Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate, first Black woman on a major party ticket

By CNN,

Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Kamala Harris will be his running mate for the 2020 election ballot, making the California senator the first Black wo...

Biden , kamala harris

Asymptomatic spreaders may hold keys to COVID-19 mysteries

By Tonny Ndungu,

As US leaders work to control the spread of coronavirus, researchers across the country -- and globe -- are working to answer the mysteries that remai...

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U.S. makes deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, deaths expected to rise

By Reuters,

Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said ...

coronavirus

Pressure piles on Kenya, Tanzania to resolve ‘safe flights list’ row

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya and Tanzania have been urged to consider an East African Community (EAC) coordinated approach after the two countries clashed over the 'safe fli...

coronavirus , EABC , safe flights

Tanzania bans Kenyan flights from its airspace till further notice

By Tonny Ndungu,

Flights from Kenya will not be allowed into the Tanzanian airspace, The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said in a statement on Friday. The...

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UK,France and Qatar added to list of countries allowed to fly into Kenya from August 1

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya has added 7 more countries to its list of countries whose passengers will be allowed into the country when international flights resume on Augus...

coronavirus

Why some people who haven’t had COVID-19 might already have some immunity

By CNN,

The immune systems of some people who have not been exposed to the novel coronavirus could have some familiarity with the pathogen -- possibly helping...

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We’re only just beginning to learn how COVID-19 affects the brain

By CNN,

One of the more puzzling aspects of the novel coronavirus is just how many organ systems are impacted through the course of the disease. We've heard a...

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U.S. records a coronavirus death every minute as total surpasses 150,000

By Reuters,

One person in the United States died about every minute from COVID-19 on Wednesday as the national death toll surpassed 150,000, the highest in the wo...

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U.S. records 10,000 coronavirus deaths in 11 days as fatalities approach 150K

By Reuters,

U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by 10,000 in 11 days, accordin...

2021 Tour de France moved forward to avoid Tokyo Olympics clash

By Reuters,

The start of next year’s Tour de France has been brought forward by a week to avoid clashing with the men’s road race at the rescheduled Tokyo Oly...

International Cycling Union , Tokyo Olympics , Tour de France

Why COVID-19 is killing diabetes patients at alarming rates

By Reuters,

Darrell Cager Sr., 64, had diabetes. So his youngest daughter urged him to seek care. The next day, he collapsed and died in his New Orleans home. ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Diabetes

Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80

By CNN,

John Robert Lewis, the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, to become a toweri...

John Lewis

California shuts down again as coronavirus outbreak grows

By Reuters,

California’s governor on Monday clamped new restrictions on businesses as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations soared, and the state’s two large...

California , coronavirus

WHO Official: Coronavirus probably can’t be eliminated under current conditions

By VOA,

The World Health Organization’s emergencies program chief said Friday that the new coronavirus probably could not be eliminated if current global co...

coronavirus , Mike Ryan , world health organization

The US, Brazil and others lifted lockdowns early. These charts show just how deadly that decision was

By CNN,

Patience in lifting coronavirus restrictions is paying off all over the world, but lifting lockdowns too early can have deadly consequences. A CNN ...

coronavirus , curfew , lockdown

U.S. reports 55,000 COVID-19 cases in single day, hits new global record

By CNN,

The United States reported more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a new daily global record for the coronavirus pandemic, as infections rose...

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Coronavirus pandemic is getting worse- WHO warns

By VOA,

The World Health Organization says 60 percent of the world’s 10 million coronavirus cases since December came in the month of June – a sign that t...

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U.S. coronavirus cases rise by 47,000, biggest one-day spike of pandemic

By Reuters,

New U.S. coronavirus cases rose by more than 47,000 on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally, the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic...

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U.S. records 45,242 new coronavirus cases; largest single-day increase

By Reuters,

The United States recorded 45,242 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the largest single-day increase of the pandemic, according to a Reuters tally, brin...

coronavirus , COVID-19