Category: America
American Coronavirus News
USA smashes daily coronavirus case count with 120,000 new infections on Thursday 5th November
The United States has again recorded more cases in 24 hours than any country over the course of the pandemic, with 120,000 infections confirmed for Thursday 5 November according to Johns Hopkins University. More...
NYC first responders have high COVID-19 rates
Compared to the general public, New York City firefighters and emergency medical workers were 15 times more likely to be infected with the new coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic, researchers reported on Thursday
Europe is main source of Sars-Cov-2. Travel restrictions in UK and Europe “too few” and “too late”
It is not China but Europe the area of the world identified as the main source of spread of Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. More...
CDC trial: “Substantial SARS-COV-2 transmission occurred whether the index patient was an adult or a child”
“In this ongoing prospective study that includes systematic and daily follow-up, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among household members was common, and secondary infection rates were higher than have been previously reported (1,3–7). More...
Third of staff ‘fear catching Covid at work’
More than a third of workers are concerned about catching coronavirus on the job, according to a study by the Resolution Foundation think tank. More...
Three California prison inmates died of COVID-19 in the past week
Three inmates in California prisons died of COVID-19 in the past week, state prison officials reported, as coronavirus outbreaks continued to devastate the state’s prison population. More...
New MIT app detects coronavirus by listening to your cough. 98.5% accurate.
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system which they claim can detect coronavirus by analysing the sound of people coughing. More...
CDC report shows how quickly coronavirus can spread within households, even when the first case is a child.
People who contract #Covid19 can quickly spread the virus through their households, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday, based on a study of 101 patients in Tennessee and Wisconsin, and 191 of their household contacts. More...
Packaging on a batch of frozen pork imported from Brazil tested positive for the coronavirus
Packaging on a batch of frozen pork imported from Brazil which had entered a district in Eastern China’s Shandong province has tested positive for the coronavirus, the local government said. More...
Children are being hit by long-term Covid too
‘It’s been so overwhelming,’ said one parent of a teenager who has been suffering symptoms since first becoming sick in March. More...