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.COVID-19 activity remained stable.SARS-CoV-2 positivity remained stable at 3.7% in week 11 compared to 3.7% in the previous week. This is based on a percentage of people who test positive among those with symptoms tested at sentinel “spotter” laboratories, reported through the Respiratory DataMart surveillance system.COVID-19 case rates and positivity in Pillar 1 decreased overall and within some age, ethnic groups, and regions in week 11.Through the SIREN healthcare cohort study, the SARS-CoV-2 positivity increased in week 11 compared to the previous week.COVID-19 hospitalisations increased slightly to 1.85 per 100,000 compared to 1.76 per 100,000 in the previous week.COVID-19 ICU admissions remained low and stable at 0.06 per 100,000 in week 11.The total number of confirmed COVID-19 acute respiratory incidents decreased compared to the previous week, with 5 incidents reported in England during week 11.The highest hospital admission rate is currently in the North East at 3.44 per 100,000.Those aged 85 years and over had the highest hospital admission rate, which increased to 21.45 per 100,000, with most of the remaining age groups remaining stable.Details of the Spring 2024 COVID-19 vaccination programme will be confirmed soon by NHS England, which will be offered to those who are aged 75 years and over, residents in a care home for older adults and individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed.Influenza activity remained stable.Influenza positivity increased slightly to 5.9% in week 11 compared to 5.3% in the previous week.

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Clinical platform trials for coronavirus (COVID-19) treatments

, the COVID-19 Antivirals and Therapeutics Taskforce closed on 31 March 2023.Find out more about on the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) website.Find out more about on the NHS website.Clinical trials are essential to finding new and improved methods of treating different diseases including coronavirus (COVID-19).Clinical trials allow us to understand whether new treatments:Phase 1 and 2 trials are early-stage trials involving small numbers of participants to ensure a treatment is safe to use and shows evidence of a benefit beyond the standard of care.Treatments that are found to be safe at this stage may then proceed to be tested in a phase 3 clinical trial.Phase 3 trials involve large numbers of patients and assess whether a treatment is effective enough to be used more widely in the NHS.The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) established a single UK-wide process to prioritise COVID-19 research as Urgent Public Health research early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose was to:The COVID-19 Antivirals and Therapeutics Taskforce worked with NIHR and other partners to horizon scan and monitor national and international developments in COVID-19 antivirals and therapeutics.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is continuing to support a series of national clinical trial ‘platforms’ across all phases of human trials and in a range of patient cohorts.

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Call for urgent agreement on international deal to prepare for and prevent future pandemics

A high-powered intervention by 23 former national Presidents, 22 former Prime Ministers, a former UN General Secretary and 3 Nobel Laureates is being made today to press for an urgent agreement from international negotiators on a Pandemic Accord, under the Constitution of the World Health Organizaion, to bolster the world’s collective preparedness and response to future pandemics.

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After Four Years, 59% in U.S. Say COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over

received their first shot. But it was not until late May/early June 2023 that a majority thought it was over.

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Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study: estimates of epidemiological characteristics, 14 March 2024

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COVID-19: testing from 1 April 2023

COVID-19) pandemic, the government has prioritised protecting the most vulnerable and those in high-risk settings. Government-funded testing will continue to focus on these groups, with new guidance coming into effect in England from 1 April 2023.The ongoing success of the vaccination programme, increased access to treatments and high immunity amongst the population, has allowed the government to scale back testing in England.

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Paul Alexander, 'Iron Lung Man,' Dies at 78 After Testing Positive for COVID-19

Paul “Polio Paul” Alexander, known for being the man in the iron lung on social media (or @ironlungman), has passed away.

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COVID-19: paediatric surveillance

COVID-19) cases, with older adults and those with underlying co-morbidities particularly affected by the current global pandemic. Whilst this is reassuring for paediatricians, there are limited data on childhood SARS-CoV-19 infections, especially from Europe.UKHSA (previously Public Health England) along with NHS partners and academic collaborators has implemented a number of ongoing surveillance programmes to monitor the course, progression and outcomes of COVID-19 in children.UKHSA has legal permission, provided by Regulation 3 of the Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002, to process patient confidential information for national surveillance of communicable diseases.

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COVID-19: information and advice for health and care professionals

on the epidemiology, virology, transmission, and clinical features of COVID-19 is available.COVID-19 can present with a range of symptoms of varying severity. It is estimated that 1 in 3 people have COVID-19 without displaying any symptoms.The main symptoms include fever, a new and continuous cough, anosmia (loss of smell) and ageusia (loss of taste).Examples of other symptoms include shortness of breath, unexplained tiredness or fatigue, loss of appetite, myalgia (muscle ache), sore throat, headache, nasal congestion (stuffy nose), runny nose, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting.

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COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) variants

– infographic – data – slide set – blog post (updated regularly)Added 'COVID-19 therapeutic agents: technical briefings'.Added 'SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern diagnostic assurance' and 'Reflex (genotyping) assays for identification of priority SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern'.Added 'SARS-CoV-2 variants of public health interest' under 'Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants'.Added link to 'Increased household transmission of COVID-19 cases associated with SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern B.1.617.2: a national case-control study'.Added links to 'Confirmed cases of VOC-21APR-02 by week' under Data.Added 'Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants' section.Added 'COVID-19 surge testing outcomes reports: management information' under Surge testing.Added Data and Surge testing sections.Added link to 'SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow antigen tests: evaluation of VOC1 (Kent, UK) and VOC2 (South Africa)' guidance.Added 'COVID-19 variants: genomically confirmed case numbers'.Added 'SARS-CoV-2 VOC: investigating and managing individuals with a possible or confirmed case'.Added link to New variant clustering in households analysis (ONS).Added link to Central Alerting System (CAS) alert under 'Guidance and information'.Added links to news stories.Added 'SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow antigen tests: evaluation of VUI-202012/01'.First published.

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Covid's two latest symptoms which could indicate new lethal strain

A new strain of Covid has become the most common form of the virus in recent months across the globe and has notably brought on two new symptoms that people have reported experiencing.

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Older Kiwis urged to get COVID-19 boosters

As Kiwis prepare for Christmas, public health officials are recommending that people who are more likely to experience severe COVID-19, such as Māori and Pacific people aged 50 and over, as well as everyone aged 65 and older, get a booster vaccine before the holidays.

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End of free COVID-19 test kits in pharmacies for most Quebecers

COVID-19 rapid tests for free at their local pharmacies as of Monday.Those who are considered to be at high risk of complications from the disease — including immunocompromised and pregnant people — will still be able to pick up test kits at no additional cost until April 2024.Seniors, full-time students under the age of 25 and children who benefit from free medication under the province’s drug insurance plan will also still have access to free COVID-19 tests, according to the Health Ministry.The ministry, which announced the move in late March, cited the improving pandemic situation in Quebec as the reason for scaling back the program.Quebec’s pharmacists association, the Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires (AQPP), said those who do not meet the criteria for no-charge tests will still be able to buy kits in pharmacies.“Since the start of the program, Quebec pharmacies have distributed nearly 9,250,000 kits of self-administered tests,” AQPP president Benoit Morin said in a statement.In December 2021, the government announced that COVID-19 rapid tests would be made available to the general population through select pharmacies. People would have access to five free tests every 30 days.The Health Ministry says COVID-19 tests will continue to be distributed for free in schools and child-care centres.— with files from Global’s Felicia Parrillo and The Canadian Press

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Kenney hopeful at-home COVID-19 test kits will be available ‘later this month’

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney discusses when he thinks at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits will be available to all Albertans.

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Quebecers wait in long lineups for free rapid COVID-19 test kits

COVID-19 testing kits.At a Jean-Coutu in Anjou, lines were forming as early at 7 a.m. as people looked to nab one of the 108 available kits.By 9 a.m., the store’s supply had run out, with a number of people left empty-handed, forced to seek elsewhere.

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More than 157,000 rapid COVID-19 test kits distributed in Alberta on 1st day of rollout

the province began offering free COVID-19 antigen test kits to Albertans at more than 700 Alberta Health Services sites and pharmacies across the province.Each kit contains five rapid tests. The province said the initial rollout will see 500,000 test kits distributed across the province.

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Albertans line up to get their free rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits

On Friday, rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits became available for free at many AHS sites across the province, along with hundreds of pharmacies in Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary. As Dan Grummett explains, a finite supply led to long and sometimes chilly lines.

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Free rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits to be made available at hundreds of Alberta locations: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney explains how Albertans can obtain free rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits ahead of the holidays from about 740 AHS sites and pharmacies. Kenney said kids will also be made available to schools on alert status.

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Mylab launches DIY covid-19 test kit at Rs250 as ICMR allows self-testing

₹250 without a prescription from local pharmacies and online channel partners, the company said in a statement.“The company will start shipping out tests within a few days.

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Hours reduced at Regina COVID-19 test site as demand falls

COVID-19: Mixed messaging around AstraZeneca vaccine highlights public distrust, uncertainty According to an SHA press release, the change will allow staff to be redeployed elsewhere, including mobile testing.Hours will be adjusted if demand increases, officials said, similar to what happened in March.

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DoorDash now delivers at-home COVID-19 test kits in several US cities

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Tinder offering free Covid home testing kits so sex-mad users can romp again

Tinder users are being offered free Covid home testing kits in the US.The dating app is giving them away to 500 matches in a bid to get them meet up "safely" in person as the weather gets warmer.Nicole Parlapiano, VP of Marketing for North America at Tinder, said: "The pandemic has created no shortage of dating obstacles, but we think our members are pretty optimistic about getting back out there; January 3rd Swipe activity hit 3.4 billion, which was one of the busiest days of the entire pandemic."We're excited to be working with Everlywell to make it easier for our members to go and meet their matches safely."The company added in a statement: "As Spring Fever takes off, Tinder is giving 500 matches the encouragement they need to take their

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All school children in UK to get free Covid-19 test kits

children in school will be provided with free coronavirus home test kits as part of plans for schools to reopen beginning on March 8.Free, twice-weekly tests will be provided to children's households regardless of whether anyone has symptoms, officials said Sunday.

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Montrealers with special needs provide COVID-19 testing kits in West Island

A small group of dedicated Montrealers are doing their part in the battle against COVID-19. Five dedicated adults with intellectual challenges including autism are assembling diagnostic testing kits.

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Airport launches vending machines with Covid-19 testing kits for passengers

Travellers at Oakland International Airport will now be able to buy a Covid-19 testing kit from a vending machine.

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UC San Diego places COVID-19 test kits in vending machines throughout campus

The University of California San Diego campus has launched a "Return to Learn" campaign that includes nearly a dozen vending machines placed around campus that offer self-administered COVID-19 test kits. Additional machines are planned and administrators hope that in addition to health care provider-administered tests, the one-stop shops help students meet the campus’ testing requirements.

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Walmart, Sam’s selling home COVID-19 test kits online

Walmart.com or from Sam’s club.[TRENDING: SpaceX spacecraft flies, then explodes | Wear mask AFTER vaccine shot? | Intruders cut woman’s hair, leave]First, you have to take an online health assessment, which will give you a doctor’s order to take the test.The test kit will then be shipped to your home, where you’ll do your own nasal swab and then send it back.You’ll receive results via email about 24 to 48 hours after the lab receives your test kit.The at-home test is not approved by the FDA, but it does have an emergency use authorization.It’s not recommended to be used if you are experiencing difficulty breathing or have other severe symptoms of COVID-19.In that case, it’s important to seek emergency medical attention.

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Where is Canada at with approving at-home COVID-19 test kits?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved emergency use of a rapid at-home COVID-19 test kit.

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New portable COVID-19 test kit gives results in 30 minutes

coronavirus in just 30 minutes. The method is as accurate as the current PCR diagnostic test, the scientists claimed.

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Florida to receive 6.4 million rapid COVID-19 test kits from federal government

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Covid-19 test kit maker Becton to boost operations in Singapore

SINGAPORE : Becton Dickinson & Co will spend close to $130 million on new investments in Singapore including opening a facility to produce blood culture media product, the country’s Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said.The product, known as BD Bactec, will be used in Singapore hospitals and exported around the world, Chan said at a press conference during a visit to Becton’s local office on Wednesday. The company is also aiming to expand its manufacturing to other product lines, and create more than 300 new jobs in the island state during the next few years, he said.Becton is also working on manufacturing a rapid Covid-19 test kit that has been coordinated and overseen by its team in Singapore, Chan said.

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France donates ventilators, COVID-19 testing kits to India

France has donated 120 ventilators and 50,000 COVID-19 testing kits to India to combat the spread of the virus as the total count of positive cases in the country has inched closer to 1.5 million-mark.French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain on Tuesday handed over medical supplies to RK Jain, Secretary-General of Indian Red Cross Society.The French Air Force delivered the medical equipment on Tuesday.

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Apple providing employees with at-home COVID-19 test kits

coronavirus.The tech giant says it will ship tests to workers' homes.Apple also reportedly began offering nasal swab tests to employees returning to its headquarters in Cupertino, California, in May.As coronavirus cases spike in several states, many Apple offices and retail stores remain closed.For stores allowing people inside, temperature checks are required for employees and customers.To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter and go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.

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WHO and Ministry of Health distribute COVID-19 test kits to enhance case detection

As part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Health to enhance COVID-19 case detection and help strengthen Indonesia’s laboratories, WHO is supporting the procurement and distribution of vital COVID-19 test kits. In late June, a delivery including 2 178 real-time fluorescent RT-PCR (polymerase chain reaction test) kits, 126 nucleic acid extraction kits and 1 815 disposable sampling kits was passed to the National Institute of Health and Research Development (NIHRD). These kits can conduct around 108 900 tests. The kits will now be distributed to laboratories across the country that are part of the national COVID-19 lab network.

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$10.2M in COVID-19 test kits ordered by FEMA reportedly unusable, produced in ‘unsanitary conditions’

LOS ANGELES - The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reportedly urging states not to use COVID-19 testing supplies that were manufactured by a Texas company known as Fillakit due to the fact that the plastic used to make the kits were produced in “unsanitary conditions.”ProPublica reported on Friday that the company Fillakit, whose product warehouse is located in Houston, produced coronavirus testing supplies under a $10.2 million contract that have allegedly been rendered “contaminated and unusable.”RELATED: Pregnant women with coronavirus are 5 times more likely to be hospitalized, data from CDC showsThe Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general is investigating the contract.

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IIT researcher develops AI-powered cheap COVID-19 testing kit

HYDERABAD : Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad researcher has developed an Artificial Intelligence-powered COVID-19 test, which can be performed at an affordable cost. The test kit can produce results in around 20 minutes for symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.The test kit has already been field-tested at ESIC Medical College and Hospital in Hyderabad to ascertain its efficiency.

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Covid-19 test kits: China urges India to step up communication with Chinese firms to resolve issue

BEIJING : China on Tuesday urged India to step up communication to "properly resolve" the issue with the two Chinese firms which supplied the COVID-19 antibody rapid test kits, subsequently found faulty by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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Govt cancels Chinese Covid-19 test kit orders, says 'won't lose a single rupee'

Coronavirus test results from kits of Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech, Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics show 'wide variation in their sensitivity', says ICMR

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Delhi HC says Covid-19 testing kits should be sold at lowest cost possible

Justice Najmi Waziri issued directions to three private companies to import the testing kits at a cost of not more than ₹400 each, inclusive of GST

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AdventHealth secures thousands of COVID-19 test kits

In a virtual press conference where reporters could text in their questions, News 6 got a glimpse at how AdventHealth is handling coronavirus, including the ongoing issue of test kits being in short supply around the country.

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ICMR directly procured faulty Covid-19 testing kits from Chinese vendors

ICMR advises states not to use the testing kits for the next two days, saying it will issue an advisory after medical teams carry out field validation of the kits

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S Korean company to supply 500,000 covid-19 testing kits starting 30 April

NEW DELHI: The Indian embassy in South Korea and diagnostic kit making company M/s Humasis Co Ltd Korea signed an agreement on Monday for supply of 500,000 covid-19 test kits, expected to help in early detection of the disease.

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SD Biosensor starts manufacturing covid-19 test kits for India at Manesar plant

SD Biosensor got its license to manufacture the kits in its plant in Manesar from the Indian Council of Medical Research on 14 April and from the Drug Controller General of India on 16 April

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100,000 South Korean rapid Covid-19 test kits land in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government launched one lakh rapid test kits for testing coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, which will now allow doctors fighting the pandemic to conduct over 10,000 tests to be conducted in a day, said the state government on Friday. The new kits arrived from South Korea and were handed over to Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy by officials from Random Medicaids Private Limited. Reddy tried one of the kit that arrived from South Korea and tested negative

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Orange County health officials make own COVID-19 test kits

ORLANDO, Fla. – As the number of coronavirus cases increase in Orange County, the health department has announced it will begin making its own test kits.

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Tucson Police: COVID-19 testing kit accidentally removed, not stolen, from health facility

TUCSON, Ariz. - Tucson Police officials gave an update on an incident that was originally reported as a theft of COVID-19 testing kits from a health facility.

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Coronavirus: Game changer Covid-19 testing kits to be 'ready in a few weeks'

Millions of tests that can detect if people have already had coronavirus will be rolled out within weeks.

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COVID-19 test kits stolen from Tucson medical center

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Tucson Police Department is looking for a man who stole 29 coronavirus test kits from El Rio Health Center on Friday night.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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