People who wore face coverings or masks outside of the home, and were more exposed to infection due to their circumstances, had 'significantly' lower rates of COVID-19 infection, according to research published in BMJ Open ...
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Herd immunity—when the prevalence of immunity to a virus in a population reaches "herd" levels (enough people are resistant to keep an epidemic from growing)—has been considered by some countries as a strategy to combat ...
Aug 26, 2020
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Just five weeks ago, Los Angeles County was conducting more than 350,000 weekly coronavirus tests, including at a massive drive-thru site at Dodger Stadium, as health workers raced to contain the worst COVID-19 hotspot in ...
Feb 27, 2021
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From the first cases in central China to hopes of a vaccine a year later, here are a dozen key developments in the spread and subsequent fight against COVID-19.
Nov 26, 2020
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Italy has reintroduced the mandatory wearing of face masks in outdoor spaces to contain mounting coronavirus cases driven by the Omicron variant, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said Thursday.
Dec 23, 2021
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German lawmakers voted Friday to abolish most of the country's coronavirus pandemic restrictions despite a surge in infections, with almost 300,000 new daily cases reported.
Mar 18, 2022
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Electric vehicles are widely hailed as a key way to mitigate climate change through reduced emissions, but research on the dual benefits of reduced air pollution and improved health has been largely hypothetical.
Feb 2, 2023
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COVID-19 has spread at great speed since it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation.
Jan 7, 2022
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While the world waits for an effective vaccine against COVID-19, we are relying heavily on social distancing—perhaps better termed "physical distancing"—to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Mar 27, 2020
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Coronavirus infections in the Philippines surged past 100,000 Sunday in a troubling milestone after medical groups declared that the country was waging "a losing battle" against the virus and asked the president to reimpose ...
Aug 2, 2020
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