All travellers from the United Kingdom will be required to provide a negative coronavirus test before boarding flights to the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday. The restrictions on UK travellers will come into
The British government has awarded contracts to two firms to develop coronavirus “freedom passports” to enter into workplaces, pubs, and schools despite previously proclaiming that there are no plans to implement such a system. The two contracts were awarded to
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while the Trump administration’s coronavirus response has had flaws, it does deserve credit for doing “a decent job of pouring money, both toward a vaccine and toward testing.” Brooks said,
Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert, discussed coronavirus infection rates, herd immunity, masks, and best practices.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) fired a high-ranking public health official for shrinking from a request to privately test relatives of his top aide as a “favor” when specimen collection supplies were in short supply, according to a whistleblower lawsuit filed Tuesday.
The riots in American cities last week and the week before forced the temporary closure of at least 70 separate coronavirus testing sites nationwide, the White House Coronavirus Task Force was told on Tuesday.
On Friday’s “MSNBC Live,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that if we had improved testing, “we could open up a lot more quickly” and that he is “so proud of these young kids in the streets.” Schumer also expressed concern that protesters were putting themselves and others at risk from coronavirus, and said that “The answer here is testing.”
According to a NYU study, the legendary five-minute Abbott coronavirus test misses close to 50 percent of positive infections.
Safety protocols for returning to the workforce are more important than ubiquitous coronavirus testing to resume economic normalcy, explained Dr. Anthony Harris, associate medical director and vice president of onsite clinical operations for WorkCare, an occupational health services company.
The coronavirus is no longer at epidemic levels in the UK as community transmission has fallen, say a team of Oxford University experts.
During Friday’s Democratic weekly address, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) stated that without “comprehensive contact tracing” and a national testing strategy that ensures everyone who needs a test can get one, “consumers won’t have the confidence needed to jump-start our economy.”
Tech giant Apple has reportedly awarded nasal swab manufacturer COPAN Diagnostics with $10 million to help boost the company’s output of Chinese virus test kit components. COPAN hopes to be pumping out a million test kits a week by July with Apple’s help.
Dr. Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, called for the development of fast, reliable, and affordable coronavirus testing technology at businesses in order to safely reopen the economy and give the public the peace of mind it needs to resume consumer activity.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said that according to those responsible for testing, the U.S. should “hopefully” have coronavirus tests available for everyone who needs one “towards the end
A pug dog tested positive for the coronavirus recently in North Carolina, which is believed to be the first case of its kind in the United States.
Residents have an opportunity to get free coronavirus testing Tuesday in Detroit, Michigan, as part of the effort to stop the disease from spreading.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir stated that the federal government will “fully supply” state supply chains to allow them to meet the testing capacity goal of at
More than 1,000 Spanish healthcare workers have gone into isolation after wearing faulty medical masks bought from China.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) called for the production of the ingredients and materials for coronavirus tests to be brought back to the United States. Stabenow stated that the United States is well
The British government reportedly spent £16 million on two million coronavirus home test kits from two separate Chinese companies, none of which work.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) praised the White House’s reopening guidelines and stated that he has had help from and “good communication” with the federal government, but also said that his state
The British government has ordered millions of coronavirus tests made in China that do not work, Public Health England’s Professor John Newton has admitted.
The Spanish government bought 640,000 EU-certified coronavirus tests from a Chinese company. They do not work.
The Food and Drug Administration approved a rapid coronavirus test on Saturday that will deliver results in about 45 minutes. The test will be available in the next few weeks and no training will be necessary to administer the tests.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Vice President Mike Pence stated that, due to the availability of speedier tests, “you’re literally going to see tens of thousands of tests” in the coming days and weeks. Pence said,
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) stated that 200 nurses in his state are on furlough because they can’t be tested for coronavirus. Lamont said, “I can tell you, Danbury Hospital is already at
President Donald Trump condemned the press for spreading “fake news” about Google’s planned Wuhan coronavirus screening tool in a press conference Sunday.
President Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday that he took a test for the Chinese coronavirus and that the test is pending evaluation.
The FDA has approved emergency authorization of a coronavirus test developed by the Swiss diagnostic developer Roche.
