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(Natural News) A new study conducted by New York-based healthcare provider Northwell Health found that over a third of patients treated for COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the Wuhan coronavirus, developed acute kidney injury. “We found in the first 5,449 patients admitted, 36.6% developed acute kidney injury,” said co-author Kenar Jhaveri in a statement. In their report, which was published in the journal Kidney International, the team also […]

(Natural News) The aviation industry is pushing for universal screening for passengers to revive demand for flights amid the coronavirus pandemic. On a recent media call, International Air Transport Association head Alexandre de Juniac said that adopting rapid antigen tests would reduce the need for quarantines that are “killing” the market. Airlines hope that implementing broad COVID-19 testing for departing passengers will keep them afloat. According […]

(Natural News) It’s now common to see people donning face coverings, especially in public places, in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. But with face coverings becoming standard attire, experts from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) had concerns about how these can impact facial recognition software. In their report, the researchers revealed that the coverings made facial recognition software less effective. In […]

(Natural News) President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. is poised to make a strong economic recovery, even as the coronavirus continues its rampage. “We had to turn off the economy. Now we are turning it back on, and that’s going to be very strong,” Trump added. In a press conference at the White House, Trump said that the stock market is showing signs of what’s known […]

(Natural News) SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is markedly different from those responsible for the common cold. But a new study suggests that previous exposure to common cold coronaviruses may actually help train the immune system to recognize the novel coronavirus. The study, published in the journal Science, found that immune cells that recognize the coronaviruses responsible for the common cold may also recognize SARS-CoV-2, despite having no previous […]

(Natural News) As COVID-19 continues to ravage the U.S., farmers are taking the brunt of the pandemic – and many are starting to buckle under the pressure. According to recently released federal data, around 580 farmers filed for bankruptcy in the 12-month period ending on June 30, an eight percent increase from last year. During the first half of 2020, the report recorded 284 filings, a lower figure […]

(Natural News) Scientists from China are working on a vaccine candidate for the coronavirus that will deliver the vaccine as a nasal spray. The vaccine candidate — already greenlit by Beijing for phase I human testing — was developed by researchers from Xiamen University and the University of Hong Kong, together with the manufacturer Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy. The delivery of the new vaccine candidate may seem […]

(Natural News) China’s economy is recovering from the coronavirus shock. The country’s industrial sector, largely paralyzed during the height of the pandemic, is steadily returning to pre-COVID-19 levels, thanks to resilient exports, latent demand and stimulus-driven infrastructure expansion. In addition, increased activity in the construction and services sectors have also bolstered growth. But recovery for the world’s second-largest economy remains uneven. In particular, major banks in […]

(Natural News) A 25-year old Nevada man is the nation’s first case of COVID-19 reinfection. This makes the U.S. the fourth country to report COVID-19 reinfection. Just last week, the world’s first case of COVID-19 reinfection was reported in Hong Kong, followed by cases in Belgium and the Netherlands. The new case is detailed in an online preprint on the Social Science Research Network. In addition, the […]

(Natural News) A national housing crisis could hit the U.S. as early as late August, as rent payments resume for many residents across the country. According to a think tank called the Aspen Institute, up to 40 million people are at risk of eviction in the coming months as residents struggle to make rent amid the economic fallout caused by the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. In particular, financial […]

(Natural News) Many cities in the U.S. are reeling from the economic impact caused by the coronavirus, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. In particular, major cities are reporting record losses in combined wealth, with residents of New York City reporting a loss of over $336 billion, or 13 percent, following the fallout from the coronavirus. According to the report, which […]

(Natural News) “First, do no harm” is the most iconic – if not, the most important – maxim in the medical profession. But a leading hospital in London not only failed to uphold these principles, but it also imposed treatment limitations on over half of its COVID-19 patients at the height of the pandemic. King’s College Hospital, one of the largest teaching hospitals in London, had do-not-resuscitate orders in […]

(Natural News) After the Wuhan coronavirus, central China is now facing its worst flooding season in thirty years as torrential rain on Sunday triggered the third flood peak of the Yangtze, the longest river in Asia and the country’s most important waterway. This year’s flooding has already affected 45 million people and caused 86 billion yuan ($12.3 billion) in economic losses, with authorities warning of more flood […]

(Natural News) The Trump administration will pay Pfizer and biotech firm BioNTech $1.9 billion for 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine. If it proves safe and effective, these will be distributed free of charge to American citizens. The agreement, the largest between the U.S. government and companies developing a coronavirus vaccine, also allows the U.S. to purchase further 500 million doses, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday. […]

(Natural News) The Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) has addled both researchers and health workers alike. After it was first detected in Wuhan, China late last year, experts have seen it develop from a respiratory infection to a disease that causes multiple organ failure at its worst. Now, an international study suggests that COVID-19 may even impact the central nervous system, with tell-tale signs being anxiety and a depressed […]

(Natural News) Four policemen, including New York City’s top uniformed police officer, were injured on Wednesday after protests on the Brooklyn Bridge turned violent when some protesters attacked police with “some kind of stick or pole.” Police arrested three people in relation to the clash and charged them with assaulting police officers. The latest altercation between police and Black Lives Matter protesters happened during a unity […]

(Natural News) India’s coronavirus caseload exceeded one million this week, making it the third country to reach the grim milestone after the U.S. and Brazil. The world’s second-most populous nation crossed that threshold after logging around 34,956 cases Friday, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, public health experts are warning that the pandemic is starting to make inroads into rural areas, […]

(Natural News) Deaths from COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) have fallen by a third since the early stages of the pandemic, suggest British researchers. In their report, which they published in the journal Anaesthesia, the team noted that overall ICU mortality of patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms has declined from around 60 percent at the end of March to 42 percent at the end of […]

(Natural News) Authorities in New Zealand are beefing up security at isolation sites following reports of people escaping quarantine facilities in Auckland this week. On Tuesday night, a 32-year-old man absconded from Stamford Plaza, with reports saying that he was out in the city for over an hour. The man tested positive for the coronavirus the next morning. Cabinet Minister Megan Woods, who heads the country’s isolation and […]

(Natural News) The Chinese government defended its handling of the coronavirus in a lengthy report, saying that the country provided information in a timely and transparent manner and that its approach to the outbreak should serve as a model for the world. According to the 84-page report, which the State Council Information Office published on Sunday, the country “wasted no time” in sharing the genome sequence for SARS-CoV-2 with […]

(Natural News) The Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) has now infected over 5.6 million people worldwide, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. As experts continue to study the contagion, some have suggested that there is more than one strain of the coronavirus. They believe that these mutations have greatly altered how infectious and deadly the virus is. Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen behind COVID-19, researchers have looked into the […]

(Natural News) The Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) has now infected more than 6.1 million people around the world and has caused over 370,000 deaths. But a top U.S. health official says even more people are already infected by COVID-19 – they just don’t know it. The chilling statement comes from Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in an interview with NPR in […]

(Natural News) The Florida Department of Health reported 6,093 new coronavirus cases and 58 deaths Tuesday, raising the state’s caseload to 152,1434, with 3,505 deaths. This marks the seventh consecutive day that the state confirmed more than 5,000 new cases in a day, as well as its fourth-highest single-day total since the pandemic began. Currently, the highest single-day total was reported Saturday with a record of 9,585 new […]

(Natural News) The U.S. government will ship more doses of the antiviral drug remdesivir to states experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases including California, Texas, Florida and Arizona, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last week. White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx confirmed the report, which was first posted on the agency’s website, during Friday’s press briefing. The treatments, which are expected to ship […]

(Natural News) After battering the Northeast early this year, the coronavirus is now barreling towards the rest of the United States. In the South, Texas and Florida are among the hardest-hit states, with both reporting record numbers of new cases this week. Texas logged almost 6,000 new cases –its highest one-day record, to date – on Thursday, while Florida’s health department reported over 8,900 new cases in […]

(Natural News) Popular Mechanics has had its fair share of notable articles. The storied magazine has featured writing from astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who relived his famous moonwalk, to even President Ronald Reagan, who outlined his dream of building America. It boasted quite a varied and popular following. That is, until it jumped on the leftist bandwagon. The magazine has recently sparked backlash online after publishing a step-by-step guide […]

(Natural News) As steep as the death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) is, it’s still underreported in some countries, including the U.K., Russia and even the United States. According to global death statistics, the figures do not accurately capture all deaths from COVID-19. In New York and New Jersey alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported over 44,000 deaths that are above normal from […]

(Natural News) The symptoms of COVID-19 may very well be eldritch horrors. In most cases, it can appear as cough, fever, chills and headache. But in severe cases, it can cause acute kidney failure and multiple organ damage – strange symptoms for what’s known as mainly a respiratory infection. How COVID-19 causes the latter, in particular, was the focus of a recent paper by a team from […]

(Natural News) More than 10 million people are now infected by COVID-19. Researchers are still trying to learn more about the Wuhan virus, and with each published study, they get one step closer to developing a treatment that can put an end to the current pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 mutation possibly linked to massive outbreaks A new study by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in Florida suggests that a […]

(Natural News) Around 34,700 new coronavirus cases were identified in the United States on Tuesday – the highest single-day total since April and the third-highest since the start of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The outbreak, which has caused over 121,000 deaths in the country, is now spreading in the South and West, with over 20 states reporting rising caseloads. Public health experts warn […]

(Natural News) Officials confirmed last week that Brazil has passed one million coronavirus cases, making it the second country – after the U.S. – to reach the grim milestone. To note, the U.S. still leads in global caseload, reaching two million infections early this month. The Ministry of Health also reported a record of 54,771 new cases on Friday, which the ministry attributed to system corrections in some states. Brazil’s total […]

(Natural News) Journalist Matt Taibbi isn’t a fan of President Donald Trump. He’s actually unabashed on what he thinks of the leader of the free world, describing him as a “Mad King” in an article he wrote in Rolling Stone last year. In his most recent article, he still pilloried the president, even as he called Trump “the leader of a superpower nation.” In that same article, however, he wrote […]

(Natural News) Beijing reported a decline in new coronavirus cases on June 18 as authorities tightened restrictions in the capital in an effort to contain a new outbreak. Health authorities in Beijing logged 21 new coronavirus cases, down from 31 on June 17. Tianjin and Hebei, both of which border the capital, also reported new coronavirus cases. No new deaths were reported. A total of 158 people have been infected since last […]

(Natural News) Federal prosecutors charged six former eBay employees with “leading a cyberstalking campaign” against a newsletter editor and publisher of an online e-commerce newsletter that was sometimes critical of the company. Upset with the newsletter’s coverage of eBay, the defendants set out to ruin the lives of the couple who ran the website. According to a Justice Department affidavit on June 15, the former eBay employees barraged the couple […]

(Natural News) Health authorities in India reported over 2,000 new deaths on June 17 – the country’s highest daily mortality to date. The deaths, which brought the country’s total to 11,903, also included Mumbai’s revised figures. The city added 862 more deaths to bring the city’s total to 3,165 because of unspecified accounting “discrepancies,” However, officials did not indicate if the deaths were from the past 24 hours or […]

(Natural News) A Black Lives Matter activist in the U.K. has slammed breakfast foods giant Kellogg’s for using a monkey and “white boys” on cereal boxes, suggesting it was racist. Fiona Onasanya, a former member of Parliament who was jailed for three months in 2019 after she was convicted of lying to the police about a speeding ticket, asked the company why it chose a monkey […]

(Natural News) French researchers have found that even mild cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) can produce antibodies in almost all patients. In addition, they reveal that the patient’s defenses against the virus increase as he starts recovery. The report, which is posted on the medRxiv server, adds evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 could acquire some degree of immunity. But it’s still unclear […]

(Natural News) When protesters in Seattle established a “Cop Free Zone” in the East Precinct, taking over city blocks, setting up barricades, and calling on armed guards to secure their location, they declared themselves to be an independent, sovereign nation that rejected all U.S. laws. We’ll see how long that lasts… The takeover is the latest development in a string of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. […]

(Natural News) A group of New York City ambulance workers who gave media interviews sued the city on Thursday, saying they were punished for talking about their work on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs accused the city of violating their right to speak about their working conditions at the height of the outbreak. They also claimed their due process rights were violated […]

(Natural News) As the George Floyd protests that have swept the nation enter their third week, major cities are also reporting an increase in violence and crime. Protests in St. Louis marred by shootings In St. Louis, the weekend saw at least nine protests in the city that drew thousands of people. While most demonstrations were peaceful, authorities reported a rally in the city’s northwestern St. Charles […]

(Natural News) Canadians aren’t taking any chances when it comes to the pandemic, as more people report wearing masks to curb the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. A new survey by Leger and the nonprofit Association for Canadian Studies reveals that aside from heading off new infections, many fear that a second wave of infections may be as bad – or even worse – than the first one. Among […]

(Natural News) A new study that looked at the effects of face masks on the spread of the coronavirus in a town in Germany revealed that using face covering can reduce transmission by as much as 40 percent. The study, which was authored by the IZA Institute of Labor Economics, analyzed the city of Jena in the central province of Thuringia. During the height of the coronavirus outbreak in Germany, […]

(Natural News) A new study led by a team from The Rockefeller University in New York City suggests that most people infected with Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) develop antibodies after they recover. But there’s a caveat: The team reveals that only some of these antibodies have the ability to neutralize the coronavirus. The immunological study looked at 149 people and found that while the antibodies they produced are able to latch […]

(Natural News) The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a fresh Ebola outbreak this week. The new cluster has sparked fear among public health experts, as the African country is still contending with the world’s largest measles epidemic, as well as the coronavirus. On Monday, June 1st the Ministry of Public Health reported six cases and four fatalities in the western city of Mbandaka; they then confirmed two […]

(Natural News) India reported 9,996 new coronavirus cases – as well as 357 deaths in 24 hours – on Wednesday. The figures bring the country’s total caseload to 276,583 and total deaths to 7,745, according to data from John Hopkins University. Over the weekend, the number of infections in the country surpassed Spain’s to become the fifth-highest in the world. India is now only behind the United States and […]

(Natural News) Recently, Attorney General William Barr announced that the Department of Justice has evidence that links the far-left extremist Antifa movement, as well as other similar groups, to recent uprisings that have plunged the country into chaos. In a news conference on Thursday, June 4, Barr reported that these groups have “hijacked” legitimate protests to fuel their own violent agenda. He identified “three different sets of actors” – including […]

(Natural News) The architect of Sweden’s controversial strategy for dealing with the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic has admitted that the country should have placed stricter restrictions. Anders Tegnell, the country’s state epidemiologist, made the admission during an interview with Swedish radio, where he also said that his strategy resulted in too many deaths. “If we would encounter the same disease, with exactly what we know about it today, I think we […]

(Natural News) Israel ordered at least five schools to be closed Wednesday morning after students were diagnosed with COVID-19. The news comes as the Ministry of Health is pushing for a national closure of middle schools and high schools following a spike in new cases among students. In the western city of Tel Aviv, two elementary schools, with around 350 students each, were shuttered after students tested positive […]

(Natural News) India now has 173,763 confirmed coronavirus cases and 4,980 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Its number of new cases continues to rise every day, which makes it a cause for concern for many public health experts. It’s also planning to emerge from lockdown pretty soon – a move experts fear will come at the worst possible time. Slowing, but not flattening Medical experts are […]

(Natural News) Brazil has reported a daily death toll of more than 1,000 over the past week and a record spike in cases Thursday. Despite these figures, many states are planning to ease restrictions and allow nonessential businesses to reopen. In particular, Sao Paolo – the country’s most populous state – has announced that it will allow shopping malls to reopen on June 1. The state is also home to […]

(Natural News) People who have tested positive again for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) after initially recovering from the disease are not infectious, suggests new data from health authorities in South Korea. The report, which the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) posted last Monday, also revealed that most recovered patients have antibodies that confer immunity from the contagion. “[As] of now, no case has been found […]

(Natural News) From the time it was detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has upended daily life around the world. As of press time, over 4.6 million have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 312,000 deaths have been recorded, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The devastating effects of COVID-19 – from how it ravages the body to how it has crippled the […]

(Natural News) Brazil has the most number of COVID-19 cases outside the United States. The country now has a total of 391,222 people who have been infected by the Wuhan coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The Ministry of Health also reported 965 new deaths Sunday, bringing the country’s death toll to 22,013 – the sixth-highest worldwide – although experts believe the actual number is much higher. While the […]

(Natural News) Over the past weekend, Texas, North Carolina and Arizona have all reported a steady increase in new cases, raising concerns on whether reopening early can lead to more damaging consequences. Texas reported 1,801 new cases on Saturday, its largest one day-increase in cases. North Carolina also saw its largest single-day jump, with 853 new cases on the same day. Meanwhile, Arizona reported 462 new cases, close to […]

(Natural News) Scientists from the University of Kentucky have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a medical face mask that would capture and deactivate the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) on contact. The research team, led by engineering professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya, will be working with the university’s Center of Membrane Sciences and with other collaborators to make these masks a reality. The endowment, which provides $150,000 over […]

(Natural News) Hours after the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected the extension of the state’s stay-at-home order, people flocked to bars across the state. In Port Washington, business owners like Junior Useling of the Patio Bar & Grill served a handful of patrons nursing beers and watching basketball reruns. Meanwhile, Nick’s Bar in Platteville posted a photo on Twitter showing how the establishment was packed with people, […]

(Natural News) Watch what you say, everyone: A new study suggests that aside from coughing or sneezing, talking can also transmit infectious pathogens like the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) to one another. The research, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, revealed how talking can launch thousands of droplets that can remain airborne for up to 14 minutes. It’s long been recognized that respiratory viruses hitch […]

(Natural News) Chilean President Sebastian Pinera warned on Tuesday that the country would experience its “greatest health challenge in decades” following a spike in new coronavirus cases across the region. As of late Thursday, the country has a total caseload of 37,040 and 368 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In the capital city of Santiago, Health Minister Jaime Manalich announced a general quarantine to […]

(Natural News) After being slammed by the coronavirus pandemic early this year, Europe is slowly emerging from its cordon sanitaire. Many countries have begun to unwind restrictions, and some have already allowed businesses to reopen. As the region looks to move past the onslaught, it’s also become the focus of China’s measures to boost its global presence. The move, which experts call “mask diplomacy,” is part of Beijing’s mission […]

(Natural News) As COVID-19 continues its onslaught, many countries in Latin America are growing concerned with how Brazil is managing the contagion within its borders. Colombia, which shares its southeast border with Brazil, recently boosted its military presence along its borders to stymie the spread of coronavirus in the region. President Ivan Duque announced the move following an uptick in new cases in the southern province of Amazonas, […]

(Natural News) Russia now has 242,271 confirmed coronavirus cases, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker – the highest caseload in the world after the United States. On May 12, health authorities reported 10,899 new cases in the last 24 hours, the 10th consecutive day that new cases were over 10,000. Despite the surge in new cases, Russian President Vladimir Putin has lifted the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, […]

(Natural News) A week after Italy relaxed some of the toughest lockdown restrictions in the world, people across the country are already flouting social distancing measures. After a two-month lockdown, residents have returned to the streets and cyclists are back on the streets, expressing relief and trepidation at what many called “liberation.” “I literally haven’t been out of the house. The biggest shock for me was […]

(Natural News) A total of 4,215,514 people around the world have been infected by the coronavirus (COVID-19), according to data from Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday. Even as the pandemic continues to rage, many parts of the world are starting to loosen restrictions. But many countries in Asia – in particular, those hailed for their early response – are battling the pandemic again, as new clusters emerge. Singapore to ramp up testing […]

(Natural News) The U.S. economy is currently in a precarious situation, and what states will do next can either make it or break it. According to Mark Zandi, the chief economist of global financial intelligence firm Moody’s Analytics, many states are taking a huge risk by reopening from the lockdown. A new outbreak, he warns, can tank the economy further. “If we get a second wave, it will […]

(Natural News) A new report published in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering revealed that implementing international travel bans helped Europe tamp down its COVID-19 caseload. The study, led by computer modeling experts at Stanford University, predicted over a million cases in Europe alone had air travel not been limited across the continent. “Global network mobility models, combined with local epidemiology models, can provide valuable insight into different exit strategies. Our results demonstrate […]

(Natural News) Public health experts in the U.S. are sounding the alarm on what they believe is an all-but-certain second wave of deaths and infections, as more states are easing their coronavirus lockdown and starting to reopen their economies. If these states are hit with a new surge of coronavirus infections, experts warn that officials would have no choice but to clamp back down. “We’re risking a backslide that will be intolerable,” explains […]

(Natural News) In many parts of the world, healthcare workers are lauded as heroes, thanks to their work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Mexico, these “heroes” are harassed, mobbed and even assaulted over fears that they will spread coronavirus. Recent estimates from the National Council to Prevent Discrimination – the federal government agency that ensures rights to non-discrimination and equal opportunity – reveal that around 44 attacks against medical […]

(Natural News) A new study published in the British Journal of Hematology revealed that COVID-19 can cause micro-clots in the lungs that result in abnormal blood clotting. In their report, clinicians at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences observed that patients admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19 infection showed signs of abnormal blood clotting, which, in some cases, played a key role in their deaths. “Our novel findings demonstrate that COVID-19 is […]