Oct 29 Attendees at Trump rally in North Carolina test positive By Associated Press The department recommends anyone who attended the president’s Oct. 21 rally assess their own risk, monitor for symptoms and get tested, if necessary. Continue reading
Oct 29 Public health experts say U.S. COVID-19 response marked by grave missteps By Matt Sedensky, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The result: the country could be looking at a terrible winter. Continue reading
Oct 29 WHO says Europe now has more than 10 million COVID-19 cases By Maria Cheng, Associated Press WHO European regional director Dr. Hans Kluge said Thursday that "hospitalizations have risen to levels unseen since the spring" and that deaths have risen by more than 30% in the last week. Continue reading
Oct 29 Polish prime minister calls for stop to mass protests, citing pandemic By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Poland's prime minister has appealed for a stop to a week of angry protests against a high court ruling that tightens already strict abortion laws, amid a huge spike in the country's coronavirus infections. Continue reading
Oct 29 Central Europe sounds alarm facing a shortages of medics as virus surges By Karel Janicek, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press With coronavirus cases surging in many central European countries, soldiers, firefighters, students and retired doctors are being asked to help shore up buckling health care systems. Continue reading
Oct 28 Hurricane Zeta makes landfall in Louisiana By Kevin McGill, Rebecca Santana, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Zeta has crashed ashore in storm-weary Louisiana as a powerful Category 2 storm, striking the latest blow of an extraordinarily busy Atlantic tropical storm season. Continue reading
Oct 28 Health insurers are starting to roll back coverage for telehealth – even though demand is way up due to COVID-19 By Jennifer Mallow, Steve Davis, The Conversation Widely adopted in the U.S. when pandemic precautions kept people home, telehealth faces a challenge as insurance coverage changes, right when its popularity had surged. Continue reading
Oct 28 Scientists warn Americans are expecting too much from a COVID-19 vaccine By Liz Szabo, JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News The White House and many Americans have pinned their hopes for defeating the COVID-19 pandemic on a vaccine being developed at “warp speed.” But some scientific experts warn they’re all expecting too much, too soon. Continue reading
Oct 28 France, Germany impose new lockdowns to curb virus spread By Frank Jordans, Angela Charlton, Associated Press The World Health Organization says the European region — which includes Russia, Turkey, Israel and Central Asia, according to its definition — accounted for almost half of the 2.8 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week. Continue reading
Oct 28 Divided Belgium turns into Europe's worst virus hot spot By Associated Press Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now presents some of the most worrying statistics in a continent reeling under a coronavirus resurgence. Continue reading