Two coronavirus patients in Europe have been re-infected with COVID-19 in a confirmed development that one scientist called “bad news”, according to a report on Wednesday. One of the patients, from Belgium, suffered mild symptoms after catching COVID-19 in March and then again in June, health officials said Tuesday, according …
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Share on PinterestProvinces of provincial provinces like these in California have relied primarily on “gold standard” COVID-19 tests, not rapid tests. Getty Images People are increasingly using rapid coronavirus tests to screen for the virus before attending an event. Rapid antigen tests for the new coronavirus are less accurate than …
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Stephen Colbert opened his show Wednesday night with a confession. “Well, full revelation: I did not see much of the convention last night. And full revelation: I did not see anything of it,” the Late Show host sei. “Because we are now facing a global pandemic in America that has …
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A combination of drugs hailed by U.S. President Donald Trump as an “extremely successful” Covid-19 treatment increases the chance of death among patients by 27 percent, a study has found. Hydoxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug also being promoted by Brazilian President Jair Bolsanaro, does not affect coronavirus mortality rates, French scientists …
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The director of the U.S. Mint on Monday asked Americans to help combat widespread currency shortages by using exact change for purchases and exchanging coins for cash at banks and kiosks. In a video posted on Twitter on Monday, U.S. Mint Director David Ryder called for actions that would improve …
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