College graduates who want to go to medical school are running into a hurdle created by the COVID-19 pandemic. They aren't able to take the standardized Medical College Admission Test, and some can't finish prerequisite courses due to campus shutdowns. The MCAT, which is scheduled at a public venue, has...
Trump Says He Won’t Extend Social Distancing Guidelines
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire Thursday, and his son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, predicted that by July the country will be “really rocking again.” Putting a positive face on the latest grim numbers...
Councilman Wants Fresno’s Shelter-in-Place Order Extended Through May
Bucking the trend of four of his Fresno City Council colleagues, Nelson Esparza did not make a policy announcement by holding an in-person news conference. Instead, he advocated for extending the city's shelter-in-place order through at least May 31 with a news release and subsequent Zoom interview. Esparza tells GV...
COVID-19 Cases Surpass 600 in Tulare County. Fresno County Exceeds 500.
COVID-19 infections pushed past 600 confirmed cases in Tulare County in the past 24 hours, health officials said Wednesday. The updated case count was reported on the county health department's website and in a Facebook video. The 48 new cases represent the largest single-day jump in confirmed infections for the county....
Dogs Are Being Trained to Sniff out Coronavirus Cases
[aggregation-styles] SF Gate As some states move to reopen after weeks of shutdowns, infectious disease experts say the prevention of future coronavirus outbreaks will depend on scaling up testing and identifying asymptomatic carriers. Now, eight Labrador retrievers - and their powerful noses - have been enlisted to help. The dogs...
McConnell Open to State Aid in Next Virus Relief Package
WASHINGTON — Shifting tone, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he is “open” to considering additional funds for state and local governments in the next coronavirus relief bill as the chamber returns to session during the pandemic. The Republican leader faced a storm of criticism from the nation's governors after panning Democrats' proposal...
Fauci Calls Experimental COVID-19 Drug Treatment ‘Standard of Care’ After Promising Results
Scientists on Wednesday announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of COVID-19 patients — in a major medical advance that came as the economic gloom caused by the scourge deepened in the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. government said it...
Oxford Scientists Say They May Have a Vaccine Ready by September
[aggregation-styles] MSN In the global race to find a vaccine, Oxford University just jumped way ahead of the pack. Human testing is already underway, and scientists say they're hopeful a coronavirus vaccine will be widely available by September. Technology the lab had already developed in previous work on inoculations for...
Coronavirus: New Antibody Test 'With 99 Percent Accuracy' Approved for Use Across Europe
[aggregation-styles] Independent A new antibody test to check whether someone has been infected with coronavirus, and said to be 99 percent accurate, has been certified for use across Europe. Global diagnostics specialists Abbott, which has a UK base in Maidenhead, has said it is expecting to have shipped millions of...
Dr. Fauci on a Second Wave of Coronavirus: 'I'm Almost Certain It Will Come Back'
[aggregation-styles] CNN Top US infectious disease doctor Anthony Fauci said today "I'm almost certain it will come back" when he was asked about the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 hitting later this year. "In my mind, it's inevitable that we will have a return of the virus," Fauci...