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By Jessica Hamzelou Zika virus infection in pregnant women can lead to arrested brain development in fetuses and babiesThe Lancet Child & Adolescent Health When Zika virus first hit Brazil five years ago, the impact was devastating. Cases of infection with the virus began to be detected in adults in Brazil in early 2015, and…

Public health nurse Lee Cherie Booth conducts a test for Covid-19 outside of the Salt Lake City Public Health Center. When a swab test comes back positive, contact tracing starts. | Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP The country only has a fraction of workers needed to trace the coronavirus, as health departments are…

CoronavirusScientists are still investigating the origin of the coronavirus that has paralysed much of the planet.Perhaps understandably, rumours have circulated that the virus might be man-made, but scientists have spoken out to explain why it’s not true, Science Alert has reported.Specific features on the virus show that it’s the product of natural evolution, according to…

Boeing said it will put about 27,000 people back to work this week building passenger jets at its Seattle-area plants, with virus-slowing precautions in place, including face masks and staggered shifts. The modest reopenings come amid protests in some states by people who say it’s time to get back to work.Boeing is among a small…

An Israeli hospital is offering the families of coronavirus patients the rare opportunity to say goodbye to their dying loved ones in personBy ISAAC SCHARF Associated PressApril 18, 2020, 4:04 PM4 min readJERUSALEM -- Elisheva Stern wasn't ready to say goodbye to her ailing father, who was succumbing to the coronavirus in an Israeli hospital.…