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updates: L.A. 'on the brink' of reclosing; Jack Nicklaus has antibodies; Russian elites getting vaccine?

Mon, 2020-07-20 11:15 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: L.A. 'on the brink' of reclosing; Jack Nicklaus has antibodies; Russian elites getting vaccine? As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Los Angeles' mayor says the city may shut down again. The Bahamas is now closed to U.S. travelers. YahooNews

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Worldwide: Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus

Mon, 2020-07-20 09:22 — mike kraft

Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus Reuters maps all places where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. Gurman Bhatia Reuters

At least 605,782 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 14,576,899 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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Symptom tracker app reveals six distinct types of COVID-19 infection

Sun, 2020-07-19 10:47 — mike kraft

Symptom tracker app reveals six distinct types of COVID-19 infection British scientists analysing data from a widely-used COVID-19 symptom-tracking app have found there are six distinct types of the disease, each distinguished by a cluster of symptoms. Reuters Editorial U.S.

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists analysing data from a widely-used COVID-19 symptom-tracking app have found there are six distinct types of the disease, each distinguished by a cluster of symptoms.

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Virus deaths top 600,000 as many countries continue to strugglet

Sun, 2020-07-19 08:55 — mike kraft

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/18/892677119/world-sets-daily-record-in-new-coronavirus-cases

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WHO posts 2nd daily record for new cases in row

Sat, 2020-07-18 17:53 — mike kraft

The Latest: WHO posts 2nd daily record for new cases in row The World Health Organization is again posting a single-day record of new confirmed coronavirus cases. It announced 259,848 new cases on Saturday. The WHO on Friday posted more than 237,000... AP NEWS

The World Health Organization is again posting a single-day record of new confirmed coronavirus cases. It announced 259,848 new cases on Saturday.

The WHO on Friday posted more than 237,000 confirmed cases around the world. The back-to-back records come as many nations struggle with new waves of infections after loosening lockdown restrictions.

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WHO’s list of guidance on COVID-19

Sat, 2020-07-18 10:52 — mike kraft

A guide to WHO’s guidance on COVID-19

There’s a lot of information out there about how governments, health professionals and the general public should respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO has published guidance and advice every step of the way.

During health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, one of WHO’s most vital roles is to gather data and research from around the world, evaluate it, and then advise countries on how to respond.

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UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials

Thu, 2020-07-16 10:54 — mike kraft

UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials LONDON (AP) — Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russia on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. The three nations alleged that... AP NEWS

LONDON (AP) — Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russia on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Coronavirus crisis may get "worse and worse and worse," WHO chief warns

Tue, 2020-07-14 09:00 — mike kraft

CBS NEWS July 14, 2020

The World Health Organization warned Monday that there could be no return to normality any time soon as too many countries were bungling their response to the coronavirus pandemic. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that if public health guidelines are not followed, the crisis will get "worse and worse and worse."

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