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WHO posts 2nd daily record for new cases in row

Sat, 2020-07-18 17:53 — mike kraft

The Latest: WHO posts 2nd daily record for new cases in row The World Health Organization is again posting a single-day record of new confirmed coronavirus cases. It announced 259,848 new cases on Saturday. The WHO on Friday posted more than 237,000... AP NEWS

The World Health Organization is again posting a single-day record of new confirmed coronavirus cases. It announced 259,848 new cases on Saturday.

The WHO on Friday posted more than 237,000 confirmed cases around the world. The back-to-back records come as many nations struggle with new waves of infections after loosening lockdown restrictions.

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New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19

Sat, 2020-07-18 11:12 — mike kraft

New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19 Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results. British researchers on Friday published their... AP NEWS

LONDON --Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results.

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Opinions If we want any vaccine to actually work, we have to prepare for it now

Fri, 2020-07-17 17:01 — mike kraft

Opinion | If we want any vaccine to actually work, we have to prepare for it now A vaccination campaign — the kind that could really make everything go back to normal — is going to take a vast, coordinated public effort. Megan McArdle Washington Post

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Hydroxychloroquine studies show drug is not effective for early treatment of mild covid-19

Fri, 2020-07-17 09:20 — mike kraft

Hydroxychloroquine studies show drug is not effective for early treatment of mild covid-19 The first randomized clinical trial of hydroxychlorquine for early treatment of patients with mild covid-19 showed the drug was not effective in treating the disease in patients who were not hospitalized.

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Unpublished White House document says 18 states are in the coronavirus 'red zone' and should limit gatherings, close gyms, and mask up

Fri, 2020-07-17 08:58 — mike kraft

A White House document says 18 states are in the coronavirus 'red zone' and should limit gatherings, close gyms, and mask up The document identifies states with more than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents last week and recommends stark changes to those states' policies. YahooNews

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Dire situation in Sun Belt hospitals and bracing for worse

Fri, 2020-07-17 08:36 — mike kraft

Sun Belt hospitals are feeling the strain from virus’ surge — and bracing for worse Outbreaks of coronavirus threaten to overwhelm medical centers and exhaust doctors, nurses. Griff Witte, Rachel Weiner Washington Post

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Virus prompts drastic measures as death tolls set records

Fri, 2020-07-17 08:21 — mike kraft

Virus prompts drastic measures as death tolls set records HOUSTON (AP) — The coronavirus kept surging in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in... AP NEWS

HOUSTON (AP) — The coronavirus kept surging in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in military medical personnel and morgues running out of space in Phoenix.

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U.S. coronavirus cases rise by record breakng 75,000 in single day

Thu, 2020-07-16 21:35 — mike kraft

U.S. coronavirus cases shatter records and rise by 75,000 in single day The United States reported at least 75,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a record daily increase for the seventh time this month, according to a Reuters tally. Lisa Shumaker U.S.

(Reuters) - The United States reported at least 75,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a record daily increase for the seventh time this month, according to a Reuters tally.

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