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California records the largest 1-day jump reported so far in the US during the pandemic.
It only took 5 days for cases to surge from 10 million to 11 million, and today the number stands at 11,520,461 cases.
Officials must revisit their approach in order to minimize COVID-19 deaths, the study author says.
Not recognizing airborne transmission has led to a false sense of security, they write.
Seven more Ebola cases and three more deaths have been confirmed over the past few days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 41 cases, which includes 17 deaths.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Jul 1
Also, the WHO urges caution as African countries resume air travel, and cases rise in some parts of Europe.
Steps that many Americans took on their own appear to have helped reduce COVID-19 spread in March and April.
Florida confirms a record number, and Texas has a new order to wear masks.
One more Ebola case has been confirmed in an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province, raising the total to 34, according to a statement from the country's multisectoral Ebola technical committee (CMRE).
In the first 3 months of the pandemic, excess US deaths were 28% higher than reported COVID-19 deaths.
WHO officials also share details about a similar rise in the Middle East, due to multiple factors.
At least 19 states have paused or rolled back plans to reopen establishements such as bars and restaurants.
One study finds that a 3-day antibiotic course is non-inferior to a 5-day course.
Three more Ebola cases have been confirmed in a recently emerged outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province, raising the total to 33, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said on Twitter today.
Yesterday, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published studies showing that only 46% of COVID-19 patients reported recent contact with an infected person and that only 27% did so in Colorado.
Also, the Recovery trial announces that a review showed no COVID benefit for a well-known HIV treatment.
More than 10% of swine workers tested had antibodies to the novel influenza strain.
More than half of 57 patients had abnormal lung CT findings a month after hospital discharge.
"How the country will respond in the next 7 to 10 days will have an impact," says CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm. "But there are going to be lots and lots of cases."
