In a new study, researchers found that the virus can travel on respiratory droplets up 26 feet in just a few seconds after someone cough, sneezes, or sings.
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Thursday 27 August 2020
Schools Find Health Risks in Water After Covid-19 Lockdowns
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Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby
Though the patient didn't have the typical respiratory symptoms associated with COVID-19, she did have a fever and diarrhea, suggesting possible viral infection. Before going to the hospital, she didn't know she had the coronavirus.
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Polio Eradicated in Africa: WHO
The campaign by governments and nonprofits delivered nearly 9 billion polio vaccines.
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Hospitals Must Report COVID Data or Be Penalized
Hospitals that fail to follow the new regulations could be ousted from Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS estimates that 6,200 hospitals participate in those two federal health programs.
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