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Transmission risk of COVID-19 from sewage spills into rivers can now be quickly quantified
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists have identified that the COVID-19 virus could be transmitted through fecal-contaminated river water. A team…
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Sharp drop seen in COVID testing as new cases plateau
The amount of COVID-19 testing being done in the United States has fallen by 30% in recent weeks, even though…
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Ivory Coast begins its vaccination campaign with COVAX doses
Ivory Coast has begun giving shots to inoculate against COVID-19 with vaccines delivered last week by the global COVAX initiative,…
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Finland declares state of emergency as COVID cases rise
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Finland on Monday activated emergency powers as the government prepared to introduce tougher restrictions to stem…
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Doctors repurposing medical devices and apps for COVID-19
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Health care workers around the world have risen to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic with…
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Germany reopens hairdressers, considers way ahead on virus
Muhammet ‘Memo’ Akbas cuts Aleksandar Petrovic’s hair in a barber shop in Freiburg, Germany, Monday, March 1, 2021. Hairdressers across…
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India giving COVID-19 vaccines to more people as cases rise
In this photo provided by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s twitter handle, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is administered…
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‘Never seen anything as effective’ – the not-so-new-drug repurposed for a rare disease
A repurposed old drug provides new treatment for people with the rare disease alkaptonuria. Credit: Laurynas Mereckas/Unsplash The earliest signs…
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UK jabs top 20 mn as Europe lags behind, Czechs turn to Sputnik V
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Britain said Sunday that more than 20 million of its people have received at least one…
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Treatable sleep disorder common in people with thinking and memory problems
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Obstructive sleep apnea is when breathing is repeatedly interrupted during sleep. Research has shown people with…
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