Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of COVID-19
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AP-NORC poll: New angst for caregivers in time of COVID-19
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has thrust many Americans into the role of caring for an older or disabled loved one for the first time, a new poll finds.
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A 25-year-old man becomes first in the U.S. to contract coronavirus twice, with second infection ‘more severe’
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- It is the first confirmed case of a U.S. patient becoming re-infected with Covid-19, and the fifth known case reported worldwide.
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Second human trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine abroad, in UAE, have launched - Kremlin
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Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant
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The study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.
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Europe eyes new restrictions as virus cases hit record high
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GENEVA (AP) — Governments across Europe are ratcheting up restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the continent recorded its highest weekly number of new infections since the start of the pandemic.
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COVID-19 infections are still rising in 75 countries. There have been at least 37,855,000 reported infections and 1,080,000 reported deaths caused by the new coronavirus so far.
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WHO warns against pursuing herd immunity to stop coronavirus
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LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a realistic strategy to stop the pandemic, dismissing such proposals as “simply unethical.”
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OPINION: Beyond COVID-19—a paradigm shift in infection management?
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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30789-1/fulltext
The health and economic impact of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria has continuously grown over the past years, reaching an estimated peak of approximately 700 000 attributable deaths per year.
Neglected hygiene, poor compliance with infection control procedures, inappropriate antimicrobial use, and insufficient availability of diagnostics and new effective antibiotics have contributed to this inglorious global record.
Despite these alarming figures, infection prevention and treatment have not been considered top priorities on the agendas of most industrialised countries.
This mindset changed abruptly with the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk
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