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For months, Americans have been told to wear a mask or cloth face covering in public settings. A face covering can prevent people who are asymptomatic carriers of Covid-19 from spreading the virus to other people.But now new projections from the University of Cambridge illustrate how impactful the simple measure could be: Researchers found that that…

Coronavirus symptoms will be somewhat minor for most people, but some patients will experience a more severe version of COVID-19 that can lead to respiratory complications and potentially death. Researchers have studied sections of the human genome from COVID-19 patients and compared it to healthy people. The scientists identified two spots that contain genes that…

If someone has high blood pressure, they have two times the risk of dying from COVID-19 if they become sick, a new study shows.  The new study, published by the European Heart Journal this week was conducted by a team of international researchers. » RELATED: Experts warn summer heat may not slow spread of coronavirus "Soon after…

Hydroxychloroquine is used to treat autoimmune diseases like lupus and is being studied for use in treating and preventing COVID-19. GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images Hydroxychloroquine is used to treat autoimmune diseases like lupus and is being studied for use in treating and preventing COVID-19. GEORGE…

Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images) Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says they will study the High Court judgment that declared lockdown regulations under alert level 3 and 4 unconstitutional and invalid. He says government will look to see which regulation needs to be corrected to help with government's aim to contain…