Alberta public health officials are closely watching an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Kearl Lake oilsands facility north of Fort McMurray after three workers tested positive for the illness.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, provides the latest update as the province combats the COVID-19 pandemic. 0:00Alberta public health officials are closely watching an outbreak…
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Health Canada says rapid blood test for COVID-19 remains under review | CBC News
Health Canada says a rapid blood test for COVID-19 that’s being manufactured in Canada and shipped to the United States is not ready for use here.A scientist presents an antibody test for coronavirus in a laboratory in Jena, Germany. BTNX Inc., a Canadian company that makes the same kind of rapid-response blood test to detect…
Read More »All major health funds freeze premiums
Mar 30, 2020 – 3.08pmAustralia four biggest health insurers, Medibank, Bupa, HCF and NIB, have scrapped plans to increase premiums on April 1, in recognition of the financial hardship facing many members as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The big four insurers were following the lead of West Australian not-for-profit fund HBF, which announced it…
Read More »Four health personnel who screened patients at Hyd airport test positive for COVID-19
Telangana also recorded its first COVID-19 death as the total number of cases in the state rose to 67 on Saturday.Four people, who were among the health personnel deployed at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) for screening passengers who returned from foreign countries, were among those who tested positive for COVID-19 in Telangana this…
Read More »NSW Health confirms another coronavirus death, state’s total fatalities now six
Updated March 20, 2020 10:22:01 Health authorities in NSW have confirmed another death from coronavirus, bringing the state's total COVID-19 fatalities to six.NSW Health said an 81-year-old woman with the virus died last night.She had close contact with another confirmed case of COVID-19 at Ryde Hospital.There have been 46 new coronavirus infections in NSW in…
Read More »Keep Yourself Motivated about Diet and Exercise
We all know the deal. Diet and exercise. Exercising and working out is the “do it yourself deal” that isn’t really ever over. No one can do it for you and if the truth be told there aren’t magic pills or machines that can do it for us, but if …
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