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UK government refuses to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted messages to coronavirus inquiry
1 year, 7 months ago

UK government refuses to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted messages to coronavirus inquiry

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government on Thursday refused an order to supply the country’s COVID-19 pandemic inquiry with an unedited collection of Boris Johnson’s personal messages and instead launched an unprecedented legal battle against a probe that the former prime minister himself set up when he was the U.K.'s leader. In a letter to the inquiry, the government’s Cabinet Office …

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U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Again; CDC Officials Blame Coronavirus
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Again; CDC Officials Blame Coronavirus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020, according to a government report being released Wednesday. But it’s likely the declines in 2020 and 2021 will stand as the first two consecutive years of declining life expectancy in the U.S. since the early 1960s, …

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L.A. County workplaces and schools seeing rising coronavirus cases
2 years, 8 months ago

L.A. County workplaces and schools seeing rising coronavirus cases

LA Times  

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Los Angeles County workplaces and schools, underscoring the need to take additional precautions to prevent outbreaks, officials said. “Businesses, schools, healthcare facilities and other organizations continue to play a key role in promoting safety,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Wednesday. And, she continued, “with lots of end-of-the-year events happening, we will …

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In L.A. County, low-income areas have been less likely to get COVID-19 boosters
3 years, 1 month ago

In L.A. County, low-income areas have been less likely to get COVID-19 boosters

LA Times  

A dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is prepared during a clinic in El Monte on Nov. 17. The percentage of vaccinated Los Angeles County residents who have gotten COVID-19 booster shots is significantly lower in poorer neighborhoods than other areas, a troubling trend officials say could leave already hard-hit communities exposed to a potential surge over the winter. In …

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Quad vaccine pact for Asia 'on track' despite India crisis: US officials
3 years, 8 months ago

Quad vaccine pact for Asia 'on track' despite India crisis: US officials

India Today  

An agreement between the United States and three of its closest Indo-Pacific partners to produce up to a billion coronavirus vaccine doses in India by the end of 2022 to supply other Asian countries is "still on track," senior US officials said on Monday, despite a surge of Covid-19 in India. A fact sheet issued after the countries held a …

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Coronavirus updates | April 14, 2021
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus updates | April 14, 2021

The Hindu  

India's new coronavirus infections reached a record of 184,372 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Wednesday, as most of the south Asian nation battles a second surge in cases. - PTI Meghalaya Meghalaya State board Class 12 exams to be held as per schedule: Dy CM Meghalaya State board Class 12 examinations will be held as …

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New coronavirus variants are an urgent threat. Here’s what you need to know
3 years, 11 months ago

New coronavirus variants are an urgent threat. Here’s what you need to know

LA Times  

Paramedics return from delivering a patient at the emergency room at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood on Jan. 21. Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical advisor, warned that federal officials “have every reason to believe” British scientists’ new conclusion that the new strain is deadlier than the original virus. “We need to assume now that what has been …

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Another new coronavirus variant found across California, including L.A. County
3 years, 11 months ago

Another new coronavirus variant found across California, including L.A. County

LA Times  

At Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Registered Nurse Susha Abraham assists a COVID-19 patient who is positioned on her stomach to assist with breathing after her oxygen level dropped below 90. As the total number of coronavirus infections in California approaches 3 million, health officials said Sunday that a new strain — different from a highly contagious variant first identified in …

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Feds ‘overpromised and underdelivered’ on coronavirus vaccines, state health officials say
4 years ago

Feds ‘overpromised and underdelivered’ on coronavirus vaccines, state health officials say

CNN  

CNN — The federal government “overpromised and underdelivered”on coronavirus vaccine expectations, leaving states understaffed and without enough money to immunize their residents quickly, state health officials said Thursday. President Trump signed a $900 billion stimulus package from Congress on December 27 that includes $8 billion for the coronavirus vaccine rollout, something that health leaders were “absolutely thrilled” with, Levine said. …

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China did not allow WHO team to investigate origins of Wuhan coronavirus: Reports
4 years, 2 months ago

China did not allow WHO team to investigate origins of Wuhan coronavirus: Reports

Op India  

Beijing has effectively blocked the World Health Organisation from investigating the origins of coronavirus. As per the internal documents accessed and reviewed by the New York Times, China has prevented the team sent by the premier health agency in February from conducting an independent probe of the matter to determine the source of the coronavirus pandemic. Neither was the team …

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Delhi stops displaying notices at homes of covid patients because of stigma
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi stops displaying notices at homes of covid patients because of stigma

Live Mint  

Delhi authorities have stopped putting notices outside the homes of people infected with coronavirus because this has amplified the social stigma associated with the disease and in turn caused others to hide their illness, officials said on Monday. But more than six months into the pandemic people were fully aware of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus, and …

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Trump ally accused of interfering with CDC reports to downplay coronavirus spread that could ‘hurt president’
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump ally accused of interfering with CDC reports to downplay coronavirus spread that could ‘hurt president’

The Independent  

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US coronavirus: Death toll is projected to reach 410,000 in the next 4 months
4 years, 4 months ago

US coronavirus: Death toll is projected to reach 410,000 in the next 4 months

CNN  

CNN — More than 410,000 people in the US could die from the coronavirus by January 1, more than doubling the current death toll, a new model often cited by top health officials predicted Friday. Fauci also said he’s not sure what President Donald Trump meant when he said the country is “rounding the corner” on the coronavirus pandemic. “We …

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The big lesson from coronavirus? We need to listen to the experts
4 years, 5 months ago

The big lesson from coronavirus? We need to listen to the experts

Wired  

One of the myths of the global coronavirus pandemic is that no one could have seen it coming, that Covid-19 was an unanticipated event that emerged without warning or precedent. As the epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who led the WHO programme that eradicated smallpox told me in 2014 when discussing the chances of a more virulent pathogen emerging following the SARS …

New Covid-19 cases double in a week, demo against cornavirus rules in The Hague
4 years, 5 months ago

New Covid-19 cases double in a week, demo against cornavirus rules in The Hague

Dutch News  

The number of new coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose to an 11 week high on Saturday, with the largest number of positive cases – 431 – being reported since May 7. The figures come from data made public by the public health institute RIVM, and reflect reported cases rather than the actual daily total. Local health board officials have …

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New Covid-19 cases double in a week, demo against cornavirus rules in The Hague
4 years, 5 months ago

New Covid-19 cases double in a week, demo against cornavirus rules in The Hague

Dutch News  

The number of new coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose to an 11 week high on Saturday, with the largest number of positive cases – 431 – being reported since May 7. The figures come from data made public by the public health institute RIVM, and reflect reported cases rather than the actual daily total. Local health board officials have …

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Russia spreading disinformation about coronavirus: US officials
4 years, 5 months ago

Russia spreading disinformation about coronavirus: US officials

Al Jazeera  

The information had been classified, but officials said it had been downgraded so they could discuss it more freely. Russian intelligence operatives are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to exploit a crisis that the United States is struggling to contain ahead of the presidential election in November, US officials said Tuesday. …

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US coronavirus: Officials seek options for when hospitals run out of ICU beds
4 years, 5 months ago

US coronavirus: Officials seek options for when hospitals run out of ICU beds

CNN  

CNN — The shortage of hospital beds for coronavirus patients in some areas of the US has officials looking at where they will put people when more come in. Brian Kemp said on Twitter his state is “working around the clock to enhance hospital bed surge capacity” and urged residents to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Fauci, a …

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Odisha to start plasma therapy from today; CM directs officials to monitor Covid-19 situation
4 years, 5 months ago

Odisha to start plasma therapy from today; CM directs officials to monitor Covid-19 situation

India Today  

Amidst the spike in Covid-19 cases in Odisha, the Naveen Patnaik-led government in the state announced that plasma therapy for novel coronavirus patients will begin from Wednesday. The Odisha government said the plasma therapy will be introduced at the three dedicated COVID Hospitals including KIMS and SUM in Bhubaneswar and IBS Ashwani Hospital in Cuttack. In view of the maximum …

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California is breaking coronavirus records. Gatherings in homes may fuel spread
4 years, 6 months ago

California is breaking coronavirus records. Gatherings in homes may fuel spread

CNN  

CNN — California, the most populous US state and the first to implement a statewide lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak, is setting daily records this week for new cases as officials urge caution and dangle enforcement threats to try to curb the spikes. The governor’s words echo reports from several parts of the state where health officials attributed a …

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New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows
4 years, 7 months ago

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows

NPR  

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows Enlarge this image toggle caption Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images Mass protests against police violence across the U.S. have public health officials concerned about an accelerated spread of the coronavirus. The northeastern states of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts …

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Officials fear protests are ‘super-spreader’ events for coronavirus. Marchers say worth the risk
4 years, 7 months ago

Officials fear protests are ‘super-spreader’ events for coronavirus. Marchers say worth the risk

LA Times  

For months, Hasani Sinclair said he has been painstakingly cautious about avoiding the threat of the coronavirus. Wilkerson said he told her, “You’re not alone.” “When there’s enough love, there’s no room for fear,” said Wilkerson, who founded the Brother Breathe initiative that provides mindfulness workshops designed for black boys and men. “From a public health perspective, I’m worried.” Garrido-Ortega …

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80 died on Shramik trains for migrants: Railways officials
4 years, 7 months ago

80 died on Shramik trains for migrants: Railways officials

India Today  

Around eighty people died between May 9 and May 27 on Shramik Special trains meant to ferry migrant workers home, according to Railways officials. Ten people died on May 23, nine each on May 24 and May 25, eight on May 27 and 13 on May 26. The plight of migrant workers stranded by India's sweeping coronavirus lockdown -- and …

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77 Nobel Laureates Denounce Trump Officials For Pulling Coronavirus Research Grant
4 years, 7 months ago

77 Nobel Laureates Denounce Trump Officials For Pulling Coronavirus Research Grant

NPR  

77 Nobel Laureates Denounce Trump Officials For Pulling Coronavirus Research Grant In an open letter to a top Trump Administration official, 77 Nobel prize-winning American scientists say they are "gravely concerned" about the recent abrupt cancellation of a federal grant to a U.S. non-profit that was researching coronaviruses in China. Last year the National Institutes of Health renewed funding for …

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