Hydroxychloroquine, also known as Plaquenil, is an anti-malarial drug. It came to the forefront of conversation about treatment options recently when it was announced that it could be prescribed off-label for COVID-19. This made me nervous because the adverse reactions associated with hydroxychloroq...
Testing positive for Covid doesn't necessarily mean that you're contagious. Rapid tests detect certain protein pieces of the virus, but those proteins alone don't cause infection. The same goes for PCR tests, which identify the virus' genetic material in your system. So, to work ...
House who have tested positive for COVID-19: Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams of Utah and Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida. House members are at home as the lower chamber is in recess until the Senate votes on a third coronavirus bill. [MAP: The Spread of Coronavirus....
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from the presidency said he is self-isolating in Cape Town, where he is being treated for mild symptoms and monitored by doctors. Ramaphosa has delegated all responsibilities to Deputy President ...
Wales Home Executive Director Brendalee Piironen says that there have now been three more employees in the Norton long term care section who have received positive test results for COVID-19, one of whom may have been contagious without symptoms while working over the weekend. To date no reside...
White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the COVID-19 pandemic "is not over" and warned against the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.2 -- now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States. "We know BA.2 is here," Psaki said. "We know that it is more...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A tiny fraction of vaccinated New Yorkers have tested positive for COVID-19 as infections and hospitalizations rise, the state Department of Health told The Associated Press Tuesday.
former Bangladesh opener Nafees Iqbal too has contracted the virus. "I had the first symptom ten days ago. I had a fever and had aches and pains in the body but had recovered by the third day. But I still took the COVID-19 test just to be sure and the result came back...
When Are You Most Contagious With COVID? Can You Get COVID Twice? What To Know About BA.2.86 And EG.5 COVID Variants “PCR tests will remain positive longer than antigen tests because they are detecting viral genetic material which will remain present for longer than the protein that antige...
Based on the new guidelines, the tour is doing away with what became known as the “COVID-19 groups.” For those who test positive and meet criteria to return, the tour is lifting restrictions that kept them from the clubhouse and other facilities at the course, such as the fitness trail...