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The Latest: China carries out 4.2 million tests in Qingdao

October 14, 2020

A medical staff takes a swab from a woman as residents line up for the COVID-19 test near the residential area in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Authorities in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao said Tuesday that they have completed coronavirus tests on more than 3 million people following the country’s first reported local outbreak of the virus in nearly two months. (Chinatopix ia AP) less

A medical staff takes a swab from a woman as residents line up for the COVID-19 test near the residential area in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Authorities in the eastern … more

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A medical staff takes a swab from a woman as residents line up for the COVID-19 test near the residential area in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Authorities in

Wife of Trump’s labor secretary, who was at Barrett Rose Garden event, tests positive for Covid-19

October 14, 2020

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Trish Scalia, the wife of President Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, has tested positive for Covid-19, the Labor Department said Tuesday night.

The agency said in a statement that doctors performed the test Tuesday afternoon. She has “mild symptoms but [is] doing well,” the statement said.

Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, tested negative Friday night, according to the Labor Department. He has experienced no symptoms.

“The Secretary and Mrs. Scalia will follow the advice of health professionals for Trish’s recovery and the health of those around them. For the time being, the Secretary will work from home while continuing to carry out the mission of the Department and the President’s agenda,” the agency said in the statement.

The secretary and his wife attended the Rose Garden ceremony last month where Trump officially nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the seat of

Positive Virus Tests, Hospitalizations Surge in Colorado | Colorado News

October 13, 2020

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DENVER (AP) — Colorado is experiencing another surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, prompting Gov. Jared Polis to plead Tuesday with residents to wear masks, stay home as much as possible, and maintain social distancing practices.

As of Tuesday, Colorado’s three-day average positivity rate — the percentage of total tests coming in positive — was 5.4%, and the state recorded 1,000 newly confirmed cases both Saturday and Monday, the highest daily numbers recorded during the pandemic, Polis said.

About 290 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest total since May 31, The Denver Post reported.

During a briefing on the pandemic, Polis didn’t suggest he was contemplating renewed mandatory restrictions on business or other activities to stem the surge. But he insisted: “If this continues, our hospital capacity will be in jeopardy.”

The World Health Organization recommends trying to keep the positivity rate below 5% of all tests.

China tests entire city for virus as WHO slams herd immunity idea

October 13, 2020

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China rushed Tuesday to test an entire city of nine million within days after a minor coronavirus outbreak, as the WHO warned that letting the pathogen run free to achieve herd immunity was “scientifically and ethically problematic”.

The virus is still spreading rapidly around the world, with well over 37 million infections, and nations that had suppressed their first outbreaks are now struggling with fresh surges — especially in some parts of Europe.

In the absence of a vaccine, governments are wary of allowing the virus to spread unchecked, with China launching a sweeping drive to test all residents of Qingdao after a handful of cases were detected on Sunday.

“As of 8 am… our city has taken 3.08 million samples for nucleic testing,” the city’s health commission said Tuesday, adding that no new positive samples were found.

Chinese officials intend to test the entire city — around 9.4 million

Trump tests negative for COVID-19, is not infectious

October 13, 2020

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 and he is not infectious to others, the White House physician said on Monday, 10 days after Trump announced he had contracted the coronavirus.

In a memo released by the White House just hours before Trump was due to resume holding campaign rallies, Dr. Sean Conley said the president had tested negative on consecutive days using an Abbott Laboratories <ABT.N> BinaxNOW antigen card.

Conley said the negative tests and other clinical and laboratory data “indicate a lack of detectable viral replication.”

Trump’s medical team had determined that based on the data and guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “the president is not infectious to others,” Conley said.

Trump returns to the campaign trail on Monday night with a rally in Sanford, Florida, his first since he disclosed on Oct. 2 that he tested positive

The Latest: Doctor: Trump tests negative on consecutive days

October 12, 2020

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s White House doctor says Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 on consecutive days using a newer rapid test from Abbott laboratories.

The assessment from Navy Cmdr. Sean Conley comes as Trump is traveling to Sanford, Florida, to headline his first campaign rally Monday since becoming infected with the coronavirus. Conley had said in a written memo released over the weekend that Trump is no longer at risk of spreading the virus to others.

Conley says in a fresh update released Monday that Trump tested negative for COVID-19 on consecutive days using a newer 15-minute test. He did not say when Trump was tested.

Trump announced Oct. 2 that he had tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus. He was admitted to Walter Reed military hospital that night and released on Oct. 5.

Over the weekend, Trump addressed scores of supporters who crowded onto

Sliney School community member tests positive for coronavirus in Branford

October 12, 2020

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John B. Sliney Elementary School on Eades Street in Branford

John B. Sliney Elementary School on Eades Street in Branford

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John B. Sliney Elementary School on Eades Street in Branford

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BRANFORD — A member of the John B. Sliney Elementary School community has tested positive for coronavirus, Superintendent of School Hamlet Hernandez said.

Hernandez, who notified members of the school community in an email and a statement posted on the school system website, did not specify whether it was a teacher, student or staff member, but said the affected person was last in school on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

It was the second confirmed COVID-19 case in

UK study tests if BCG vaccine protects against COVID

October 11, 2020

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LONDON (Reuters) – The widely used BCG tuberculosis vaccine will be tested on frontline care workers in Britain for its effectiveness against COVID-19, researchers running the UK arm of a global trial said.

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, used to protect against tuberculosis, induces a broad innate immune-system response and has been shown to protect against infection or severe illness with other respiratory pathogens.

“BCG has been shown to boost immunity in a generalised way, which may offer some protection against COVID-19,” Professor John Campbell, of the University of Exeter Medical School, said.

“We are seeking to establish whether the BCG vaccine could help protect people who are at risk of COVID-19. If it does, we could save lives by administering or topping up this readily available and cost-effective vaccination.”

The UK study is part of an existing Australian-led trial, which launched in April and also has arms in the Netherlands,

UK Study Tests if BCG Vaccine Protects Against COVID | Top News

October 11, 2020

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LONDON (Reuters) – The widely used BCG tuberculosis vaccine will be tested on frontline care workers in Britain for its effectiveness against COVID-19, researchers running the UK arm of a global trial said.

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, used to protect against tuberculosis, induces a broad innate immune-system response and has been shown to protect against infection or severe illness with other respiratory pathogens.

“BCG has been shown to boost immunity in a generalised way, which may offer some protection against COVID-19,” Professor John Campbell, of the University of Exeter Medical School, said.

“We are seeking to establish whether the BCG vaccine could help protect people who are at risk of COVID-19. If it does, we could save lives by administering or topping up this readily available and cost-effective vaccination.”

The UK study is part of an existing Australian-led trial, which launched in April and also has arms in the Netherlands,

Raleigh church St. Matthew AME Church gives away food and provide free COVID-19 tests

October 10, 2020

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RALEIGH (WTVD) — Between 9 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. St. Matthew AME Church in Raleigh gave away free packages of food and provide COVID-19 testing.

Saturday morning, people came in droves in spite of Saturday’s rain.

“We thank God for those who donated this food. We give it to those who cannot have for themselves,” said Marion Robinson, pastor of St. Matthews, A.M.E. Church.

The event happened on the church grounds at 1629 Bennett Street near East Raleigh.

Pastor Marion Robinson lifted up praise because he knows this massive turnout will feed families who are struggling during this pandemic.

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Organizers said the community and groups like the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina provided the food and the support.

Not only did people who lined up in the vehicles get tested for COVID-19 but some are received other health screenings and wellness information to help