California Counties Begin Tightening COVID-19 Restrictions – NBC Bay Area

[ad_1] California counties will begin tougher COVID-19 restrictions on Monday as cases rise statewide and Thanksgiving travelers return home. Health officials are bracing for a surge of cases in the next two or three weeks that could be linked to Thanksgiving gatherings. Authorities had urged residents to stay at home and limit their interactions with … Read more

Infected mom gives birth to baby with antibodies

[ad_1] (Journalist) – Welcome to the world, Aldrin: Looks like you came with some extra protection. Born in Singapore to a mother who had been infected with COVID-19, the baby has antibodies to the virus, Sky News reports. “It’s very interesting,” mother Céline Ng-Chan told the Straits Times after the birth of November 7. “His … Read more

Los Angeles County reports 5,000 new coronavirus cases the day before new home support order goes into effect

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (KABC) – The surge in Los Angeles County coronavirus cases continues, with more than 5,000 new cases announced on Sunday. The county announced 5,014 new cases and 16 additional deaths. There are 2,049 hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county. As the numbers continue to rise, the county’s new home security ordinance goes … Read more

COVID-19 fear fuels increase in bariatric surgeries

[ad_1] Ted Threadgill hesitated for years over whether to undergo weight loss surgery, the treatment option considered the most effective way for obese people to lose excess weight and, most importantly, not to. On the one hand, the 54-year-old former college baseball player knew the dangers of tipping the scales at 350 pounds, the problems … Read more

more than 3000 new cases, 10 known deaths

[ad_1] Chelsea curtis | Republic of Arizona Arizona reported more than 3,200 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 new known deaths on Sunday, as hospital trends continued to worsen. The continued rise in cases and hospitalizations comes as Arizona’s healthcare system tries to deal with the pressures of a new wave of COVID-19. “Our forecasting … Read more

Death toll from malaria to exceed COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: WHO

[ad_1] By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Malaria deaths from disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic in services designed to tackle mosquito-borne disease will far exceed those killed by COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa, warned Monday the World Health Organization. More than 409,000 people worldwide – most of them babies in the poorest parts of Africa – … Read more

Soaring virus cases hurt small rural hospitals in Missouri, Kansas

[ad_1] HOLTON, Kan. (AP) – Small rural hospitals in Missouri and Kansas are spending more and more hours researching facilities to transfer patients to as they struggle to cope with the surge in coronavirus cases. As area hospitals fill up with COVID-19 patients, small hospitals like the one in Holton, Kansas, are struggling to treat … Read more

Missouri Launches New COVID-19 Vaccine Website, Explaining Planned Vaccine Availability Phases

[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – A new website is offering information to residents of Missouri about COVID-19 vaccines and how the state plans to respond when vaccines become available. MOStopsCOVID.com was first launched on Tuesday. It provides Missourians with information regarding vaccine safety, research and production processes, and when they might be eligible for vaccination. … Read more