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Antibodies 'fall rapidly after coronavirus infection', 80% of COVID-19 patients vitamin D deficient
Nov 05, 2020 10:26Researchers said levels of protective antibodies in people wane "quite rapidly" after coronavirus infection. Antibodies are a key part of our immune defenses and stop the virus from getting inside the body's cells. The Imperial College London team found the number of people testing positive for antibodies has fallen by 26% between June and September.
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Report says Americans bought record 17mn guns in year of unrest
Nov 05, 2020 10:21According to estimates from a firearms analytics company, Americans have bought nearly 17 million guns so far in 2020, more than in any other single year. Gun sales across the United States first jumped in the spring, driven by fears about the coronavirus pandemic, and spiked even higher in the summer, during massive racial justice protests across the country, prompted by police killings of black Americans.
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Health workers sue Trump labor secretary, OSHA over 'unconscionable delay' of protections against infectious disease
Nov 04, 2020 17:16The Trump administration has refused to resume work on new federal regulations—tabled in 2017—despite the coronavirus pandemic.
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Over half a million patients recover from COVID-19 in Iran
Nov 04, 2020 10:15More than 500,000 coronavirus positive cases have recovered from the infectious disease in Iran, the Health Ministry said.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Daily death toll, new infections on rise
Nov 02, 2020 10:42The number of daily cases of coronavirus infection in Iran broke another record on Monday with nearly 8,300 patients detected, while the total death toll from the infectious disease has surpassed 35,000.
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Trump suggests he might try to fire Fauci after election
Nov 02, 2020 10:07US President Donald Trump has suggested he might try to fire his top health expert Anthony Fauci after the doctor further criticized the president’s handling of the coronavirus.
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White House, US virus expert Fauci clash ahead of election
Nov 02, 2020 03:57One of America's top government scientists, Anthony Fauci, has issued an urgent plea for a change in US policy on the coronavirus, drawing a sharp rebuke from the Trump administration in the final days of a hard-fought election campaign.
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As COVID-19 soars ahead of election, tapes reveal Kushner bragging about how Trump wrestled response 'back from the doctors'
Nov 01, 2020 17:45US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner bragged about Trump “getting the country back from the doctors” in an April interview with journalist Bob Woodward, a report says. The senior White House advisor boasted that the president was ignoring scientists and medical experts as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded, according to audio obtained by CNN.
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Iran customs office says exports declined 23% y/y in October
Nov 01, 2020 17:29The Iranian customs office IRICA says exports declined by nearly a fourth in the seven months ending late October as closures meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic hit the country’s non-oil trade.
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Iran introduces new transportation restrictions amid rising COVID-19 cases
Nov 01, 2020 12:21Iran has introduced new restrictions on public transportation and traffic as new cases of novel coronavirus keep soaring across the country.