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WHO new graphics on the world wide spread of COVID-19

Mon, 2020-09-07 19:01 — mike kraft

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New graphics from the World Health Organization illustrate how much worse the coronavirus pandemic is in the Americas compared to other regions of the world.

The US has more cases and more deaths than any other country, with Brazil coming in for a close second.

New graphics from the World Health Organization illustrate how much worse the coronavirus pandemic is in the Americas compared to other regions of the world.

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India coronavirus caseload crosses 4M, stretching resources

Sat, 2020-09-05 09:40 — mike kraft
India coronavirus caseload crosses 4M, stretching resources NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus caseload surpassed 4 million on Saturday, deepening misery in the country's vast hinterlands, where surges have crippled the underfunded health care system.... AP NEWS

...The Indian economy has shrunk faster than any other major nation’s. As many as 200 million people could slip back into poverty...

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Delivering super-cooled COVID-19 vaccine a daunting challenge for some countries

Fri, 2020-09-04 17:28 — mike kraft
Delivering super-cooled COVID-19 vaccine a daunting challenge for some countries Getting a coronavirus vaccine from manufacturing sites to parts of the developing world supply will be an immense challenge, given the need to store some vials at temperatures as low as minus 80 Celsius (-112 Fahrenheit), Deutsche Post warned on Tuesday. Matthias Inverardi U.S.
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Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger

Tue, 2020-09-01 09:57 — mike kraft
Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside. United Nations experts are holding... AP NEWS

The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside.

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Mutated coronavirus strain found in Indonesia as cases jump

Sun, 2020-08-30 14:44 — mike kraft
Mutated coronavirus strain found in Indonesia as cases jump A more infectious mutation of the new coronavirus has been found in Indonesia, the Jakarta-based Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology said on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country's caseload surges. Reuters Editorial U.S.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A more infectious mutation of the new coronavirus has been found in Indonesia, the Jakarta-based Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology said on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country’s caseload surges.

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Hundreds protest against exams in India as virus cases hit new peak

Sat, 2020-08-29 12:29 — mike kraft
Hundreds protest against exams in India as virus cases hit new peak Hundreds of masked protesters demonstrated in major Indian cities on Friday against a government plan to hold exams for millions of students during the coronavirus pandemic, as the daily tally of infections hit a record. Shilpa Jamkhandikar U.S.
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New reckoning for WHO vaccine plan as governments go it alone

Fri, 2020-08-28 09:46 — mike kraft

GENEVA (Reuters) - Wealthier countries that join the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 vaccine plan are being offered a new option to pick and choose which shots they get while reserving a right to receive their “full share” of doses, documents seen by Reuters show.

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Africa declared free of wild polio in 'milestone'

Tue, 2020-08-25 12:03 — mike kraft
Africa declared free of polio Nigeria is now rid of wild polio having had more than half of global cases less than 10 years ago. BBC News

Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission.

Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected.

Twenty-five years ago thousands of children in Africa were paralysed by the virus.

The disease is now only found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

There is no cure but the polio vaccine protects children for life.

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Experts fear COVID-19 weight gain could lead to health complications, weak immune systems

Tue, 2020-08-25 11:16 — mike kraft
Battling the 'Quarantine 15': Experts fear COVID-19 weight gain could lead to health complications, weak immune systems A few months into the coronavirus pandemic, in July, Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, a preventative cardiologist and the owner of Step One foods, saw a longtime patient: a 70-year-old man who showed up to the appointment 18 pounds heavier than he was on his last visit. Dietitians and doctors, like Klodas, have YahooNews
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WHO says 172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan

Mon, 2020-08-24 10:27 — mike kraft
WHO says 172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but more funding is needed and countries need now to make binding commitments. Reuters Editorial U.S.
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