Based on estimates from a range of external models, the United States could see 100 million COVID-19 infections this fall and winter. These models are being closely tracked by the government, both fall and winter. Officials said the estimate was based on a baseline assumption that no additional resources or additional mitigation measures were taken, […]
During the pre-OMicron phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, mortality rates varied markedly across regions of the United States, largely due to differences in mask use, school attendance, social distancing, and other behaviors. If the entire country had responded to the epidemic as well as the Northeast, more than 316,000 deaths could have been prevented, with […]
Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask rule on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections. According to the Associated Press, Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased by more than 50 percent in 10 days, the threshold at which city […]
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The novel Coronavirus test was positive for Adams, Fabien Levy, press secretary for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, said in a statement on Tuesday. Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, woke up Monday hearing a “jarring sound” and has no other symptoms, the statement said. Adams is being quarantined and will immediately […]
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Why are some people able to resist contracting COVID-19 despite living with someone who has the disease? Please note that, as with other diseases, the Novel Coronavirus has factors that increase its reproductive risk, but also factors that reduce it. A number of epidemiologists are trying to understand, both biologically and morphologically, why some people […]
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President Joe Biden received his fourth and second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine on March 30.
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Biden said at the White House that we have reached a critical turning point in the response to the outbreak, and it is necessary for Congress to continue funding the United States. He revealed that the federal government had to cancel some orders for monoclonal antibody drugs to treat COVID-19 patients and drastically cut the […]
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Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, said in an update on his official social media account that he is suspected of contracting the coronavirus again. Musk said, “I think I have another infection (sigh), but almost no symptoms.” On November 13, 2020, Musk said he had been tested four times for the […]
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As of March 27, Shanghai had 50 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3,450 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. To contain the spread of the disease, which has been dominated by asymptomatic cases in the region, the Shanghai government announced on Sunday that it planned a two-stage lockdown over the next week and a half. The impact on […]
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A new study on the severity of the ba.2 strain of coronavirus in children in Hong Kong has found that the virus is more severe for children than other variants of parainfluenza or influenza. However, in absolute numbers, the study counted a small number of deaths and other serious consequences, and the findings may not […]
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So far, many people have ordered a home self-testing kit for COVID-19 at www.covidtests.gov, and in the next few days, they may receive four free kits delivered to their homes by the U.S. Postal Service USPS. Before we receive the test kit, we will have a look at the “accuracy” and “inaccuracy” of the self-test. […]