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COVID-19: Worldwide roundup of developments--AP

Mon, 2020-11-23 09:59 — mike kraft

The Latest: Croatia's capital city offers free antigen tests ZAGREB, Croatia — Citizens of Croatia’s capital city have been lining up for free rapid antigen testing that has been introduced as part of efforts to curb a surge in coronavirus cases.... AP NEWS

ZAGREB, Croatia — Citizens of Croatia’s capital city have been lining up for free rapid antigen testing that has been introduced as part of efforts to curb a surge in coronavirus cases.

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COVID-19 shots could reach first Americans by mid-December, top health official says

Mon, 2020-11-23 09:30 — mike kraft

COVID-19 shots could reach first Americans by mid-December, top health official says U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended for the nation's first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month, a top official of the government's vaccine development effort said on Sunday. Doina Chiacu U.S.

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Upper Manhattan, Staten Island and Long Island heading for COVID-19 restrictions: Cuomo

Sun, 2020-11-22 20:08 — mike kraft

Upper Manhattan, Staten Island and Long Island heading for COVID-19 Upper Manhattan, parts of Staten Island and Long Island are set to land back into restrictive COVID-19 zones this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Sunday. New York Post

Upper Manhattan and parts of Staten Island and Long Island are set to land back into restrictive COVID-19 zones this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Sunday.

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Washington Post new analysis shows that communities of color continue to die from the coronavirus at much higher rates than Whites.

Sun, 2020-11-22 12:09 — mike kraft

‘I just pray God will help me’: Racial, ethnic minorities reel from higher covid-19 death rates While overall fatality rates have plummeted since the spring, experts say many of the deaths in minority communities are preventable. Dan Keating, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Gabriel Florit, Chris Alcantara Washington Post

.... Nearly nine months after the virus exploded in the United States, and amid big treatment strides, the disease continues to ravage African American and other minority communities with a particular vengeance.

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WHO COVID envoy fears third wave, calls Europe response 'incomplete'

Sun, 2020-11-22 11:18 — mike kraft

WHO COVID envoy fears third wave, calls Europe response 'incomplete' A World Health Organization (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021, if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what was needed to prevent the second wave of infections. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Group of 20 leaders call for global coronavirus vaccine access as U.S. labs near approval

Sun, 2020-11-22 11:00 — mike kraft

Group of 20 leaders call for global coronavirus vaccine access as U.S. labs near approval The opening day of the virtual G-20 summit drew contrasts with Trump’s go-it-alone approach. Miriam Berger Washington Post

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Most coronavirus cases are spread by people without symptoms, CDC now says

Sat, 2020-11-21 14:57 — mike kraft

Most Covid cases spread by people without symptoms, CDC now says Most Covid-19 infections are spread by people who have no symptoms, the CDC says in newly updated guidance. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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COVID-19 has brought some health care systems to 'the brink of failure,' doctors say

Sat, 2020-11-21 14:19 — mike kraft

COVID-19 has brought health care system to 'the brink of failure,' doctors say With over 1 million new cases of COVID-19 in the last week alone, doctors and nurses say the health care system is overwhelmed. Yahoo

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Trudeau warns Canada's hospitals could be swamped, Toronto to enter COVID-19 lockdown

Fri, 2020-11-20 19:09 — mike kraft

Trudeau warns Canada's hospitals could be swamped, Toronto to enter COVID-19 lockdown Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that Canada's hospital system could be overwhelmed by a possible quadrupling of new COVID-19 cases by year end as its biggest city Toronto prepared to impose a lockdown. David Ljunggren, Julie Gordon U.S.

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Pfizer, BioNTech formally seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in US

Fri, 2020-11-20 17:20 — mike kraft

Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in US Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and... AP NEWS

Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic -- but not until after a long, hard winter.

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