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Research Finds Concerning Drop in U.S. Colorectal Cancer Screenings and Surgeries

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

New diagnoses of one of the deadliest cancers fell by one-third in March and April as U.S. physicians and patients halted appointments and screenings during the COVID-19 outbreak, Reuters reported. Research by the health data […]

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Virus Takes Hold in Many Areas, as U.S. Nears 100,000 Deaths

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Optimism over reopening economies from business shutdowns to fight the virus spurred a rally on Wall Street, even as the official U.S. death toll approached 100,000, The Associated Press reported. Outbreaks are still climbing in […]

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WHO Warns of New Wave in Areas Where COVID-19 Declining

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday, Reuters reported. The […]

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Actions made to combat the delta version should still be successful in combating the newly discovered omicron variation, according to World Health Organization officials.

WHO Pauses Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, Reuters informs. Hydroxycholoroquine has been touted by Donald […]

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Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 Recovery Rate Inches Toward 60%

May 24, 2020 Focus Washington

With 2,233 new recoveries confirmed on Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health spokesman Dr. Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly said that the recovery rate in the Kingdom since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is almost 60 […]

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U.S. Plans Massive Coronavirus Vaccine Testing Effort to Meet Year-End Deadline

May 22, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100,000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine candidates in an effort to deliver a safe and effective one […]

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Reinforcements Sent to California Border Hospital Hit by Coronavirus

May 22, 2020 Focus Washington

Emergency medical reinforcements began work on Thursday at a small Southern California hospital straining to cope with a recent surge in coronavirus patients, some of them turned away from overwhelmed hospitals across the border in […]

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Coronavirus Tally Rises in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain

May 20, 2020 Focus Washington

Coronavirus tally has risen in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in the past 24 hours, according to health authorities in both countries on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. In Saudi Arabia, eight fatalities were recorded, pushing the […]

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Trump Claims He Is Taking Hydroxychloroquine Despite FDA Warning

May 19, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug, Reuters reports. Trump volunteered […]

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Promising Virus U.S. Vaccine Trials Reported

May 19, 2020 Focus Washington

The phased reopening of U.S. business and social life gained traction on Monday with more Americans emerging from coronavirus lockdowns and financial markets boosted by promising early results from the first U.S. vaccine trial in […]

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Pelosi Looks to Negotiate $3T Coronavirus Relief Bill as White House Threatens Veto

May 15, 2020 Focus Washington

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged Thursday that the Democrats’ $3 trillion coronavirus relief legislation does not have a good chance of becoming law and suggested the massive bill could be a starting point for talks […]

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Ramadan Gatherings Cause COVID-19 Cases Among Saudi Children, Women to Soar

May 15, 2020 Focus Washington

Cases of the killer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among Saudi children were on Thursday reported to have shot up by 125 percent during Ramadan, health officials revealed, Arab News reported. And a “dangerous” rise of 100 […]

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Saudi Arabia to Re-Impose Coronavirus Curfew as Cases Surge

May 14, 2020 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia’s government will re-impose a 24-hour curfew across the entire country during the five-day Eid Al-Fitr holiday at the end of May in a bid to contain a resurgent coronavirus epidemic. It will be […]

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Southern Californians Return to Beaches

May 14, 2020 Focus Washington

Los Angeles beaches reopened on Wednesday after weeks of coronavirus closure, drawing Californians out for a glimpse of the sun one day after learning that sweeping stay-at-home orders could remain in place all summer, Reuters […]

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Wuhan to Test All Residents After New Infections

May 13, 2020 Focus Washington

Authorities in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began were moving forward Wednesday with efforts to test all 11 million residents for the virus within 10 days after a handful of fresh infections were […]

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California Cancels University Classes as Fauci Warns of Reopening Too Soon

May 13, 2020 Focus Washington

California’s state university system, the largest in the United States, canceled classes on Tuesday for the fall semester because of the coronavirus, while Los Angeles County said its stay-at-home order was likely to be extended […]

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Gatherings Blamed for Spike in COVID-19 Cases in Saudi Arabia

May 12, 2020 Focus Washington

Saudi Health Ministry’s spokesman has attributed the increase of COVID-19 cases among children and women to social gatherings. A total of 22 percent of Monday’s recorded cases were women and 7 percent were children, Arab […]

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South Korea Scrambles to Contain Seoul Nightclub Coronavirus Outbreak

May 11, 2020 Focus Washington

South Korean officials scrambled on Monday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, searching for thousands of people who may have been infected in a cluster of cases linked to nightclubs and bars in the densely […]

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China, South Korea Report New Virus Cases

May 8, 2020 Focus Washington

China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections Friday after reopening economies damaged by devastating outbreaks. Around the globe, governments are opting to accept the risks of easing pandemic-fighting restrictions that left huge numbers […]

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Foreigners on the Frontlines of Pandemic in Arab Gulf States

May 7, 2020 Focus Washington

The global pandemic has drawn attention to just how vital foreigners are to the Arab Gulf countries where they work, particularly as countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman expel foreigners from certain sectors to […]

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Coronavirus Spread Swiftly Around World From Late 2019, Study Shows

May 7, 2020 Focus Washington

A genetic study of samples from more than 7,500 people infected with COVID-19 suggests the new coronavirus spread quickly around the world after it emerged in China sometime between October and December last year, scientists […]

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NYC’s Subways Shut Down for Virus Cleaning

May 6, 2020 Focus Washington

New York City’s subway system went silent in the early morning hours of Wednesday, as part of a plan for the normally round-the-clock system to shut down for train cleaning, The Associated Press reports. The […]

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UN Leader Says People With Disabilities Hard Hit by Virus

May 6, 2020 Focus Washington

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world’s 1 billion people living with disabilities are among the hardest hit by the coronavirus and called for them to have equal access to prevention and treatment of COVID-19, […]

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Another 1,700 Virus Deaths Reported in NY Nursing Homes

May 5, 2020 Focus Washington

New York state is reporting more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities as the state faces scrutiny over how it’s protected vulnerable residents during the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated […]

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Researchers Double U.S. COVID-19 Death Forecast

May 5, 2020 Focus Washington

A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts nearly 135,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by early August, almost double previous projections, as social-distancing measures for quelling the pandemic are increasingly relaxed, researchers said on Monday, […]

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Italy Starts Slow Return to Normal Life

May 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Nearly two months after ordering Italians to stay home in an effort to slow one of the worst outbreaks of the new coronavirus in the world, the Italian government on Monday cautiously eased a few […]

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COVID-19 Vaccine Race Heats up Globally

May 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Hundreds of people are rolling up their sleeves in countries across the world to be injected with experimental vaccines that might stop COVID-19, adding hope that an end to the pandemic may arrive sooner than […]

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Global Coronavirus Cases Surpass 3.5 Million

May 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday and deaths neared a quarter of a million, according to a Reuters tally, concerning experts who fear substantial underreporting even as the rate of fatalities and new […]

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Up to 100,000 Americans Could Die From Coronavirus, Trump Says

May 4, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he now believes as many as 100,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, after the death toll passed his earlier estimates, but said he was confident a vaccine […]

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California Closes Beaches Where Crowds Defied Coronavirus Guidelines

May 1, 2020 Focus Washington

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he had ordered beaches in Orange County in the southern part of the state to close, after crowds defied public health guidelines to throng the popular shoreline last […]

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