Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy has hinted people could be kept in hotel quarantine unless they agree to take COVID-19 tests.Key points:Testing at hotel quarantine will now be offered on arrival and before people leaveProfessor Brendan Murphy says states have the power to keep people quarantined until they submit to a testMore than 60,000 people…
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Keep people informed during lockdown: Kamal Haasan tells TN govt
The actor-turned politician highlighted a series of issues such as the failure to curb the virus in the initial stage and the lack of testing in the various districts of Tamil Nadu.Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan on Friday questioned the government on the shortfall in the measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19…
Read More »HSE to invite 5,000 people to take part in virus study
Updated / Monday, 15 Jun 2020 01:44 Participants from Sligo and Dublin will be asked to provide a blood sample for a testing The Health Service Executive is writing letters to more than 5,000 people, inviting them to take part in a study to measure exposure to Covid-19. Those who take part will be asked…
Read More »Alberta sees more people in younger demographic test positive for COVID-19
On Friday, as Alberta entered Stage 2 of its relaunch strategy, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said there had been no additional deaths from COVID-19 in the province.In the past 24 hours, out of more than 7,000 tests, 30 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed. That means, across Alberta, there are 386 active cases.Alberta’s chief medical officer of…
Read More »More than 200 people contracted Covid-19 while in hospital for other conditions
Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. More than 200 people contracted coronavirus while admitted to hospital for other conditions or treatment, according to new figures…
Read More »Coronavirus: 57 more people who travelled from Western Cape to Eastern Cape test positive
The number of people who travelled from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape during the inter-provincial grace period that have tested positive for Covid-19, has jumped to 137 from 80.Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba announced the 57 new cases on Sunday morning.She said the travellers had entered the provincial borders through Tsitsikamma and…
Read More »2 studies show many people who tested positive for Covid-19 displayed no symptoms
2 studies show many people who tested positive for Covid-19 displayed no symptoms
Read More »3 people from 1 long-term care home die from COVID-19 in Nova Scotia | CBC News
Three more people have died from COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus in the province to seven as of Saturday.The latest three people to have died from COVID-19 were residents at the Northwood Halifax Campus, according to a provincial media release. (Robert Guertin/CBC)Three more people have died from…
Read More »Arresting people for coughing won’t keep communities safer
Over the weekend, a man in North Dakota was arrested for coughing at a local Walmart. The store, like all Walmart stores, was limiting the number of people allowed in at once. The man apparently wasn’t happy to hear that, and intentionally coughed on store employees, the police chief said. He joins a growing list…
Read More »2 people have been killed in an explosion at a Houston manufacturer that shook the city and damaged homes
2 people have been killed in an explosion at a Houston manufacturer that shook the city and damaged homes - CNN
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