Health

LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) – The United States recorded 45,242 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the largest increase in the pandemic in a single day, according to a Reuters count, bringing the total number of Americans who tested positive to at least 2.48 million. The new record for positive testing …

An Ebola vaccine was administered to more than 300,000 people during the outbreak in northeast DRC. An Ebola virus outbreak in the Northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has been raging since 2018 has officially ended. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the government of the Democratic Republic …

After Friday’s launch of the new NBA 2020 calendar, it’s time to look forward to the games, players, and teams that will be most appealing when the season resumes on July 30 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. Which playoff races are most important, which …

Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walk to different locations before the start of a coronavirus disease control field (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, June 27, 2020. REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India reported more than 17,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing …

Update 4:40 pm: Big Horn County attorney Jay Harris said Friday afternoon that the county health officer’s order requiring facial masks is “unenforceable.” Harris said in a press release that his office generally supports the use of face masks as described by public health experts, noting that the order provides …