Covid: Learning disability death rates ‘six times higher’
A report from Public Health England (PHE) found the death rate for those with a learning disability was 30 times higher in the 18-34 age group. BBC News – Health
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President-elect Joe Biden to announce Covid task force on Monday
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden smiles as he takes off his mask to speak about the voting results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election during an appearance in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 4, 2020. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters President-elect Joe Biden is expected on Monday to announce the members of his coronavirus task force,… Read More »
Your Corneas May Be Safe From COVID: Study
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests that COVID-19 doesn’t infect the eye’s cornea. Although viruses such as herpes simplex can infect the cornea and Zika has been found in corneal tissue and tears, this does not appear to be the case with COVID-19, according to… Read More »
WHO says getting the worsening Covid outbreak under control may require ‘sacrifice for many, many people’
A waiter prepares to close a bar-restaurant on Piazza Navona in Rome on October 26, 2020, as the country faces a second wave of infections to the Covid-19 (the novel coronavirus). Tiziana Fabi | AFP | Getty Images The World Health Organization warned Monday that some countries may need to shut down their nonessential businesses… Read More »
A majority of U.S. states are now on New York’s Covid travel restriction list, Cuomo says
Travelers from a majority of states and territories across the U.S. are now required to quarantine upon arriving in New York as coronavirus cases grow across the nation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. In a “bizarre outcome,” people traveling to New York from 43 states and territories now meet the criteria to quarantine for two… Read More »