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CDC: Airborne COVID-19 Virus Can Be Inhaled More Than Six Feet from Infected Individuals
Federal health officials updated public guidance about how the coronavirus spreads Friday beyond previously reported methods of transmission: inhaling minute…
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Weekly Toll for New COVID Cases Hits Global High: WHO
A record 5,236,922 new coronavirus cases were added globally over the past seven days, according to World Health Organization data…
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COVID Cases Up Globally for 7 Straight Weeks: WHO
Coronavirus cases have risen globally for the seventh straight week — a sign that the pandemic is far from over…
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Pandemic Likely Caused by Transmission from Animals, Not Lab Leak: WHO
The coronavirus pandemic most likely began by transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal, a joint…
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West Africa Readies for Ebola Battle
At least five people are known to have died of Ebola in Guinea since an outbreak in February.
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Coronavirus Cases Down for 6th Straight Week Globally: WHO
Coronavirus cases worldwide dropped 11% in the week leading up to Feb. 21 — the sixth straight week that the…
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WHO Chief Blasts Vaccine Profiteering, Distribution Efforts
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Monday railed against the early stages of worldwide coronavirus vaccine rollouts, claiming that…
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Africa Now Has 3M Coronavirus Cases, WHO Says
Africa now has more than three million coronavirus cases, with the numbers spiking as new variants of the virus spread…
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No Herd Immunity Until Next Year, Despite Vaccines: WHO
Even as coronavirus vaccines are being distributed worldwide, herd immunity probably won't be achieved until 2022 and social distancing measures…
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Coronavirus Pandemic ‘Not Necessarily the Big One,’ WHO Warns
A leader with the World Health Organization warned that even as devastating as the coronavirus pandemic has been, it is…
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