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By KY3 Staff&nbsp|&nbsp Posted: Thu 6:54 PM, Jul 02, 2020 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has notified the public of potential community exposures from three new COVID-19 cases. Health officials shared the following timeline of potential exposures from two cases: -Saturday, June 20: Walmart Supercenter at 3520 W Sunshine around 4 p.m.…

BLACKFOOT — A resident of a Blackfoot assisted living facility has died as a result of symptoms from the novel coronavirus. The man, who is in his 80s, was a resident of the Willows Retirement and Assisted Living Facility, where at least one staff member has also tested positive for COVID-19. Southeastern Idaho Public Health…

Washington (AFP) - Test monkeys infected with the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic were protected from reinfection for up to 28 days later, a Chinese study out Thursday in the journal Science said.While the monkeys displayed initial immunity, it's unclear how long such immunity will last in humans - it will be necessary…

An antimalarial drug helped reduce deaths in hospitalized patients infected with Covid-19, according to a large retrospective study published Thursday. Coronavirus patients treated with the drug hydroxychloroquine within the first two days of admission were more likely to survive than patients who received other treatment, according to the study, which was published online by the…

PORTLAND — The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday there were 375 additional confirmed and presumptive cases of the coronavirus statewide, the second straight day that Oregon has broken a record fo…