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[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D.C. – How to safely reopen businesses and schools but not kick off a second wave of coronavirus infections will be a key topic Tuesday as infectious disease experts testify at a Senate hearing – a setting where the agenda is not controlled by President Donald Trump. Democratic …

[ad_1] Content provided by APO Group. CNBC Africa provides APO Group content as a service to its readers, but does not edit the articles it publishes. CNBC Africa is not responsible for the content provided by APO Group.Download logo The total of laboratory tests carried out within 24 hours is …

[ad_1] File photo used for representation. JOHANNESBURG: The United States. the government is donating “ up to 1,000 ” fans to South Africa to help the country respond to COVID-19 as the Trump administration addresses criticism that it has not done enough for countries in need. “ South Africa is …

[ad_1] More than 14,000 people in the United States volunteer for a so-called “human challenge trial,” an ethically controversial way to test vaccines that deliberately infect people with the coronavirus. “It’s not every day that we give a healthy individual exposure to a pathogen; it’s exactly the same thing that …

[ad_1] A teacher in a protective mask teaches children in her classroom at Champ l’Eveque public school in Bruz, western France, on May 12, 2020, after France eased the blockade measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the new coronavirus. Image credit: AFP Beijing: Gastrointestinal …

[ad_1] Deaths in nursing homes accounted for around 40% of the coronavirus-related deaths recorded in England and Wales in the week ending May 1, with at least 10,535 of all deaths to date occurring outside of hospitals, as shown by figures from the Office of National Statistics. Of the 6,035 …

[ad_1] Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, large social platforms have generally been quicker than usual to intervene in the spread of misinformation. We have seen Facebook, Google, and Twitter add various tags, warnings, and links to high-quality news sources and public health organizations. And for the most part, the dumbest …

[ad_1] The UK death toll of Covid-19 has exceeded 40,000, according to official figures, with nearly 10,000 nursing home residents now dying of coronavirus. The Office for National Statistics said Tuesday that as of May 9, there were 35,044 Covid-19-related deaths recorded in England and Wales. Adding the latest figures …

[ad_1] Arusha, Tanzania – Omari *, a motorcycle taxi driver, stopped in front of a house in the city of Arusha, a tourist center in northern Tanzania, and pointed to a large gray door. “A person here died of COVID a few days ago,” he said, before starting his engine …

[ad_1] The Board of Governors and the Ethics Committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have provided Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the Bank, with a clean health statement in a May 5 report, stating that Adesina has been “completely exonerated from all charges made against him.” The background to …