Older children are more likely to spread COVID-19 within a home than younger children and adults, according to a new study of 5,706 coronavirus patients in South Korea. The researchers tracked and evaluated nearly 60,000 people who had contact with infected people and found that, on average, 11.8 percent of …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks posted gains on Monday and the euro rose to four-month highs as EU leaders seemed to move ahead after three days of haggling over a plan to revive their economies, even as cases of coronaviruses increased in many countries. FILE PHOTO: A man in a …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – During a blue sky moment in 2018 near the end of a decade-long economic expansion, it was the United States that helped propel the world as additional cash from tax cuts and spending by the government flowed through national funds and global markets FILE PHOTO: A 3D …
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The family lives in North Carolina, but the only testing center with a place available was in South Carolina. So the couple packed up the family car, took the road trip, and even spent the night in a hotel to get their daughter a good night’s rest on the test. …
Read More »Australia warns that coronavirus outbreak will take weeks to domesticate
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An increase in COVID-19 cases in Australia’s second-largest city could take weeks to lessen despite a shutdown and orders to wear masks, Australia’s acting chief medical officer said Monday as the country prepares for a second wave of infection. FILE PHOTO: People walk downtown in the first …
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