health
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South Korea Holds Off Imposing Maximum Social Distancing Measures As Cases Surge
South Korea, one of the world’s leading examples for novel coronavirus containment, is struggling with a recent surge of thousands of infections of the virus. Some in the country are calling for a version of a tried-and-true solution practiced all around the world: restrictive social distancing measures.
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Yale Is Working on a Cheap Coronavirus Saliva Test, and the NBA Is Giving It Spit
The Yale School of Public Health on Saturday received emergency regulatory authorization for a new covid-19 diagnostic test that detects the novel coronavirus using saliva samples instead of samples from nasopharyngeal swabs. Next, it wants to find out if the test can be used to detect cases in asymptomatic individuals, and it has a surprising…
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Who Are ‘America’s Frontline Doctors’, the Pro-Trump, Pro-Hydroxychloroquine Weirdos Banned From Social Media?
A group calling itself “America’s Frontline Doctors” held a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Monday, falsely declaring that there is a cure for covid-19 — hydroxychloroquine — and it was was being suppressed by the world’s leading health experts. The group’s videos were seen by millions on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, before they were…
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Boris Johnson Calls Anti-Vaxxers ‘Nuts’ as He Belatedly Implements UK Mask Mandate
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson — whose government is not exactly known for his successful handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic — said he thinks that anti-vaxxers are “nuts” threatening public health as a UK-wide mask mandate program goes into effect.