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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention briefly posted new guidance to its website stating that the coronavirus can commonly be transmitted through aerosol particles, which can be produced by activities like singing. Here, choristers wear face masks during a music festival in southwestern France in July. Bob Edme/AP hide caption toggle caption Bob Edme/AP…

244 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Massachusetts, 7 additional deaths Daily positive test rate at 2.25% The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 244 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the statewide total to 125,723.There were 10,823 new molecular tests conducted, with a 2.25% daily positive rate. State health officials also confirmed…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.A lower supply of a certain type of immune cell in older people that is critical to fighting foreign invaders may help…

A sign informing people to stay 6 feet apart stands on Marina Boulevard at Marina Green in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that it erroneously posted guidance that said the coronavirus spreads through airborne particles that can…

Latest 11:16 AM - 09/21/20 11:16 AM - September 21, 2020 Latest Wolf says he’ll veto Pa. bill on school sports Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday said he will veto a bill that would have given Pennsylvania schools the sole authority to determine whether to play sports, allow spectators at games, and hold in-person extracurricular…