COVID-19 Updates
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Public Health Guidance for Community-Related Exposure
*For the purpose of this guidance, fever is defined as subjective fever (feeling feverish) or a measured temperature of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher. Note that fever may be intermittent or…
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Notification of Exposure: A Contact Tracer’s Guide for COVID-19
Language is important. It sets the stage to build rapport with contacts and opens the door to honest dialogue. It is critical to establish open communication with people exposed to…
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Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions and Resources for Air Resource Advisors and Other Environmental Health Professionals
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Apple supplier Broadcom suggests new iPhone launch will be delayed
Broadcom, a chip maker that supplies Apple and other large electronics companies, suggested the latest iPhones will be launched later than usual this year.Tan Hock Eng, chief executive of Broadcom,…
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Coronavirus: top glove supplier Malaysia says shortage to drag on, warns buyers to beware of scammers
A global shortage of medical gloves due to a coronavirus-driven surge in demand will carry over into next year, Malaysia, the world’s biggest gloves supplier, said on Thursday, warning buyers…
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Guidance for Handlers of Service and Therapy Animals
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US Food and Drug Administration struggles to remain independent amid race for coronavirus cure
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Sarah Owermohle on politico.com on June 3, 2020Peter Marks was a natural fit for a…
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Coronavirus outbreak: global vaccine alliance Gavi gets US$8.8 billion shot in arm
Governments around the world on Thursday pledged US$8.8 billion for global vaccines alliance Gavi to help immunisation programmes disrupted by coronavirus, prompting calls for global cooperation to ensure a potential…
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US unrest threatens to derail the post-lockdown recovery and catch markets flat-footed
Even before America experienced its worst period of unrest since the civil rights era, financial markets and the global economy had seemed to be moving in parallel worlds.The dramatic rally…
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Coronavirus live news: Iran reaches new peak in transmission with record number of infections
Slovenia will from Friday lift coronavirus border restrictions for Austrians, a government spokesman said on Thursday, following a similar move by neighbouring Austria to lift border restrictions for Slovenians. Slovenia…