A network of coronavirus-testing walk-in centres is to be set up across England in an attempt to persuade more people to come forward for testing. Several hundred walk-in units will be up and running by the end of October, in time for winter, when there is concern cases could start to rise. They will complement… Read More »
In a new series, CNBC Make It speaks to young entrepreneurs who are pivoting their businesses, or starting anew, to address some of the challenges raised by the coronavirus pandemic. The race is on to combat the coronavirus. Since the outbreak was first identified at the start of this year, pharmaceutical giants and institutions have been… Read More »
As part of the global effort to manage and contain the coronavirus response, two global health standards organizations have introduced new content. Regenstrief Institute and SNOMED International, are supporting care teams globally to code and track SARS-CoV-2 testing and COVID-19 cases, and by extension support clinicians and researchers in their efforts to address its containment.… Read More »
Black, Hispanic and Latino pregnant women in Philadelphia are five times as likely as their white counterparts to have been exposed to the coronavirus, according to data collected from nearly 1,300 women between April and June. The findings, which have not been published in a scientific journal, were based on tests for coronavirus antibodies, which… Read More »
By Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 19 June UK coronavirus alert level lowered from four to three The UK’s chief medical officers today said the country’s coronavirus alert level has reduced from four to three. This level of the alert system corresponds… Read More »