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[ad_1] A randomly selected group of 100,000 people in England will be screened for Covid-19 in an attempt to quantify if the virus’s transmission levels are low enough to get out of the block. The tests next week will provide a national snapshot of the proportion of people infected with …

[ad_1] BERLIN (BLOOMBERG) – Children with the new coronavirus can be as infectious as adults, according to a study in Germany that recommends caution against the unlimited reopening of schools and kindergartens. While children have a lower risk of developing serious illness from Covid-19, they may be less able to …

[ad_1] The researchers say that keeping those over 50 in solitary confinement longer and requiring people to prove their age when they are away from home is “the safest way to close the lockdown.” A study from the University of Warwick found that a ‘progressive release strategy’ was the best …

[ad_1] Every situation is different, but here are some best practices to follow if you suspect that someone you live with is sick with the coronavirus, or even you. Angela Lang / CNET For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. How coronavirus …

[ad_1] An Australian bride talked about what it was like to discover that 42 of her wedding guests had tested positive for the coronavirus during their honeymoon. Emma Metcalf said that she and her new husband Scott Maggs felt “some guilt,” yet knew that “they had done nothing wrong” by …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Wildlife parks here, including the Singapore Zoo, are monitoring their captive animals for Covid-19 infections after a recent episode at the New York City Bronx Zoo, where a tiger tested positive by the coronavirus. Animal keepers at the island’s four wildlife parks, which include Jurong Bird Park, …

[ad_1] A third of all patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 die, and dementia and obesity are the underlying health conditions that carry the highest risk. The finding comes from a major British study by the Coronavirus Clinical Characterization Consortium that analyzed nearly 17,000 people admitted to the hospital …

[ad_1] Fighting the coronavirus pandemic will result in the fastest developing and fastest-distributing vaccine in human history, said the head of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, adding that research on the treatment could pay off in only 12 months. “We are very confident that there will be a vaccine. …

[ad_1] LONDON: The death toll in the UK from the new coronavirus on Wednesday jumped thousands and reached 26,097 when the government began counting COVID-19 related deaths in hospitals, nursing homes and the wider community from the country. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab warned in the Downing Street daily briefing …

[ad_1] GOLD COAST, Australia: There are billions of mobile phones in use worldwide. They are present on all continents, countries and cities. We review research on how mobile phones carry infectious pathogens such as bacteria and viruses, and believe that they are likely to be “Trojan horses” that contribute to …