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Death toll from wildfires reaches 33 on the West Coast

Health News Loading the player… SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Nearly all of the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said, as crews continued to battle wildfires that have killed at least 33 victims from California to Washington state. The flames have destroyed neighborhoods, leaving… Read More »

Coronavirus UK: 15 fatalities in preliminary daily death toll

Britain’s daily Covid-19 cases shrink AGAIN: Health chiefs record 812 more infections — meaning rolling average has dropped for the fourth day in a row as officials announce 16 deaths Department of Health statistics show 1,043 Britons are now testing positive for Covid-19 each day The rolling seven-day average has dropped every day since —… Read More »

‘The death toll would be enormous,’ Fauci says of herd immunity to coronavirus in the U.S.

Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. Kevin Dietsch | Reuters If the U.S. allowed the coronavirus to spread unchecked in an attempt to try to achieve so-called herd immunity, the… Read More »

Iran virus toll rises to 77

Iran’s supreme leader has put the Islamic Republic on a war footing against the new coronavirus by ordering its armed forces to assist health officials in combating the outbreak. Iran has the deadliest outbreak outside of China that authorities say has now killed 77 people. “Whatever helps public health and prevents the spread of the… Read More »

Coronavirus death toll rises above 900 as of Monday

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen above 40,000 with the number of deaths rising above 900 as of Monday morning. A staff member measures temperature of people entering Ping’an International Financial Center in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. It has been reported by Chinese Authorities that on Sunday, 3,281 patients who were infected… Read More »