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Coronavirus testing declined more than 30 percent over the last week despite rising infection rates in many localities and the Trump administration’s efforts to increase testing across the country. Commercial labs in the U.S., which only recently were overwhelmed with samples to test, are now waiting on new samples as testing capacity goes unused, Politico …
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Alison Brie covers the May issue of Women’s HealthAingeru Zorita for Women’s Health While Netflix’s “GLOW” has helped Alison Brie learn to appreciate her body, the 37-year-old actress said she “still” struggles with body dysmorphia. “I go back to red carpet photos where I thought I looked so horrible, and there are some where I …
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President Trump on Tuesday announced he would halt U.S. funding to the World Health Organization pending a review of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “Today I’m instructing my administration to halt funding of the WHO while a review is conducted to assess the WHO’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of …
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Security personell wear facemasks at a checkpoint at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge as the country is hit by an outbreak of coronavirus in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China, February 4, 2020. China continues to provide incomplete information to rest of the world about the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, even as countries …
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Celebrity trainer Paolo Mascitti is trying to help people stay active and healthy while adjusting to life in quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mascitti, who trains stars like Nicole Scherzinger and the cast of TV’s “Lucifer,” said that while there are “a lot of things we can’t control right now … working out and taking care …
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U.S. officials warned in January 2018 that the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s work on “SARS-like coronaviruses in bats,” combined with “a serious shortage” of proper safety procedures, could result in human transmission and the possibility of a “future emerging coronavirus outbreak.” In a series of diplomatic cables, one of which was obtained by The Washington …
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Senator Steve Daines (R., Mont.) asked President Trump to use “executive powers and existing authorities” as part of an effort to reinforce domestic pharmaceutical supply chains in the wake of the Wuhan coronavirus. “Moving forward, it is important that we incentivize innovation and the development of essential medical supplies and equipment in the U.S. in …
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President Trump on Monday falsely claimed the authority to overrule governors and allow businesses to open in defiance of the lockdown orders that state governments have imposed to contain the Wuhan coronavirus. “For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion, some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors decision to …
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Celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Jimmy Fallon, and Jake Gyllenhaal are raising money for healthcare heroes working the frontlines at Mount Sinai amid the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 New Yorkers. Donations go directly towards helping medical professionals working to fight COVID-19. Other big names helping to raise funds for …
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China has imposed new restrictions on academic research into the origins of COVID-19, CNN reported on Monday. The new set of guidelines directs that “academic papers about tracing the origin of the virus must be strictly and tightly managed.” Papers must be submitted to a task force appointed by the State Council, the country’s administrative …
Coronavirus testing declined more than 30 percent over the last week despite rising infection rates in many localities and the Trump administration’s efforts to increase testing across the country. Commercial labs in the U.S., which only recently were overwhelmed with samples to test, are now waiting on new samples as testing capacity goes unused, Politico …
