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Canada's COVID-19 deaths surpass 2,000; Feds pouring $1.1B into research
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians have been failing our parents and grandparents in long-term care homes. As of Thursday , there have been a total of 516 COVID-19-related deaths in long-term care homes in the province, with 2,189 confirmed cases among residents. [Full Article...]
Cuomo slams Mitch McConnell's 'reckless' suggestion for states in crisis
Taxpayer funded jobs account for about a quarter of all employment here, so it mattered a lot when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell floated this idea on a conservative radio show earlier this week. Senator McConnell, who's getting bailed out here?. His comments about the wisdom of state bankruptcies echo those of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat whose state is also at the epicente... [Full Article...]
Indian national with COVID-19 found dead in Singapore
In a statement yesterday evening, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said it is deeply saddened by the man's death. "The dormitory was found to be in an acceptable condition, including cleanliness and ventilation", said MOM. "We are still working through the details of the cases, and further updates will be shared via the MOH press release that will be issued tonight", MOH said. [Full Article...]
Finsbury Park mosque is locked down in Ramadan
But this will be no ordinary Ramadan . However, some religious leaders in Asia - home to almost a billion of the world's Muslims - have waved off fears about the spread of COVID-19. And Pakistan has seen its mosques crammed in the lead-up to Ramadan with the faithful sitting shoulder-to-shoulder and paying little heed to social distancing. [Full Article...]
Tests find almost 14% of New Yorkers have coronavirus antibodies
Experts also say having antibodies is not necessarily proof someone is immune from the virus. He also said, "I want to see snapshots of what is happening with that rate - is it going up, is it going flat, is it going down?" There are now 16,162 coronavirus deaths and 14,200 hospitalizations across the state. [Full Article...]
RCMP provide timeline for Nova Scotia mass shooting
He drove a short distance to the house of a woman he knew, fatally shooting her. Police have already said that Wortman wasn't licensed to own the weapons. Wortman", Campbell said. "So we were contacting individuals we believed could have been on a list or were potentially at risk". Family and friends of the victims have said that an emergency alert by police could have prevented some deaths. [Full Article...]
Explained: The COVID-19 vaccines ready for human trials in UK, Germany
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However, his remarks have infuriated Kenyans who took to social media to demand answers from the Ministry of Health (MoH). As many as 100 potential COVID-19 candidate vaccines are now under development by biotech and research teams around the world, and at least five of these are in preliminary testing in people in what is known as Phase 1 clinical trials. [Full Article...]
FDA officially 'cautions against' using hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus
The EMA recommends that those conducting ongoing trials should consider the possibility of the side effects, particularly at higher doses, and be even more cautious when combining chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine with other drugs such as azithromycin. [Full Article...]