South Africa’s virus variant drives holiday surge of cases
South Africa’s normally joyful and lively Christmas celebrations have been dampened by the spike in new cases and deaths driven
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Zika virus affects eye development before but not after birth
While the SARS-CoV-2 virus has dominated the news this past year, researchers continue to study the health effects of the
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Hot spot: California hospitals buckle as virus cases surge
Hospitals across California have all but run out of intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients, ambulances are backing up outside
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Task force recommends stricter virus measures for Florida
A White House Coronavirus Task Force report for Florida recommended stricter measures for stopping the virus including mask wearing at
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Scientists discover how COVID-19 virus causes multiple organ failure in mice
UCLA researchers are the first to create a version of COVID-19 in mice that shows how the disease damages organs
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Existing antihistamine drugs show effectiveness against COVID-19 virus in cell testing
Three common antihistamine medications have been found in preliminary tests to inhibit infection of cells by the coronavirus that causes
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Most of California to enter sweeping new virus lockdown
The vast region of Southern California, much of the San Francisco Bay area and a large swath of the Central
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Bulgaria closes restaurants, schools to fight virus
Bulgaria’s government announced Wednesday a return to tougher restrictions, including the closure of restaurants and schools, in a bid to
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Hard-hit Brazil threatened by second wave of virus
After struggling for months to get its spiraling COVID-19 death toll under control, Brazil is now threatened by the nightmare
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US, Europe plan vaccination schemes as second virus wave builds
Plans for vaccination programmes began taking shape in Europe and the United States following recent breakthroughs, as surging coronavirus caseloads
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