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FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are still targeting US COVID-19 research

Fri, 2020-09-25 05:33 — mike kraft

FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are still targeting US FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday said Chinese hackers are continuing to target U.S. Maggie Miller TheHill

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday said Chinese hackers are continuing to target U.S. companies involved in COVID-19 research and described China as the nation’s “greatest counterintelligence threat.”

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Fauci cautions that a Covid-19 vaccine won't eliminate the need for masks and public health measures

Fri, 2020-09-25 05:11 — mike kraft

Fauci cautions that a Covid-19 vaccine won't eliminate the need for masks and public health measures Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that even an effective Covid-19 vaccine won't replace the need for other public health measures, such as wearing a mask, social distancing and washing hands. Christina Maxouris and Eric Levenson, CNN CNN

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Red Cross warns coronavirus is prompting discrimination in Asia

Fri, 2020-09-25 00:04 — mike kraft

Red Cross warns coronavirus is driving discrimination in Asia warned on Thursday that the novel coronavirus is driving discrimination towards vulnerable communities in Asia, including migrants and foreigners. Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned on Thursday that the novel coronavirus is driving discrimination towards vulnerable communities in Asia, including migrants and foreigners.

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Are people to be left to die?' Vaccine pleas fill UN summit

Thu, 2020-09-24 23:53 — mike kraft

'Are people to be left to die?' Vaccine pleas fill UN summit JOHANNESBURG (AP) — If the United Nations was created from the ashes of World War II, what will be born from the global crisis of COVID-19? Many world leaders at this week’s virtual U.N.... AP NEWS

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United to offer Hawaii-bound passengers coronavirus tests, a possible blueprint for flights abroad

Thu, 2020-09-24 22:05 — mike kraft

United to offer Hawaii-bound passengers coronavirus tests, a possible blueprint for flights abroad The tests could help travelers avoid quarantine requirements. Leslie Josephs CNBC

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Infected young people seed waves of the virus that sicken older people, C.D.C. report says.

Thu, 2020-09-24 21:49 — mike kraft

As millennials mingled in bars and restaurants over the summer, and students returned to college campuses, coronavirus infections surged among young adults.

From June through August, the incidence of Covid-19 was highest among adults aged 20 to 29 years old, according to research published on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Young adults accounted for more than 20 percent of all confirmed cases.

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Putin tells Russians to obey rules as COVID-19 cases tick higher

Thu, 2020-09-24 21:33 — mike kraft

Putin tells Russians to obey rules as COVID-19 cases tick higher President Vladimir Putin urged Russians to stick to social distancing rules and said he wanted to avoid another strict lockdown on Thursday, when the daily tally of new COVID-19 cases was the highest in more than two months. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Trudeau: Canada already in second wave of coronavirus

Thu, 2020-09-24 21:17 — mike kraft

Trudeau: Canada already in second wave of coronavirus Warning comes as Canadian Covid-19 cases climb higher, a setback that follows the country’s success in flattening the curve earlier in the pandemic Andy Blatchford POLITICO

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning Canadians that the second wave has arrived in many parts of the country.

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Will Europe's second wave of Covid-19 cases mean a second huge death toll?

Thu, 2020-09-24 21:07 — mike kraft

Will Europe's second wave mean a second huge death toll? At first glance, the outlook doesn't seem too grim. While reported cases are reaching record highs as Europe endures a "second wave," deaths are still well below their peak in April. But experts warn the signs point to more tragedy ahead this winter. Emma Reynolds, CNN CNN

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Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread

Thu, 2020-09-24 06:51 — mike kraft

Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread The largest U.S. genetic study of the virus, conducted in Houston, shows one viral strain outdistancing all of its competitors, and many potentially important mutations. Washington Post

Scientists in Houston on Wednesday released a study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the coronavirus that reveals the virus’s continual accumulation of mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious.

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