FILE PHOTO: The 1919 mobile app, which North Dakota and South Dakota officials have asked residents to download to help with contact detection during the global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), is viewed on a phone call, US April 24, 2020. REUTERS / Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Caliph. (Reuters) – North Dakota, …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday and the biggest daily rise in infections in three days, hoping a second wave that could stabilize the state of Victoria flu. Victoria reported 21 deaths – two more than the previous deadliest days earlier this …
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FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in this illustration photo, September 19, 2019. REUTERS / Adnan Abisi / File Photo (Reuters) – Vaping could be associated with a five- to seven-fold increased risk of COVID-19 among American teens and young adults, a study published on Tuesday suggests. Researchers …
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FILE PHOTO: A dentist sues a patient at Silveroaks Dental Surgery as it opens for non-aerosol-generating assessments in Milton Keynes, following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, Milton Keynes, UK, June 8, 2020. REUTERS / Andrew Boyers / File photo GENEVA (Reuters) – Dental patients and staff need to be …
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