Archive: 01/07/2020

Outside Europe, nations floundering in virus' first wave

As Europe begins its cautious reopening after weathering the pandemic's first wave in lockdown, many developing and middle-income countries continue to be battered by skyrocketing numbers of COVID-19 cases.

Jul 1, 2020

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Lifetime discrimination may increase risk of hypertension among African Americans

Lifetime discrimination is a chronic stressor that may increase the risk for hypertension also known as high blood pressure, in African Americans, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart ...

Jul 1, 2020

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EU bars visitors from US where experts warn of potential virus surge

The European Union reopened its borders Wednesday to visitors from 15 countries—but not the virus-stricken United States, where a top health official warned the country is headed in the "wrong direction" as cases spike ...

Jul 1, 2020

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Thailand schools reopen with strict hygiene rules

Mask-wearing pupils catching up with friends at one Bangkok high school were quickly told to spread out as they headed back to lessons on Wednesday after months of distance learning due to coronavirus restrictions.

Jul 1, 2020

'Chasing the virus': How India's largest slum beat back a pandemic

When coronavirus claimed its first victim in India's largest slum in April, many feared the disease would turn its narrow, congested streets into a graveyard, with social distancing or contact tracing all but impossible.

Jul 1, 2020

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Puerto Rico to require negative COVID-19 tests from all airport arrivals

The US possession of Puerto Rico will require all visitors arriving by air to present a negative COVID-19 test or be held under quarantine at their own expense, officials said Tuesday.

Jul 1, 2020

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Beijing lifts some lockdowns as virus cases drop

Beijing lifted several lockdowns imposed to control a fresh coronavirus outbreak and reported just three new cases in the city on Wednesday, raising hopes that the cluster had been brought under control.

Jul 1, 2020

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COVID-19 cases mount at the ends of the Earth in Timbuktu

Harandane Toure started taking malaria pills when he first spiked a fever but as the days passed his illness only worsened.

Jul 1, 2020

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Arizona faces new closures as hospitals prep for virus surge

Arizona hospitals are hiring out-of-state nurses, squeezing in more beds and preparing for the possibility of making life-and-death decisions about how to ration care as they get ready for an expected surge of coronavirus ...

Jul 1, 2020

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Fauci, CDC chief raise concerns about full airline flights

The government's top experts in infectious diseases on Tuesday criticized American Airlines' decision to pack flights full while the coronavirus outbreak continues to grow across much of the United States.

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