(CNN)At least five states reported their highest single day record of Covid-19 cases Friday, adding to the growing concern of case increases that has sent many states back-peddling on their reopening…
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Dr. Fauci: Some states facing ‘serious problem’ as COVID-19 cases surge
June 26 (UPI) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top health expert, warned Friday that some parts of the country are facing “a serious problem” as COVID-19 infection rates spiral in several U.S. states across the South and West. Fauci, appearing Friday at the first briefing held by the White House coronavirus task force in…
Read More »States have power to keep people in quarantine if they refuse tests, CMO says
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…
Read More »More than half of states may be undercounting coronavirus cases by not following CDC guidelines
(CNN)At least 28 states are not following US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on reporting new Covid-19 cases --half of which saw the trend of new cases increasing in the last we…
Read More »Should states ditch COVID-19 border restrictions? Even medical experts can’t agree on that one
Two of the doctors advising the Australian Government on its coronavirus response have said they cannot see the medical reasons for some states keeping their borders closed.Yet these very states and territories — the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia — insist they are staying shut because of medical advice.Why are there…
Read More »COVID-19: What you need to know about states of emergency | CBC News
Several provinces have declared a state of emergency or state of public health emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the Trudeau government is examining the Emergencies Act. CBC News explains states of emergency, who can invoke them and the powers they give to governments.Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the declaration of a state of emergency in the province. The…
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