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The United Kingdom is banning travel from the whole of South America and Portugal amid concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus in Brazil, authorities announced Thursday. British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that as of 4 a.m. Friday, arrivals from more than a dozen countries, including Argentina, Chile and Peru, will be halted […]
Germany’s point person in the coronavirus pandemic said Tuesday that the country is on course to avoid a big second wave of infections but only if people keep practicing social distancing, wear masks and if necessary, quarantine in areas that experience spikes in new cases. Helge Braun, who as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff […]
(HealthDay)—When a state bans texting while driving, will the number of car crash victims showing up in its emergency rooms drop? New research suggests the answer is yes. In the study, states that have full bans in place had an average of 8 percent fewer car crash victims seen in emergency rooms. “People tend to […]