FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County leaders held a special COVID-19 workshop on Thursday, where the discussion ranged from applying the code to the hospital space and the time it takes to retrieve test results. The Broward Sheriff’s Office reported a decrease in calls about home parties since the curfew …
Read More »Decreased Antibodies, UV Light Virus Fights
Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance on Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories that Medscape editors around the world think you need to know today: Antibodies drop rapidly Antibody levels in patients with mild COVID-19, the disease level that most people have, appear to …
Read More »Birx warns of disturbing increase in coronavirus cases in 12 cities
White House coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx said in a private meeting with state and local health officials that the task force is tracking increases in the virus in 12 U.S. cities. “There are cities that are lagging behind and we have further increases in Miami, New Orleans, Las …
Read More »US Coronavirus Deaths Exceed 1,000 for Third Consecutive Day
(Reuters) – The United States recorded more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, marking the third consecutive day the nation passed that grim milestone as the pandemic escalates in the southern and western states of the United States. FILE PHOTO: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) arrive with a correctional patient …
Read More »Growing Santa Cruz, hopes to join the state watch list
Hundreds of already successful COVID-19 tests were not reported in Santa Cruz County until Thursday, health officials there said, due to continuing technical problems with the state’s online database. Two-thirds of the 848 publicly reported cases in the county have come in the past two weeks, Dr. Gail Newell, the …
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