Ebola, a viral haemorrhagic fever of humans and other primates, has become endemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The country has had 10 outbreaks in 40 years and has recently declared the 11th.
Jun 23, 2020
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Early diagnosis and isolation of patients with COVID-19 is a keystone for controlling the pandemic. While testing capacity has grown, quick turnaround for patient results remains critical.
Jun 19, 2020
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Matt Hancock, the UK health secretary, promised 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April. On the last day of the month, the government claimed to have surpassed that target with 122,000 tests. However, the figure ...
May 5, 2020
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Britain's overall death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose by 739 to 27,510 on Friday, as new data indicated that people in disadvantaged areas were worse hit.
May 1, 2020
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The British government has acknowledged that it may miss its self-imposed goal of conducting 100,000 tests for coronavirus a day by the end of Thursday. But officials insisted that the U.K. is rapidly expanding the country's ...
Apr 30, 2020
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How do coronavirus tests work? Testing capacity is a major factor in the effectiveness of the public health response to COVID-19, and there's a lot of specialized technical expertise that goes into producing an accurate viral ...
Apr 28, 2020
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In the rural South, the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming a silent disaster.
Apr 24, 2020
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With millions of people missing paychecks, braving danger for essential work and getting really tired of being cooped up, we're all wondering the same thing: When can we go back?
Apr 24, 2020
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Africa has registered a 43% jump in reported COVID-19 cases in the last week, highlighting a warning from the World Health Organization that the continent of 1.3 billion could become the next epicenter of the global outbreak.
Apr 23, 2020
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As states like Massachusetts prepare to gradually re-open their economy and restart social life, the Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) at Tufts University's Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life uses recent research ...
Apr 23, 2020
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