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Minnesota coronavirus cases traced to Trump, Biden campaign events: reports

The US is beginning to see a resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Small household gatherings are helping drive the surge, CDC chief says

'Hunker down': The fall Covid-19 surge is here

Sewage as a Possible Transmission Vehicle During a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a Densely populated Community: Guangzhou, China, April 2020

Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of COVID-19

USG releases new national antibiotic resistance plan

In the midst of a global pandemic, the federal government late last week released a new action plan to help prevent a future pandemic of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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AP-NORC poll: New angst for caregivers in time of COVID-19

A 25-year-old man becomes first in the U.S. to contract coronavirus twice, with second infection ‘more severe’

Second human trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine abroad, in UAE, have launched - Kremlin

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant

Europe eyes new restrictions as virus cases hit record high

GENEVA (AP) — Governments across Europe are ratcheting up restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the continent recorded its highest weekly number of new infections since the start of the pandemic.

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Global daily statistics

COVID-19 infections are still rising in 75 countries. There have been at least 37,855,000 reported infections and 1,080,000 reported deaths caused by the new coronavirus so far.

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WHO warns against pursuing herd immunity to stop coronavirus

LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a realistic strategy to stop the pandemic, dismissing such proposals as “simply unethical.”

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OPINION: Beyond COVID-19—a paradigm shift in infection management?

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30789-1/fulltext

The health and economic impact of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria has continuously grown over the past years, reaching an estimated peak of approximately 700 000 attributable deaths per year.
 
Neglected hygiene, poor compliance with infection control procedures, inappropriate antimicrobial use, and insufficient availability of diagnostics and new effective antibiotics have contributed to this inglorious global record.
 
Despite these alarming figures, infection prevention and treatment have not been considered top priorities on the agendas of most industrialised countries.
 
This mindset changed abruptly with the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk

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