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American Coronavirus News
Dutch researchers preparing for ‘human challenge’ COVID-19 vaccine trial
Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands are preparing for a potential “human challenge” trial in which volunteers are deliberately infected with the new coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates, advocacy group 1Day Sooner said on Wednesday. More...
United States reports 2,157 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours – one person is dying every 40 seconds
The daily coronavirus death toll in the US reached 2,157 on Tuesday – one person every 40 seconds. More...
Chinese port workers infected by coronavirus on pig heads arriving from North America
A Tianjin, China health official said two confirmed cases in the northern port city earlier this month had caught the virus from pig heads arriving from North America. More...
Chinese expert call for COVID circuit-breaker amid cases related to frozen food imports
China has seen a continuous rise in cases of contaminated frozen food from overseas and patients of coronavirus infections related to the import industry, which prompted Chinese health experts to suggest an expanded testing scale and a circuit-breaker mechanism for imports like that for international flights. More...
US COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by nearly 50% in 2 weeks
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States has jumped nearly 50% in the last 14 days, straining the nation’s healthcare system and forcing states to impose new restrictions to curb the alarming spread of the coronavirus. More...
New York City NYC public schools halt in-person classes as COVID-19 crisis deepens
New York City’s school district, the largest in the United States, will halt in-person learning starting on Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, the latest major restriction as the nation’s COVID-19 infections soar. More...
Seven countries report mink SARS-CoV-2 mutations in humans
Seven countries are now reporting mink-related Sars-CoV-2 mutations in humans, according to new scientific analysis. More...
China finds coronavirus on meat packaging from Brazil, Bolivia, New Zealand and Argentina
The Chinese city of Jinan said over the weekend it had found coronavirus on beef and tripe and their packaging from Brazil, Bolivia and New Zealand, while two other provincial capitals detected it on packaging on pork from Argentina,
NYC schools could close if coronavirus positivity rate hits 3%
Facing a second wave of the coronavirus, New York City stands on the precipice of once again closing its classrooms. More...
153,000 new Covid infections in USA, tens of thousands of deaths predicted.
US Government health officials have warned that tens of thousands of Americans will die in the coming weeks as coronavirus continued to surge across the country, shattering more daily records. More...