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Researchers have finally unravelled why those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at higher risk of developing severe coronavirus, an advance that could lead to the development of new therapeutic interventions to reduce the infection in patients with the lung condition.

FILE - Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Utah. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)SALT LAKE CITY - A 13-year-old Utah boy has died from his injuries a day after a sand dune he was digging in collapsed and buried him at a state park, officials said Monday.The boy had been digging a tunnel into the dune at southern Utah's Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park when it collapsed on him Saturday evening, park rangers said.A family member alerted authorities, and rangers arrived to dig the boy out from what they said was about 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) of sand.After rangers and Kane County Sheriff’s deputies rescued him, found he had a pulse, and administered CPR, the boy was transported to a St.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed the negligence and laziness of state officials worsened the country's Covid outbreak, state media reported, as the number of known cases crossed 1.7 million.

Jimmy Kimmel continues to test positive for COVID-19.

Delhi on Tuesday recorded 393 fresh Covid-19 cases while Maharashtra added 266 cases of infection in a day. While other states and union territories have registered less than 50 cases.

Jimmy Kimmel has tested positive for COVID-19, once again. The host revealed Tuesday that he still has the virus after sharing that he contracted COVID earlier this month.«I’m such a positive person, I tested positive AGAIN. I am feeling fine,» Kimmel wrote on Twitter Tuesday night, before revealing that John Mulaney and Andy Samberg will be stepping in for the late-night host Wednesday. «The great John @Mulaney & Andy Samberg @TheLonelyIsland have graciously agreed to host @JimmyKimmelLive for me tomorrow,» he added.I’m such a positive person, I tested positive AGAIN.

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Jimmy Kimmel announced he tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time on Tuesday, two weeks after members of his family contracted the virus.The54-year-old late-night host revealed the news in a cheeky tweet, which confirmed he was 'feeling fine' and had scheduled two comedians to step in for him during his absence.'I'm such a positive person, I tested positive AGAIN,' the star tweeted. 'The great John @Mulaney & Andy Samberg @TheLonelyIsland have graciously agreed to host @JimmyKimmelLive for me tomorrow.' Yikes: Jimmy Kimmel announced he tested tests positive for coronavirus again on Tuesday, just two weeks after members of his family contracted the virusHis latest announcement comes just two weeks after heopted to sit out on taping his show after his family came down with COVID-19.

Today we are reporting 9,570 community cases, 425 hospitalisations and 32 deaths.

WHO said there was, "a growing body of evidence regarding the value of an additional booster dose" for groups including health workers, people aged over 60, and those with weak immune systems.

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Eric Clapton is rescheduling two dates on his just-started European tour after testing positive for COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health has expedited the process for formally coding the cause of death for those who are known to have died within 28 days of a COVID-19 infection or as a result of COVID-19 infection.

BLACKWOOD, N.J. - Camden County’s Health Department is considering asking county leadership to reimpose an indoor mask mandate as the B-2 variant of COVID-19 is on the rise. County Health Official Dr. Paschal Nwako says a mask mandate is "something that the health department is thinking about recommending a few days from now," as the case count has tripled in the last two weeks with weekly averages now at 178 positive tests.Dr.

Divers swim near the bow of the retired Naval Landing Ship Dock Spiegel Grove Sunday, May 15, 2022, off Key Largo, Fla. (Handout photo: Frazier Nivens/Florida Keys News Bureau) KEY LARGO, Fla. - The 20th anniversary of the storied intentional sinking of a former Naval ship to become an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is being celebrated Tuesday in Key Largo.The 510-foot-long (155-meter-long) Spiegel Grove earned international notoriety when it sank prematurely May 17, 2002, and landed with its upside-down bow protruding above the ocean’s surface about 6 miles (10 kilometers) off Key Largo.

Women who received prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen within 6 months of a COVID-19 diagnosis had reduced mortality, according to a new study in Family Practice. The findings, coupled with data on sex differences between male and female COVID-19 severity, suggests estrogen may have protective role against the virus. 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today gave the thumbs-up to the emergency use of Pfizer COVID-19 boosters in kids ages 5 through 11, as the country's cases and hospitalizations show more signs of rises.

Machine-learning models created by a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported research team can identify, with high accuracy, patients likely to have long COVID, according to a study yesterday in The Lancet Digital Health.Long COVID causes a wide variety of symptoms such as shortness of

"Sniffer dogs" may be able to use their highly developed sense of smell to single out people infected with COVID-19, regardless of whether they have symptoms, according to a triple-blind randomized validation trial and real-life observations published yesterday in BMJ Global Health.

COVID-19 relief program for shuttered music venues, The US Small Business Administration is facing more than 60 lawsuits from business owners.With litigation pending and venues still dealing with show cancellations, health risks, and revenue loss due to the ongoing pandemic, NME spoke to concert promoters, the SBA, and the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) about issues with the program’s aid rollout.The $16.25billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was signed into law in December of 2020 and applications for the funding opened in April of 2021. The funds were to be dispersed to independent venues, promoters, talent agencies, movie theatres and other cultural centres who could prove they lost 90 per cent of their revenue due to the pandemic.Venue owners who have taken their cases to court, however, said that although they met eligibility requirements their requests for aid were denied by the agency without explanation.

Jason Copping and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon.Copping and Hinshaw will provide “an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health” at 3:30 p.m.The news conference will be streamed live in this story post.Last week, Copping and Hinshaw said had been a slight drop in hospitalizations when looking at the numbers from May 3 and May 9.

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vocally expressing his criticism of the coronavirus vaccine, Eric Clapton has contracted COVID-19.Announced via his Facebook page, Clapton’s team revealed he is “suffering from COVID,” testing positive “shortly after” playing at Royal Albert Hall. “He has been told by his medical advisors that if we were to resume traveling and performing too soon, it could substantially delay his full recovery,” the statement read.

CHSLD Herron as a fatal wave of COVID-19 swept through the long-term care home, is stepping down this summer.McVey will not seek another term as CEO of the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal after her current mandate comes to an end in July.The health authority, which oversees the western portion of Montreal, confirmed the move in a statement issued Tuesday.McVey’s decision comes one day after a damning report from a Quebec coroner into dozens of pandemic-related deaths at nursing homes across the province.Coroner Géhane Kamel’s report looked at the 47 deaths during the spring of 2020 at the Herron, a private care home in Dorval. Coroner says Quebec Health Department chose to ignore COVID-19 risk in long-term care Kamel found that staff at the Herron was obviously unprepared for the pandemic, adding there were not enough nurses.

Eric Clapton has been forced to postpone two of his upcoming shows after testing positive for COVID-19.The guitarist kicked off his latest UK and European tour earlier this month with a pair of shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London.However, Clapton has now announced that he is rescheduling his planned dates in Zurich, Switzerland and Milan, Italy, which had been set to take place tonight (May 17) and tomorrow (May 18), after he contracted COVID following the second Albert Hall gig.“Eric Clapton is unfortunately suffering from COVID having tested positive shortly after the second concert at the Royal Albert Hall,” a statement on Clapton’s website reads.

PHILADELPHIA - Cooler temperatures will follow in the wake of powerful thunderstorms that brought strong winds and heavy downpours to the region Monday. Forecasters warned of strong thunderstorms on Monday with wind gusts upwards of 70 MPH that some feared could spin up an isolated tornado. The National Weather Service issued a region-wide Severe Thunderstorm Watch that was upgraded to a warning in some areas of Pennsylvania. The brunt of the storms rolled across the Lehigh Valley in the early evening and continued into New York and parts of New England. The severe weather threat across the Delaware Valley expired at 9 p.m.As the storms continue northeast and offshore, FOX 29's Kathy Orr says colder air with drop temperatures into the upper 50s overnight.

Certainly, it's worrying if countries ... are not using the tools that are now available, said WHO

ATLANTA - Rosie Axtman feels like she has finally made peace with her weight.The 47-year-old Lawrenceville, Georgia, hair stylist and mother of 3, who grew up in Brazil, has lost 50 pounds since January, after struggling with the scale for years."I remember crying and feeling hopeless, because I have tried all the pills, I have tried all the diet fads," Axtman remembers.By December 2021, her body mass index, or BMI, a measure of her height and weight, was 40, on the cusp of being considered morbidly obese.Rosie Axtman of Lawrenceville, Georgia, says a newer weight loss procedure known as ESG has helped her lose 50 pounds in 3 and a half months (Rosie Axtman)"I was 233 pounds," she says.  "I had mobility issues, back problems.

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. - A local ride-share driver is going viral after calling out racism during a recent ride.James Bode was on the job when he picked a couple up outside a bar near Allentown Friday night.A woman named Jackie gets into the backseat and appears to immediately comments about Bode being white."Are you like a white guy?" she can be heard asking in a video of the exchange. "Are you like a normal guy, like you speak English."Bode, who appeared initially confused, told the couple to get out of his car after the "completely inappropriate" comment."That's ok, I'm not gonna take the ride," he said.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorised the use of a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, the regulator said.

COVID-19 health crisis and a 23-patient increase Tuesday.Pandemic-related hospitalizations stood at 1,634 following 105 admissions and 82 discharges across the province in the last day.There were 54 people being treated for the disease in intensive care units, a rise of three.The daily roundup included 625 new cases of the novel coronavirus based on PCR testing, which remains accessible to only a handful of groups. After getting COVID-19, food smells like garbage to these teen Quebec siblings.

COVID on Tuesday, with 165 in intensive care.This is up by 223 for hospitalizations and an increase of six for ICUs since the previous day as hospitals report updated figures from the weekend.Last Tuesday, there were 1,555 hospitalizations with 188 in ICU.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 61 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 34 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

In this photo illustration, free iHealth COVID-19 antigen rapid tests from the federal government sit on a U.S. Postal Service envelope after being delivered on February 04, 2022 in San Anselmo, California.

As much booster doses have become essential now to provide protection against coronavirus, new studies have revealed people may get side effects from it, and for some these side effects might be stronger than initial doses of the vaccine. The side effects include fatigue, lymphadenopathy, nausea, and headache.

Delhi on Tuesday reported 393 new COVID19 cases and with that, the active tally stands at 2910. The positivity rate in the national capital is at 3.35%. 

PHILADELPHIA - Josh Shapiro, the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania governor, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a tweet by the attorney general.Shapiro made the announcement on Twitter Tuesday morning."Last night, after taking a precautionary test before heading to Johnstown and Pittsburgh, I tested positive for COVID-19," he tweeted.He says he is experiencing mild symptoms, and will be back on the campaign trail next week after isolating at home.Shapiro is the unopposed Democratic nominee in Tuesday's primary election for Pennsylvania governor.Advertisement"After these few days at home, I’m going to go win this race for Pennsylvania," he said.

Channel 5's weekday morning current affairs show.It was called The Wright Stuff, but changed to Jeremy Vine when he took over.The current affairs hooked television chat and topical debate show airs weekday mornings from 9:15 until 12:15.Hosted by Jeremy and Storm Huntley, each episode features celebrity panellists who debate the latest news, views and the headlines.Known for riling up guests and viewers at home with controversial opinions and segments, the Jeremy Vine show has had its fair share of OfCom complaints – keep reading to discover the most complained about moments.In January, Jeremy Vine's show received close to 800 Ofcom complaints following a controversial debate on compulsory vaccines for NHS staff.Before Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced a U-turn on the proposed rule, it was discussed on the show and sparked a huge row.At the time it was proposed that NHS workers were required to have their first jab by February 3 to continue in their frontline roles.Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and nutritionist Lowri Turner clashed when Yasmin aired her views on the matter.She said that she was not prepared to be treated by frontline workers who were not jabbed.Speaking to Jeremy she said: "I think unless there are medical reasons why staff are not jabbed."If you’re working in the NHS or care homes, you really should get jabbed."She continued: "If you’ve made a decision and you’ve come out on these demos, you must be brave enough to say I’ve not had the jab."The patient has the right to say I don’t want to be treated by you."Lowri said: "Initially I thought, we’re supposed to be all in this together, how incredibly selfish to put other people at risk.

COVID-19 Alert Level is approaching ‘high’."NYC is waking up — its #COVID19 hospitalizations are surging and now New York City issues mask advisory for all indoor public places, now warning that COVID-19 Alert Level is approaching “high. Late as usual @NYCMayor. #CovidIsNotOver pic.twitter.com/nHJd7sHzGV

North Korean military medics ramped up the distribution of medicines to fight a growing coronavirus outbreak, state media said, with the number of reported cases of "fever" nearing 1.5 million.

coronavirus infections fell below 2,000 after 28 days taking India's tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,31,25,370, while the active cases dipped to 16,400, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

As of 16 May, if a worker subject to the Vaccinations Order tests positive for COVID-19 for the first time, then their employer can provide the temporary medical exemption from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine booster.

COVID-19 infection were at significantly increased risk for elevated AST or ALT (hazard ratio or HR: 2.52, 95% confidence interval or CI: 2.03-3.12) and total bilirubin (HR: 3.35, 95% CI: 2.16-5.18). These results suggest acute and long-term hepatic sequelae of COVID-19 in pediatric patients. Further investigation is needed to clarify if post-COVID-19 related hepatic injury described in this study is related to the current increase in pediatric hepatitis cases of unknown origin, the medRxiv report further said.

Today we are reporting 9,843 community cases, 421 hospitalisations and eight deaths.

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Harry Styles is opening up about his long journey of self-discovery.

File Photo: Pearl Jam with frontman Eddie Vedder rocks Fenway Park in Boston on Friday, August 5, 2016. Staff photo by Nicolaus Czarnecki (Photo by MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images) A young musician got the opportunity of a lifetime to hit the stage with legendary rock group Pearl Jam for a performance last Friday.

The coronavirus infection rate is higher than the national average in three boroughs of Greater Manchester. And, according to the latest data, the rate has risen in one area of the region.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) last week designated the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants as variants of concern (VOC) and said they could fuel increases in infections in the region in the weeks and months ahead.