FILE PHOTO: A refrigerated trailer that San Antonio health authorities purchased to store bodies, as morgues in hospitals and funeral homes reach capacity with deaths from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen in Bexar, Texas, July 15, 2020. Photograph taken on July 15, 2020. City of San Antonio / Brochure via …
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Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I am Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. From the skeptic of masks to the advocate of facial coatings: After months of minimizing their use, US President Donald Trump has told Americans to wear masks because they “have an …
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released Monday, including a closely watched Oxford University candidate, raised confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and combat the new coronavirus without serious side effects It is still unclear whether any of these …
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FILE PHOTO: State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Swedish Public Health Agency speaks to journalists after a press conference on the situation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 23 2020. Magnus Andersson / TT News Agency / via REUTERS. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s top epidemiologist said on …
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SAN ANTONIO – Alarming numbers released by the city of San Antonio on Tuesday about the number of positive pediatric COVID-19 cases. As of July 17, there were 3,067 positive cases in children under the age of 18. Here is a breakdown of the cases into age groups: There are …
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