COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Beijing outbreak under control, but cases will continue, epidemiologist says
The latest coronavirus outbreak in Beijing has been brought under control, even though new cases are likely to be reported for several days to come, China’s top epidemiologist said on…
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Coronavirus will ‘fade away’ even without vaccine, Trump claims days before Tulsa re-election rally
The coronavirus pandemic will “fade away” even without a vaccine, but researchers are close to developing one anyhow, according to US President Donald Trump.“We’re very close to a vaccine and…
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Singapore election: no mass rallies but more media airtime for candidates
Candidates taking part in Singapore’s upcoming general election will be banned from holding campaign rallies but will be granted unprecedented access to broadcast media, guidelines released on Thursday showed, amid…
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Global Impact newsletter: a coronavirus vaccine and the return to normal
We all want to know how soon our lives can return to anything resembling the “normal” of late last year, before the novel coronavirus outbreak and Covid-19.There is no clear…
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‘Our bills won’t wait’: the Florida town where farm laborers risk their lives to work amid Covid-19
The threat of falling ill haunted Angelina Velasquez as spring spilled into summer. It followed her like a ghost as she boarded a bus alongside 40 other farmworkers every day.…
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New restaurant openings in Hong Kong are a sign of recovery and hope after pandemic and lockdown
If the opening of new restaurants is a sign of optimism about the future and an improved economy, then Hong Kong is slowly coming out of the doldrums that marked…
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Forecasts of Total Deaths
University of Texas, Austinexternal icon Model name: UT Intervention assumptions: This model estimates the extent of social distancing using geolocation data from mobile phones and assumes that the extent of…
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Considerations for Travelers-Coronavirus in the US
If You Travel Protect yourself and others during your trip: Clean your hands often. Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have…
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Considerations for Casinos and Gaming Operations
As some casinos and gaming operations resume in some areas of the United States, CDC offers the following considerations for ways in which casino and gaming operators can help protect…
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Dexamethasone: the ‘cheap, old, boring’ drug that could be a Covid-19 life saver
First, we tried the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. Then we tested the antiviral drug remdesivir. But new UK research gives the strongest indication yet we may have found a useful treatment…