Health

Benita Mathew, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 3:56 p.m. CT June 28, 2020 | Updated 3:57 p.m. CT June 28, 2020The percentage of new tests that were positive for the coronavirus reached its highest point in more than a month Sunday.State health officials announced 457 cases — the most yet on a Sunday — in a little under…

As the COVID-19 case count in Oregon continues to increase (524 new cases in the past two days) the once-united front among Oregon's three largest counties is fragmenting. On June 25, the five-member Washington County Board of Commissioners wrote  to Gov. Kate Brown asking her to "consider amending your regional 'coupling' of Washington, Clackamas and Multnomah…

Bartender Sara Kennely, walks behind the bar as preparations, like spacing out the barstools, are underway, Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Max's Allegheny Tavern on Pittsburgh's North Side. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)APIn a Sunday press release, Allegheny County officials announced new mitigation measures in response to the county’s recent increase in new coronavirus cases.The measures include…

Covid-19 has given new momentum to Beijing's push to internationalise traditional medicineAs scientists race to develop a vaccine for Covid-19, Beijing has been championing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a way to treat the disease.A recent white paper released by the Chinese government claimed that 92% of the country's Covid-19 cases were treated in some…

(CNN)Southern California resident Richard Garay tested positive for coronavirus in early June, around the same time his father also got sick, he said. About two weeks later, his father, Vidal Garay…