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Nursing home cases reported up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound

Tue, 2020-08-18 08:05 — mike kraft

Report: Nursing home cases up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West, according to an industry report... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West, according to an industry report released Monday.

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New Zealand Postpones Elections As It Scrambles To Contain New Coronavirus Outbreak

Mon, 2020-08-17 21:09 — mike kraft

New Zealand Postpones Elections As It Scrambles To Contain New Coronavirus Outbreak Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said elections would be delayed from Sept. 19 to Oct. 17. After 102 days without community spread, a new COVID-19 cluster in Auckland has grown to 58 cases. NPR.org

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Universities Scramble to Deal With Virus Outbreaks

Mon, 2020-08-17 20:13 — mike kraft

Universities Scramble to Deal With Virus Outbreaks North Carolina’s flagship university is switching all undergraduate classes to remote learning due to the spread of coronavirus during the first week of classes. Associated Press US News & World Report

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Politics slows flow of US virus funds to local public health

Mon, 2020-08-17 19:30 — mike kraft

Politics slows flow of US virus funds to local public health As the novel coronavirus began to spread through Minneapolis this spring, Health Commissioner Gretchen Musicant tore up her budget to find funds to combat the crisis. Money for test kits. Money to... AP NEWS

As the novel coronavirus began to spread through Minneapolis this spring, Health Commissioner Gretchen Musicant tore up her budget to find funds to combat the crisis. Money for test kits. Money to administer tests. Money to hire contact tracers. And yet even more money for a service that helps tracers communicate with residents in dozens of languages.

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Diagnostic tool: USC scientists identify the order of COVID-19’s symptoms

Mon, 2020-08-17 18:26 — mike kraft

USC scientists identify the order of COVID-19’s symptoms USC research on the order of COVID-19 symptoms will help doctors identify coronavirus patients sooner and make better treatment decisions. David Medzerian USC News

USC researchers have found what appears to be the likely order in which COVID-19 symptoms first appear: fever, cough and muscle pain, then nausea and/or vomiting, then diarrhea.

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Scientists See Signs of Lasting Immunity to Covid-19, Even After Mild Infections

Mon, 2020-08-17 18:06 — mike kraft

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EDITORIAL: Coronavirus Testing --US needs a national plan--NY Times

Mon, 2020-08-17 09:19 — mike kraft

Six months into the global coronavirus pandemic, Americans trying to navigate daily life remain trapped between a clear ideal — the country needs to test as many people as possible for the virus, as regularly as possible, for as long as possible — and the reality that there are nowhere near enough tests in the United States to do that.

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RESEARCH PROBLEM: Doctors battling covid-19 rush to treat the ill — but without knowing what really works

Mon, 2020-08-17 08:46 — mike kraft

Wartime doctors battling covid-19 rush to treat the ill — but without knowing what really works Seven months into the pandemic, frontline doctors have in many cases become experts in treating covid-19. But they are experts without, for the most part, the most fundamental tool in medicine — solid evidence upon which to base their decisions. Carolyn Y.

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Trump makes call for new White House doctor's virus advice

Sun, 2020-08-16 13:26 — mike kraft

Trump makes call for new White House doctor's virus advice WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has found a new doctor for his coronavirus task force — and this time there's no daylight between them. Trump last week announced that Dr. Scott... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has found a new doctor for his coronavirus task force — and this time there’s no daylight between them.

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UPDATE Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus --Reuters

Sun, 2020-08-16 13:16 — mike kraft

Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus Reuters maps all places where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. Gurman Bhatia Reuters

At least 766,383 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 21,577,190 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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