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Tuesday, 22 October 2024

Mapping the COVID-19 risk

Public-health experts and government officials have been calling for “social distancing,” asking people to stay home and avoid contact with each other as much as possible when they have to go out—all to “flatten the curve” as the COVID-19 virus is expected to peak this month or next. That has…

CDC looks at transmission of COVID-19 to healthcare workers

Transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to healthcare personnel (HCP) is explored in two studies published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Amy Heinzerling, M.D., from the California Department of Public Health, and colleagues characterized and compared exposures among HCP who did…

Singapore reports a record 1,426 new cases, total near 8,000

Singapore reported a record 1,426 new coronavirus cases on Monday, mostly among foreign workers, pushing its total number of confirmed infections to 7,984. The tiny city-state now has the highest number of cases in Southeast Asia, a massive increase from just 200 infections on March 15, when its outbreak appeared…

With virus ‘under control’, Germany begins opening up

Germany takes its first steps back towards normality on Monday, with smaller shops in some regions opening up for the first time in a month after politicians declared the coronavirus “under control”. From florists to fashion stores, the majority of shops smaller than 800 square metres (8,600 square feet) will…

The New Moon In Taurus Is Coming, So You Better Expect The Unexpected

Well, the universe is bringing some relief, acceptance, and, yep, frustration into the mix in the form of a new moon in Taurus. It’s happening on April 22, 2020 during Taurus season, and it’ll put you through a serious range of emotions, according to Donna Page, a certified astrologer. But there’s more…

Coronavirus symptoms: Can you get COVID-19 through your ears?

Coronavirus has now infected 114,217 people in the UK and lockdown conditions have been extended for a further three weeks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently recovering from the virus in his country home, Chequers.   In total as of Saturday evening, infections globally totalled 2,271,322 people and 158,779 have…