Jessica Renteria is driving a pram with her two children to the Los Angeles Zoo, as it reopens in Los Angeles, California on August 26, 2020, after it was shut down on March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic. – The reopening of the zoo will see online reservations, limited …
Read More »Trump announces $ 750 million deal with Abbott for at least 150 million rapid coronavirus tests
A sign shows a new rapid coronavirus test on the new Abbott ID Now machine at a ProHEALTH center in Brooklyn on August 27, 2020 in New York City. The portable Abbott ID now uses a nasal swab to detect acute and contagious cases of COVID-19. ProHEALTH offers the new …
Read More »Routine cleaning and disinfection leaves no trace of coronavirus on surfaces in hospital clinic, study finds
A hospital staff sanitizes the premise in the new covide hospital in Sector 39, on 7 August 2020 in Noida, India. Sunil Ghosh | Hindustan Times via Getty Images A new study testing multiple surfaces of an oncology unit in New Jersey found no traces of the coronavirus, suggesting that …
Read More »CDC defends controversial new guidance for coronavirus testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is defending its controversial new guidance on coronavirus testing after writing from various medical groups and accusations of political intervention. Earlier this week, the CDC quickly revised its guidance on coronavirus testing, dropping its previous recommendation to test anyone who came in close …
Read More »Scientists doubt the increase in plasma indicated by Trump is ‘breakthrough’ treatment
Scientists and public health officials said Monday they are skeptical overpowering plasma is an effective treatment for patients hospitalized with Covid-19, even after the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for the treatment and President Donald Trump showed it as a breakthrough. “ There are no formally …
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