The World Health Organization warned on Monday that it could not return to normal anytime soon as too many countries were confusing 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.” After …
Read More »Coronavirus outbreak at US bases in Japan stirs up awkward relationship
TOKYO – An outbreak of coronavirus cases at United States military bases in Okinawa, Japan has alarmed the island’s local population, who have sometimes disagreed with Americans stationed there, and who have otherwise succeeded in limiting Covid-19. The U.S. Marine Corps, which has about 20,000 soldiers stationed on the island, …
Read More »Coronavirus: South Africans divided over second alcohol ban
Image copyright AFP Screenshot Authorities say the ban will take pressure off the health system The reintroduction of a ban on the sale of alcohol to help curb the spread of the coronavirus has divided South Africans. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ban, the second this year, would take pressure …
Read More »Cuomo unveils plans to reopen New York schools, track visitors from coronavirus hot spots
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday plans to reopen New York schools in regions of the state with a coronavirus infection rate of less than 5 percent, and also said he would sign an executive order to collect personal information from those traveling to the States since parts of the United …
Read More »1 in 3 young adults vulnerable to severe Covid-19, and smoking plays big role, research says
Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco looked at more than 8,000 participants ages 18-25 who had participated in the National Survey of Health Interviews to see what their medical vulnerability to severe Covid-19 was in relation to the indicators. of risk that had been established. by the U.S. …
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