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A cholesterol-lowering drug could make coronavirus as treatable as the common cold, scientists have suggested. Researchers at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center looked at depriving the virus of nutrients which Covid-19 needs to survive. They found that fat which accumulates inside lung cells is a key component of what the virus needs to reproduce.…

Dr Michael Saag is getting increasingly frustrated as many in the public flout measures meant to prevent the spread of Covid-19. APPublished 19 Jul, 2020 08:43am Dr Michael Saag spends much of his time treating patients fighting for their lives and working with colleagues who are overwhelmed and exhausted by the relentless battle against the…

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is seen in an Oregonian/OregonLive file photo.Mark Graves/FileThe Oregon Health Authority reported 353 new confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases and three deaths on Saturday.Saturday’s count marks the third consecutive day that state officials have reported 300 or more cases.The streak began on Thursday when the health authority reported a record-breaking case…

Orange County reported 25 more deaths connected to the novel coronavirus on Saturday, the third-highest day on record as the number of confirmed cases continues to surge. Health officials said that 109 deaths have been reported in the last two weeks, and 494 since the pandemic began. The deaths reported Saturday included seven people who…

Nueces County in Texas has confirmed that 85 infants under the age of one have tested positive for coronavirus since the start of the pandemic as they urge the public to use greater caution. Among the children who tested positive was a baby boy under six months old, who died from the infection.Another was a newborn…