LONDON (Reuters) – A British consortium consisting of a group of aerospace, automotive and engineering companies to build fans for the country’s health service said on Sunday it would end after delivering more than 13,000 devices. VentilatorChallengeUK said its production had more than doubled the stock of fans available for …
Read More »Inner Mongolia region of China reports a case of bubonic plague
BEIJING (AP) – While China appears to have reduced coronavirus cases to near zero, other infectious threats remain, and local health authorities have announced a suspected case of bubonic plague in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Bayannur District authorities lifted the plague warning on Sunday, ordering residents not to hunt …
Read More »Rare case of brain-eating amoeba confirmed in Florida
The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area. According to the department, a person in Hillsborough County hired Naegleria fowleri, which is a single-celled amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal. Since 1962, there have …
Read More »US coronavirus: Officials say states like Arizona and Texas reopened too quickly after Covid-19 cases
About two months have passed this week since many states began their reopening plans, which now officials across the country say came too quickly. In Florida, officials closed several beaches across the state in hopes of avoiding the July 4 crowds. The state reported 9,999 new cases of coronavirus on …
Read More »Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is in the air, ask WHO to review recommendations: NYT
(Reuters) – Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that the new, smaller particulate coronavirus in the air can infect people and are asking the World Health Organization to review the recommendations, the New York Times reported Saturday. . The WHO has said that coronavirus disease spreads mainly from person …
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