#New strain of COVID-19 driving South Africa’s resurgence

#New strain of COVID-19 driving South Africa’s resurgence

“#New strain of COVID-19 driving South Africa’s resurgence” JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has announced that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is driving the country’s current resurgence of the disease, which is seeing higher numbers of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The new variant, known as 501.V2, is dominant among new confirmed infections in South…

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#The developers of the COVID vaccine

#The developers of the COVID vaccine

“#The developers of the COVID vaccine” More from: Really? Not the inventors of the COVID vaccine? A vaccine we were told was years away? Incredibly, Time magazine’s Person of the Year is a two-time presidential loser unenthusiastically put forward by his party as the best hope of unseating Donald Trump — and his running mate,…

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#How health workers continue to cope in COVID-19 wards

#How health workers continue to cope in COVID-19 wards

“#How health workers continue to cope in COVID-19 wards” PARIS — During their daily morning round of the intensive care unit, hospital staffers and medical students pause outside room No. 10, abruptly emptied of the patient who lost his nearly month-long battle against COVID-19 the previous evening. The man died at 6:12 p.m., the medic…

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#Mexico tops 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, 4th country to do so

#Mexico tops 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, 4th country to do so

“#Mexico tops 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, 4th country to do so” MEXICO CITY — Mexico passed the 100,000 mark in confirmed COVID-19 deaths, becoming only the fourth country to do so amid concerns about the lingering physical and psychological scars on survivors. José Luis Alomía Zegarra, Mexico’s director of epidemiology, announced late Thursday that Mexico had…

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#’Doctor Mike’ calls for probe of scrubs maker Figs

#’Doctor Mike’ calls for probe of scrubs maker Figs

“#’Doctor Mike’ calls for probe of scrubs maker Figs” A celebrity doctor says he has been flooded with alarming social-media messages about medical scrubs startup Figs — and now he’s calling on the authorities to intervene, The Post has learned. Dr. Mikhail Varshavski — who was named People’s “Sexiest Doctor Alive” in 2015 and who…

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#Campaign adviser defends Trump’s remarks on COVID cases, doctors

#Campaign adviser defends Trump’s remarks on COVID cases, doctors

“#Campaign adviser defends Trump’s remarks on COVID cases, doctors” Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller on Sunday defended President Trump’s claim that doctors are profiting from coronavirus deaths and said Democratic governors must reopen their states and get the country “back to normal.” ABC News’ anchor George Stephanopoulos asked Miller why the president “attacks doctors…

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