Month: August 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a visit to the Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies' Innovation Center, a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant where components for a potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate are being developed, in Morrrisville, North Carolina, U.S., July 27, 2020. Carlos Barria | Reuters The hunt is on for a vaccine for Covid-19, which has killed more than 600,000 people. The current frontrunners include an mRNA vaccine from Moderna; a candidate vaccine from AstraZeneca and Oxford University; a Chinese vaccine from the military and biotech company CanSigo Biologisc; and an mRNA-based vaccine from German company BioNTech and Pfizer. While a candidate could be approved this year, it remains to be seen whether...

A Wisconsin public-health official blames “quarantine fatigue.” A Michigan health officials points to laxer rules in Wisconsin regarding masks, bars and restaurants. Whatever the reason, counties on either side of the Michigan/Wisconsin border in the Upper Peninsula are current hot spots for coronavirus. Gogebic, which is Michigan’s westernmost county and includes the city of Ironwood, currently has Michigan’s highest coronavirus infection rate, with 34 new cases in the past seven days. That’s 45% of the county’s 76 confirmed cases since March. Meanwhile, Iron County in Wisconsin, which borders Gogebic, has the highest infection rates in its state, according to a July 30 report by Wisconsin Public Radio. Two other hot spots are Menominee County, Michigan, and Menominee County, Wisconsin...

Coronavirus-related deaths also rose after declining during April and May: The country saw 25,259 fatalities in July, up more than 3,700 from the previous month, according to The Post’s data. Health experts predicted daily deaths would continue to trend upward in August, trailing spikes in infections by a few weeks. On Friday, the U.S. death toll surpassed 150,000. Here are some significant developments: Further imperiling the Major League Baseball season, the St. Louis Cardinals, who reported two positive coronavirus tests Friday, reportedly saw another four positives on Saturday, one of which was a player. For the second straight day, that night’s Cardinals-Brewers game was called off, marking the 16th game of this MLB season to be postponed. Top White House officials traveled to t...

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At least 260 campers who attended an overnight summer camp in Georgia have been infected with the coronavirus, the CDC reported Friday.  51 of the campers are between the age of 6 to 10 and 180 are between 11 to 17 years old, according to the report. The CDC stated that the age demographics of the results "add to the body of evidence" that demonstrates "all ages are susceptible" to the coronavirus.  The overnight camp was able to operate in the state of Georgia under Governor Brian P. Kemp's executive order that stated overnight summer camps must require campers and workers to test negative for the coronavirus.   Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. At least 260 campers who attended an overnight summer camp in Georgia have been infected with the ...