UPMC announces plans to give all patients coronavirus antibody test UPMC announces plans to give all patients coronavirus antibody test As Pennsylvania prepares to begin reopening, UPMC continues to work around the clock to make sure all patients coming into their facilities are protected. On Thursday, UPMC announced plans to expand their testing to include…
04/24/2020 8:30 a.m. The CDC announced new guidelines for pet owners after two cats tested positive for COVID-19. Photo Credit: Contributed The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new guidelines for pet owners after a pair of cats tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in two different parts of New York. According to the…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The Trump administration unveiled the specifics of a $100 billion plan to support the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic and ensure that uninsured patients will be covered by giving hospitals and doctors direct payments from the government.Health and…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.President Trump announced Sunday evening that the United States had passed a major coronavirus testing milestone, telling reporters that 4.18 million Americans have now been screened -- more than France, the U.K., South Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Austria, Australia, Sweden and…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.President Trump announced at the White House coronavirus news briefing in the Rose Garden on Tuesday that the United States will immediately halt all funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), saying it had put "political correctness over lifesaving measures."Also at the briefing,…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…