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A new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has infected 100 people in a western province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a rapid spread that has health officials concerned about the chances of an uncontrolled epidemic.

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For Quick Coronavirus Testing, Israel Turns to a Clever Algorithm

Sat, 2020-08-22 03:16 — mike kraft

BEERSHEBA, Israel — A team of three Israeli scientists has pioneered a coronavirus testing procedure that they say is faster and more efficient than any now in use, testing samples in pools of as many as 48 people at once.

The Israeli government plans to roll out the new method in 12 labs across the country by October, anticipating that another wave of coronavirus infections could coincide with influenza season with potentially calamitous results. ...

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WHO chief hopes coronavirus pandemic will last less than two years

Fri, 2020-08-21 23:33 — mike kraft

WHO chief hopes coronavirus pandemic will last less than two years The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 Spanish flu and last less than two years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, if the world unites and succeeds in finding a vaccine. Stephanie Nebehay U.S.

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Top FDA official says would resign if agency rubber-stamps an unproven COVID-19 vaccine--Reuters

Fri, 2020-08-21 23:13 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Top FDA official says would resign if agency rubber-stamps an unproven COVID-19 vaccine A top U.S. health regulator who will help decide the fate of a coronavirus vaccine has vowed to resign if the Trump administration approves a vaccine before it is shown to be safe and effective, Reuters has learned. Dan Levine U.S.

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Silent spreaders' of COVID-19: Kids who seem healthy may be more contagious than sick adults, study says

Fri, 2020-08-21 19:29 — mike kraft

'Silent spreaders' of COVID-19: Kids who seem healthy may be more contagious than sick adults, study says Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Hospital for Children found seemingly 'healthy' kids had more virus than sick adults. Adrianna Rodriguez USA TODAY

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Pandemic pushes expansion of ‘hospital-at-home’ treatment

Fri, 2020-08-21 18:57 — mike kraft

Pandemic pushes expansion of 'hospital-at-home' treatment As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting to be treated where they feel safest: at home. Across the U.S., “hospital... AP NEWS

As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting to be treated where they feel safest: at home.

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