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In the early days of the pandemic, the CDC said people should have two negative COVID-19 tests, 24 hours apart, before being around other people. Now, CDC guidelines say people aren't likely to be infectious 10 to 20 days after symptoms first began, regardless of test results. Also, before leaving isolation, people's symptoms should have improved and they should have gone 24 hours with no fever. President Donald Trump's physician released a memo Saturday that referenced 'advanced diagnostic tests' and stated Trump, effectively, was not contagious. However, the memo didn't fully describe those advanced diagnostic tests or their exact findings, or other vital signs, such as the president's oxygen levels.
A new, rapid, bedside test for COVID-19 delivers results in less than two hours. UPI reports a new study says such a quick turnaround means appropriate treatment can start earlier for those already hospitalized because of their symptoms. The standard COVID-19 test swabs the patient's nose and uses polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, technology. It typically takes over 20 hours to produce results. The longer patients have to wait for results, the longer COVID-19 positive patients remain in non-COVID wards. That furthers the spread of the disease. The British researchers say the point-of-care test was more than 99% accurate at correctly identifying those positive for the novel coronavirus.
Former Vice President Joe Biden does not have COVID-19. The news comes from Biden's campaign from Sunday. The campaign said Biden "underwent PCR testing for COVID-19 today and COVID-19 was not detected." PCR tests are usually conducted by nasal or throat swab. They detect whether a person has an active infection.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (EFE/EPA).- India on Thursday added a record-high of more than 126,000 new Covid-19 cases as several states announced restrictions, causing hundreds of migrant laborers to flee cities over fears of job losses.The federal health ministry said 126,789 new patients tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours from Wednesday morning, while some 685 lost their lives in the same period.India has been struggling with a second wave of the coronavirus with a steep rise in the daily numbers after infections had plummeted to less than 10,000 cases and 100 deaths a day in February. (Camera: HARISH TYAGI). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE ARRIVE TO CATCH A BUS AT A BUS STATION IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
Cartagena, Feb 18 (EFE).- The COVID-19 vaccination began Thursday in several cities of Colombia, with health personnel as a priority group, after the country received the first batch of Pfizer vaccines on Monday. (Camera: RICARDO MALDONADO ROZO).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS GIVE THE PFIZER VACCINES AGAINST THE NEW SARS-COV-2 CORONAVIRUS TO HEALTH PERSONNEL AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CARTAGENA IN CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA.
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