(Reuters) – The United States approved a total of more than 4 million coronavirus infections on Thursday since the first case of the United States was documented in January, according to a Reuters count, reflecting a national escalation of the pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) arrive with a …
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The Food and Drug Administration’s list of potentially toxic hand sanitizers continues to grow, and the agency warns that more products are contaminated with methanol. The latest FDA warning to consumers and healthcare providers involves hand sanitizers labeled as containing ethanol, but tested positive for methanol. Also known as wood …
Read More »A story of two tests: the city of Vermont was stumped by the positive and then negative results of COVID-19
But in Vermont, positive antigen tests, a relatively new way to detect an active COVID infection, require confirmation by another test: a polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, test, the gold standard used by the government, hospitals and professional sports teams. . Of the 65 people who had received such positive …
Read More »Apple ships second beta versions of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 to public beta testers
Apple today planted the second beta beta versions of upcoming iOS and iPadOS 14 updates to its public beta testing group, two weeks after delivering the first beta versions of iOS and iPadOS 14 to public beta testers. The second public beta version corresponds to the third developer beta version …
Read More »Trump cancels Republican convention activities in Jacksonville
The move is a surprising change for Trump, who moved the convention to Jacksonville after the North Carolina governor voiced public health concern about having massive gatherings in Charlotte, as the Republican Party had long planned. Setback events will still be held in Charlotte, Trump said. Trump said he informed …
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