WASHINGTON ― Whether you live or die because of this pandemic could very well depend on how afraid your governor is of President Donald Trump.Across the country, how readily the coronavirus is spreading in your state roughly correlates with how early your governor issued a stay-at-home order – which in turn tracks how willing your governor…
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize was forced to take dramatic steps on Tuesday to bolster Nelson Mandela Bay's fight against Covid-19, after it emerged in a damning report that the Eastern Cape government failed to provide adequate resources for the municipality to tackle the pandemic. Two of the metro's leaders told News24 that Mkhize lambasted Health…
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In today's Morning Brief, we look at the video and audio recordings that captured the chaos and confusion of the 13-hour manhunt police manhunt during the weekend shooting rampage in Nova Scotia. We also look at how the push to research COVID-19 has come at the cost of developing treatments for other ailments.Good morning! This…
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BERLIN (Reuters) - When he was diagnosed with COVID-19, Andre Bergmann knew exactly where he wanted to be treated: the Bethanien hospital lung clinic in Moers, near his home in northwestern Germany. FILE PHOTO: Marcelo Larrosa demonstrates the use of a ventilator powered by a motor modeled after a windshield wiper motor, in Montevideo, Uruguay…
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As Australia continues to succeed in flattening the curve, radio star Kate Langbroek has admitted she wishes she left Italy to ride out COVID-19 months ago. The Australian radio star spoke to The Project panel from her home in Bologna, where she has been in quarantine with her husband Pete Lewis and four kids for…
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Rocio Wu is a venture partner at F-Prime Capital who focuses on early-stage investments in software/applied AI, fintech and frontier tech investments. While some U.S. investors might have taken comfort from China’s rebound, we still find ourselves in the early innings of this period of uncertainty. Some epidemiologists have estimated that COVID-19 cases will peak…
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LoadingNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the low number of confirmed cases was a "very positive result" and "one of the best results we've had"."We know that these restrictions that we've had in place are working," she said.A nurse at Sydney Adventist Hospital has also tested positive and an investigation is under way. Close contacts of…
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Vaccine research doctor removed from job The former director of the agency involved in developing a vaccine for COVID-19 said he was removed after he pushed to vet and to limit drug treatments often touted by President Trump, the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. "Specifically, and contrary to misguided directives, I limited the broad use…
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Published 7:34 p.m. ET April 22, 2020 | Updated 8:09 p.m. ET April 22, 2020CLOSE U.S. researchers have given healthy volunteers the first shot of an experimental coronavirus vaccine as anxiously awaited testing opens. The Associated Press observed as the study's first participant received the injection inside an exam room. (March…
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Highlights from the briefing:Trump says coronavirus may not come back, Fauci says it will persist in fall.Trump claims he never knew top administration vaccine official who says he was ousted.Trump says he disagrees with Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to reopen some businesses.Trump announces the establishment of a council to focus on Latino and…
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