Category: America
American Coronavirus News
Could schools be COVID-19 super-spreader sites?
“There may be an explosion of cases. We hope not.” More...
Signs of recovery from severe Covid lung damage
In two early studies, researchers said some patients showed signs of healing just weeks after leaving the hospital
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/health/Covid-lung-damage-recovery.html More...
Herd Immunity? Or Mass Murder?
A proposal to let people with low risk of #coronavirus infection live without constraint could lead to a million or more preventable deaths
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/opinion/coronavirus-herd-immunity.html More...
Sao Paulo, Brazil, governor says coronavirus vaccine will be mandatory
São Paulo Governor João Doria said on Friday, October 16th, that the #Covid19 vaccine will be mandatory throughout the state if approved by the National Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA). More...
Coronavirus continues to ravage Argentina
With more than 25,000 dead and close to a million infected, Argentina now ranks fifth for confirmed #covid cases worldwide. More...
MISC was reported in children. Now it’s showing up in adults as MISA
MIS-A stands for “multi-system inflammatory syndrome in adults #coronavirus #covid
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rare-covid-19-complication-was-reported-children-now-it-s-n1243161 More...
U.S. Records 70,000 new coronavirus cases in a day for the first time since July
More than 900 new deaths were recorded
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/17/world/covid-coronavirus More...
NY New York shuts down 10,000 person wedding in coronavirus crackdown
#Cuomo detailed a planned wedding in Williamsburg which could have brought together “upwards of 10,000 individuals
https://abcnews.go.com/US/ny-shuts-10000-person-wedding-cuomo-reveals-covid/story?id=73671721 More...
Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) coronavirus vaccine trials halted after participant becomes ill
October 13, 2020 : All clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals in Leiden have been halted after one participant became ill, parent company Johnson & Johnson say in a website announcement. More...
Man, 25, reinfected with coronavirus in first such US case
Nevada man suffers more serious illness the second time with different #covid19 strain
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/13/man-25-catches-coronavirus-twice-in-first-such-us-case More...