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Coronavirus: New Covid-19 tracing tool appears on smartphones

A Covid-19 tracing software tool has appeared in the settings of both Android phones and iPhones as part of an update of their operating systems. The “exposure notification” tool is switched off by default, and is not a tracing app itself. It enables an app to run in the background while still using Bluetooth. This… Read More: Coronavirus: New Covid-19 tracing tool appears on smartphones »

COVID-19 Cases Rebound Across the South and West

Linda Bell, MD, state epidemiologist, South Carolina. Cyrus Shahpar, MD, medical epidemiologist; director, Prevent Epidemics Team, Resolve to Save Lives, New York City. Carlos Del Rio, MD, professor and chair, Department of Global Heath, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Sarah Fortune, MD, professor of immunology and infectious diseases, Harvard… Read More: COVID-19 Cases Rebound Across the South and West »

Corning wins U.S. funding to boost vial output for COVID-19 vaccines

FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the logo for Corning Inc. at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Glass maker Corning Inc (GLW.N) said on Tuesday it would receive $ 204 million from the U.S. government to boost the manufacturing capacity of its vials that… Read More: Corning wins U.S. funding to boost vial output for COVID-19… »