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NEW YORK (Reuters) - “Home soon,” Madhvi Aya texted from her hospital bed. “Love you.” Minnoli Aya poses with her parents Raj and Madhvi on her graduation day in this undated handout photo provided by the family to Reuters on April 13, 2020. Courtesy of Minnoli Aya/Handout via REUTERS It was the last exchange she…

Image copyright Other Image caption Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong tested positive for Covid-19 two days previously The baby of a "highly valued and loved" nurse has been delivered successfully after she died from Covid-19.Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, had worked for five years at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, where she died on Sunday. A hospital trust…

By Jessica Hamzelou More benefits of breastfeeding?Oksana Kuzmina/Alamy A healthy set of gut bacteria seems to play a vital role in protecting us from a host of disorders – but what about the billions of viruses that interact with these bacteria? Although babies seem to be born without any such viruses, their guts become home…

By Amy Graff, SFGATE Updated 10:28 am PDT, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Contact tracing is a technique that involves tracking residents with the virus and identifying those who could have been exposed, and interviewing and monitoring them. Contact tracing is a technique that involves tracking residents with the virus and identifying those who could have been…

A Northwest Baltimore nursing home is reporting 129 cases of coronavirus among its residents and 41 positive tests among its staff in one of the largest outbreaks of COVID-19 in the country. The FutureCare Lochearn facility reported its first confirmed case March 31, Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa said, and FutureCare officials said they…