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County health officials say the risk to others at the Albany pool that day is low July 6, 2020Updated: July 6, 2020 6:26 p.m. 1of3Lifeguards wear protective face masks and practice social distancing as they talk about the day's plans moments before the Lincoln Park pool opens for the season on Friday, July 3, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union2of3Rules to protect people from COVID-19 are posted at the Lincoln Park pool on Friday, July 3, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The Albany pools opened today. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union3of3Lifeguards wear protective face masks and practice social distancing as they talk about the day's plans moments before the Lincoln Park pool opens for the season on Friday,...

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A recent study in Spain showed that only five percent of the population there have antibodies to ward off the coronavirus despite the prevalence of the disease in the country where there have been nearly 30,000 deaths. HERE'S HOW LONG YOU MAY HAVE TO WEAR MASK Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, told CNBC that it is common to see towns with only 10 to 15 percent immunity. He said it seems that immunity could “wane” in people after a few months. TEXAS' CORONAVIRUS HOSPITALIZATIONS HIT NEW DAILY HIGH AS TOTAL CASES TOP 200,000 “It’s a very deceitful virus,” he said. “And immunity to it is very confusing and rather short-lived.” CORONAVIRUS IMMUNITY CAN BE 'SHORT-LIVED,' EXPERT WARNS The BBC reported that the study in Spain was one of the largest of its...

SALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah researchers said they have made an important discovery about how COVID-19 affects the blood of infected patients, potentially leading to dangerous strokes and heart attacks. They discovered COVID-19 triggers changes in blood platelets that could contribute to the onset of heart attacks, strokes and other complications. “I’ve always been interested in platelets, and how platelets change during infection,” said Dr. Robert Campbell, assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. Campbell was focused on the changes in blood platelets in patients infected with COVID-19. Platelets are the cells that play a role in heart attacks and strokes. When a patient is infected with COVID-19, Campbell said the body has an inflammat...

Weeks and months after having a confirmed or suspected Covid-19 infection, many people are finding they still haven’t fully recovered. Emerging reports describe lingering symptoms ranging from fatigue and brain-fog to breathlessness and tingling toes. So why does Covid-19 cause lasting health problems? Ian Sample discusses some of the possible explanations with Prof Danny Altmann, and finds out how patients might be helped in the future How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know

The 2020 coronavirus and 1918 Spanish influenza pandemics share many similarities, but they also diverge on one key point. “A major difference between Spanish flu and COVID-19 is the age distribution of fatalities,” according to Deutsche Bank DB, +4.40%. “For COVID-19, the elderly have been overwhelmingly the worst hit. For the Spanish flu of 1918, the young working-age population were severely affected too. In fact, the death rate from pneumonia and influenza that year among 25-34-year-olds in the United States was more than 50% higher than that for 65-74-year-olds. A remarkable difference to Covid-19.” Francis Yared, the global head of rates research at Deutsche Bank, said the overall mortality rate measured by weekly new deaths a...

Aurelien Meunier/Getty For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. More than 200 scientists and experts across the globe penned an open letter on Monday to public health bodies, including the World Health Organization, arguing there's significant evidence the coronavirus can persist in the air and spread in airborne particles from person to ...