article...]
Mr Pence, who has been campaigning ahead of the 3 November election, will maintain his current schedule in consultation with White House doctors, the spokesman said. By virtue of his position as vice president, Pence is considered an essential worker. Despite him testing negative, Pence's decision to continue with his campaign has given rise to questions. [Full Article...]
The investigators said future research could explore using plasma with high levels of "neutralizing antibodies" to see if this might work better. The study looked at over 400 patients who were hospitalised due to COVID-19 to find out whether the treatment healed people with moderate disease but it found that "convalescent plasma showed limited effectiveness". [Full Article...]
There were another nine deaths reported for a total of 3,080 lives lost in the province to the pandemic - roughly two-thirds had been residents of long-term-care facilities. According to the provincial government, when there are less than 150 COVID-19 patients being treated in intensive care in Ontario hospitals, the province can "maintain non-COVID capacity and all scheduled surgeries". [Full Article...]
Nursing Homes Ireland says staffing remains the biggest issue in the fight against Covid-19. We have staff in place to provide support to the nursing home. The situation emerged last week when one of the home's residents was taken to hospital for treatment. A spokesperson for the HSE South told that it continues to support nursing homes in the region with public health and other clinical inputs. [Full Article...]
Craig DuHamel says three cases were discovered through "regular surveillance", which led to broader testing and the discovery of two more. Sunnybrook said all the cases are asymptomatic. In Toronto, there are also outbreaks at St. Michael's Hosptial, Toronto Western, St. Joseph's, Scarborough General Hospital and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. [Full Article...]
Still, given the kind of positive results we're seeing in experiments like this - and given how few defences we now have against coronavirus , beyond common staples such as physical distancing, hand-washing, and wearing masks - the researchers say we should be looking at clinical trials to evaluate whether products like mouthwash can actually reduce viral load in COVID-19-positive patients,... [Full Article...]