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In this photo illustration a smartphone screen reading "Covid 19" and "coronavirus disease" is displayed as logos of social media applications are seen behind, in Ankara, Turkey on April 2, 2020.Hakan Nural | Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesPeople using social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube to find information about the coronavirus are more likely…

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtubeThe World Health Organisation has welcomed preliminary results of a drugs trial conducted by scientists in the UK, which shows a widely available, low-cost steroid can treat severely ill Covid-19 patients. Katherine Millbank, a British Covid-19 survivor, is among the 2,100 participants who took part in the…

The threat of falling ill haunted Angelina Velasquez as spring spilled into summer. It followed her like a ghost as she boarded a bus alongside 40 other farmworkers every day. “I’ve been worried,” she said. “But our bills don’t wait, and we have to continue living despite the pandemic. We have to keep risking our…

Galveston County’s local health authority says the county has seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks and strongly urged residents and visitors to wear masks in public and practice social distancing to prevent further spread of the new coronavirus. “We are at a point now where it’s a critical juncture,” said Dr.…

NewsWednesday, June 17th 2020, 12:18 PM AKDTThe Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is reporting Wednesday 20 more Alaskans tested positive for COVID-19. The new cases were found in 13 communities: two in Anchorage, six in Fairbanks, two in Palmer, one in Chugiak, one in Eagle River, one in Homer, one in Juneau, one in Ketchikan,…