LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging evidence worldwide suggests that people who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of becoming more seriously ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: A passenger awaits a delayed flight at Terminal Four at London Heathrow Airport on 12 August …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his own fight against weight on Monday to urge the British to get in shape and tackle widespread obesity that could increase coronavirus risks. FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Great Britain on July 22, 2020. …
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(Corrects the eighth paragraph to New York third for the cases) By Diane Craft July 26 (Reuters) – Florida became the second state on Sunday after California to overtake New York, the state most affected at the start of the new coronavirus outbreak in the United States, according to a …
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Health workers with personal protective equipment (PPE) enter a residential building complex during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) screening campaign in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2020. REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) – India needs to be “more vigilant” as the new coronavirus threat persists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is evacuating 80,000 people, mostly local tourists, from the Danang tourism hub after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, the government said on Monday. The Southeast Asian country is on high alert after the government confirmed its first infections in the community …
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