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Some countries with rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreaks may have to reset blockages and other restrictions to slow the spread of the virus, a senior World Health Organization official said on Wednesday. Countries like Spain and Italy managed to successfully delay serious outbreaks with a comprehensive public health strategy that mobilized …

For immediate publication: July 01, 2020 The United States Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: Today, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) further supported their effort to evaluate diagnostic tests for COVID-19 by distributing the …

The rise in coronavirus infections in the sunbelt is worrying leaders of Massachusetts cities hardest hit by the pandemic, even as the first wave of cases here continues to recede. Town by town statistics Positive testing rates declined for another week in cities with some of the highest cumulative infection …

As if the death toll from COVID-19 wasn’t bad enough, a new study estimates the actual number of pandemic-related deaths in America is up to 28% higher than the official count. That means that for every 3.5 known victims of COVID-19, another American lost his life as a result of …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – The message was dropped on a WhatsApp group used by suburban mothers in South Africa. In the midst of complaints about homeschooling during the closure, a mother got off the topic: “Does anyone know where to get illegal cigarettes? I just need some. I’m …