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Before a press conference on coronavirus in Harrisburg on Tuesday, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine responded to a series of transphobic attacks directed at her. “While these people may think they are just expressing their discontent with me, in fact, they are hurting the thousands of Pennsylvania LGBTQ residents who …

Click here to read the full article. Los Angeles County reported a total of 2,708 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 numbers Tuesday, and the county’s Department of Public Health announced 51 new deaths from the virus. He said he anticipates receiving a backlog of cases in the coming days due …

(Reuters) – A half-dozen US states in the south and west on Tuesday reported records of one-day coronavirus deaths and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark when California health authorities said they Latinos accounted for more than half of their cases. FILE PHOTO: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) Hang Out …

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a brief summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. New heart problems observed in patients recovered with COVID-19 More than three-quarters of …

Face masks are a simple way to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus through talking, coughing, or sneezing, say scientists and public health specialists. But they need to be used properly. While some types of masks are more effective than others, public health officials say that any facial …