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Alberta has expanded its rapid COVID-19 testing pilot project. Symptomatic staff and residents at seniors facilities could get test results in as little as 20 minutes — but there are critiques of the plan over who isn’t being tested.

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Millions of school kids to get extra week at home after Christmas so rapid testing can start

Millions of school children will get an extra week at home after the Christmas holidays so schools can start rolling out Covid testing.

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Flagler County health officials share holiday COVID-19 testing schedule

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Flagler County has announced changes to its COVID-19 testing schedule during the holidays.According to a news release, the Health Department will offer COVID-19 testing three days a week starting Dec. 21 and resume testing five days a week on Jan.

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Coronavirus: Toronto creates mobile testing clinics from decommissioned TTC buses

Toronto Mayor John Tory spoke on Wednesday about the city’s effort to ramp up COVID-19 testing by bringing decommissioned Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) buses back in service to act as mobile testing units.

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Delta, KLM COVID-19 testing program lets Americans fly without quarantine

Another foreign destination has opened to American travelers with no quarantine necessary thanks to a COVID-19 testing program. Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have partnered on the new program for flights between Atlanta and Amsterdam starting Dec.

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American Airlines offering at-home coronavirus testing to all passengers

American Airlines announced that all of its domestic passengers will now have access to an at-home COVID-19 test prior to their departure.The cost? $129.The major U.S. carrier expanded its preflight testing program Tuesday for all of its flights to U.S.

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Calgary company offers at-home health testing and lab work

Numi Health is a new company in Calgary offering flu shots, blood tests and COVID-19 testing from the comfort of your own home. Founder Peter Verburg joins Global News Morning to explain.

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Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?

NEW YORK – As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden's administration will put in place something Donald Trump's has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy.Such a strategy, they say, could systematically check more people for infections and spot surges before they take off.

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New coronavirus testing centre launching this week in south Manchester

direct to your inboxA new walk-in Covid-19 testing facility will open in south Manchester as part of an initiative to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for local communities. The testing unit is being constructed in Platt Fields park in Fallowfield and is due to open later this week.

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Delaware County residents flock to mobile drive-thru coronavirus testing site

DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. - Residents in Delaware County have been flocking to a mobile drive-thru coronavirus site.John Brittingham, of Wallingford, says he was exposed to someone with COVID-19 right before Thanksgiving, so he's taking advantage of a new mobile drive-thru testing lab in the parking lot of the Springfield Mall.It's called "15 to Know" and the results are texted to you in 15 minutes."Just want to make sure I'm in the clear. Just so I don't give it to anyone else, so hopefully in 14 minutes we'll find out," he said.In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, there were hours-long waits just about everywhere and delayed results.

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Coronavirus: O’Toole calls for mass rapid testing to ‘preserve’ Canada’s economy

Reacting to Canada’s fiscal update given by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday, Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole called for mass COVID-19 rapid testing to “preserve” the country’s economy.

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Nova Scotia to offer pop-up rapid testing in Dartmouth this weekend, Wolfville next week

COVID-19 rapid-testing sites in the province over the coming days.The pop-up testing has a few requirements; individuals must be at least 16-years-old, have no COVID-19 symptoms, have not recently travelled, have had no contact with someone who has COVID-19 and have not been at a location with a potential COVID-19 exposure.The goal is to detect how much virus is in the community, Dr. Lisa Barrett, an infectious disease specialist at Dalhousie University, told Global News earlier this week.

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Testing demand remains high post Thanksgiving

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County officials continue to report high demand for COVID-19 testing following the Thanksgiving holiday.Most coronavirus testing sites in Florida reopened Friday after closing for Thanksgiving. Prior to the holiday, people lined up every day last week for testing.

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Curbside COVID-19 testing in Seminole County all booked up for Tuesday, website shows

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – All the appointments for curbside coronavirus testing at the Florida Department of Health in Sanford for Nov. 24 are booked, according to the event page from the DOH.[TRENDING: Another vaccine ‘highly effective’ | Man wrestles gator to save dog | Box installed at fire station for abandoned babies]When a user attempts to select a time, each time slot shows “sold out.”Curbside testing will be available again on Airport Boulevard on Dec.

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Boris Johnson to announce major coronavirus testing programme in bid to save Christmas

Family Christmases are back on as Boris Johnson is set to announce plans to ease coronavirus curbs over the festive period on Monday.

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COMMENTARY: It’s not too late for a creative and aggressive testing and tracing strategy

COVID-19 cases.It’s frustrating, too, because it feels like we’ve backed ourselves into this corner where we have very limited and unpalatable options.That cases are surging as we enter the latter stages of autumn really ought not have been a surprise; we were warned that such a scenario was very likely, if not all but guaranteed. What is surprising, especially in hindsight, is that we didn’t use the opportunity of the flattened curve to better prepare for this very challenge.

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Questionable testing belies India’s drop in Coronavirus cases

Covid-19, the slowing momentum may largely reflect spotty testing levels and a heavy reliance on questionable kits.Daily testing in the country of 1.4 billion people has picked up since the early days of the pandemic -- currently at about 1 million -- but it’s still much lower than most countries with high infections. Just as significant, nearly half come from less-reliable quick antigen tests, which can report false negatives as much as 50% of the time.The result is that India’s Covid-19 cases are likely much higher than the national numbers.

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UK daily coronavirus testing capacity to double with two new "megalabs" in 2021

The UK's daily coronavirus testing capacity is set to more than double with the opening of two new "megalabs" in early 2021, the Government has announced.

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Erykah Badu dumbfounded after testing positive for coronavirus in left nostril, negative in the right

Erykah Badu is opening up about her experience testing both positive and negative for coronavirus this week. The 49-year-old singer took to Twitter to share her confusion with her results. She said she has been receiving rapid COVID-19 tests all week in preparation for a performance.

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Woman left shocked after testing positive for coronavirus twice just two months apart

coronavirus was shocked to discover she had contracted the virus less than two months apart. Shanie Thomas, 24, found out she had got Covid-19 in both September and November after receiving two positive test results and suffering the tell-tale symptoms.

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Eta’s impacts to close New Smyrna Beach City Gym coronavirus testing site

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – New Smyrna Beach City officials are shutting down a local coronavirus testing site, ahead of Tropical Storm Eta’s landfall.The City Gym test site at 1000 Live Oak St. will be closed Thursday due to forecast impacts from the storm, according to a tweet from the city.The @FLSERT COVID-19 testing site in the City Gym at 1000 Live Oak St.

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Army descends on Pontins as Liverpool prepares for mass coronavirus testing

army has been deployed to Liverpool for the roll-out of groundbreaking mass coronavirus testing across the city.From Friday, November 6, everyone living or working in Liverpool will be offered tests, regardless of whether they have symptoms.The pilot scheme will determine whether mass screening can be introduced across other regions of England – one of the objectives of Operation Moonshot.The government wants to expand testing from hundreds of thousands per day to 10 million by early 2021.It is believed 2,000 military personnel will be stationed in the city, according to the Liverpool Echo.They will be staying in Pontins Southport, and have already been recorded arriving at the holiday park.Along with the troops, 85 Covid-19 testing

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Toronto Public Health begins sharing more testing data for neighbourhoods

The City of Toronto is making more COVID-19 data available to the public. This after information about the spread of the virus in Toronto neighbourhoods was leaked. But those numbers will only tell part of the story. Matthew Bingley reports.

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Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing

this brochurepdf iconexternal icon. There are four different types of CLIA certificates, any one of which is appropriate for POC testing.

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Nicola Sturgeon considering routine coronavirus testing for Scots care homes

Nicola Sturgeon.In a bid to allay fears about the easing of restrictions for the care sector, the First Minister stressed no final decision has been made.Speaking at the Scottish Government's coronavirus briefing on Tuesday, she said those visiting care homes are "clearly" a group who may be considered for coronavirus testing in an effort to protect vulnerable people.Sturgeon said: "Our initial, top priority focus in extending testing is protection of vulnerable groups."Those groups - and care homes are definitely one of them - where if the virus gets into them, it does really bad damage."So people going in and out of care homes is clearly one such group that we would look to consider for testing in the future."She added: "Obviously, that

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People are paying £149 for coronavirus home testing kits – demand has quadrupled

People are paying privately for coronavirus home testing kits at a cost of £149.One private practice says demand for their Covid-19 home detection tests sold online quadrupled over the summer in and around Greater Manchester.In September, when the national testing system struggled to cope with an increase in demand, there was a 310 pc month-on-month increase in private PCR tests sold online by Pall Mall Medical to customers around the region.A total of 168 tests were sold online to customers in Manchester, Warrington, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Knutsford and Wigan that month, up from just 17 in July.This does not include people who bought kits in person or over the telephone.Although the kits are available across the UK, 30 pc of sales since

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Coronavirus: Rapid testing in large Canadian cities not ‘silver bullet,’ says health minister

During question period in the House of Commons, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner on Friday asked Canadian Health Minister Patty Hajdu about access to rapid COVID-19 testing in large cities such as Toronto, where there are many restaurants and hospitality workers.

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Coronavirus: Ontario invests additional $1.3 billion in testing, contact-tracing

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Tuesday that his government is investing an additional $1.3 billion towards COVID-19 testing and contact-tracing through its COVID-19 fall preparedness plan, to expand testing capacity and reduce backlogs.

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Is rapid testing the solution to Canada’s 2nd wave?

Christine Nielsen, the CEO of the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science, talks about the measures being taken to clear a massive backlog of COVID-19 tests in some provinces and the new rapid test approved by Health Canada.

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Alberta releases second round of serology testing results

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health releases findings from the province’s second round of COVID-19 serology testing.

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Coronavirus: U.S. Senate still moving to confirm Trump SCOTUS pick despite members testing positive

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday confirmed that while the entire chamber would not meet in person for two weeks after three Republican senators tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 48 hours, they are still moving ahead with hearings to confirm Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court.

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Coronavirus: Assessment centres move to appointment-based testing only

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Friday that all COVID-19 assessment centres in the province will operate by appointment only as of Oct. 6, adding that walk-ins will no longer accepted beginning Oct. 4.

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TMC MLA Gurupada Mete dies after testing positive for coronavirus

Congress MLA Gurupada Mete, who had tested positive for COVID-19 last month, died in a private hospital on Thursday, officials said.The 51-year-old two-time MLA of Indus constituency in Bankura district was admitted to the hospital in Howrah district last month after he tested positive.Mete was also suffering from complications of heart and kidney diseases, officials of the hospital said.Reacting to the leader's death, CM Mamata Banerjee said, "Deeply saddened by the passing away of @AITCofficial Bankura District Coordinator and two-time MLA Gurupada Mete. His unparalleled devotion to serve the citizens of Bengal will always be remembered.

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Covid-19 testing via RT-PCR not adequate in Delhi: Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High court on Wednesday reiterated that ramping up of Covid-19 tests through RT- PCR in Delhi has not been adequately activated by the Delhi Government. The state government also submitted the report of Sero Surveillance-3 before the court which reflects a reduction of the IgG antibodies seroprevalence from 28.7% (as in Sero Surveillance-3) to 25.1%.

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The Latest: Cypriot soccer ramps up coronavirus testing

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Cyprus is ramping up coronavirus testing for soccer players and shutting down smaller stadium locker rooms following the emergence of large clusters of COVID-19 infections at two first division teams.Officials from the health ministry and the Cypriot soccer federation have decided to carry out random coronavirus tests on five people from each of 20 teams from all divisions every week.

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Ontario spending $1 billion on testing, contact tracing

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is promising to invest $1 billion on COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, as cases spike. As Eric Sorensen explains, the new rules on who can be tested are causing confusion.

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Coronavirus: Health Canada ‘sitting on their hands’ when it comes to testing, Ford says

When asked about hours-long wait times for COVID-19 tests across the province, Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday said that “Health Canada has been sitting on their hands” in his opinion, adding that the organization lacks a sense of urgency, and as a result, he’s “handcuffed” on additional testing ramp-ups.

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Universal and Serial Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 at a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility for Veterans — Los Angeles, California, 2020

On May 22, 2020, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Amy V. Dora, MD1*; Alexander Winnett2*; Lauren P.

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Facility-Wide Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes — Seven U.S. Jurisdictions, March–June 2020

On August 11, 2020, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Kelly M. Hatfield, MSPH1; Sujan C.

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Mass Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in 16 Prisons and Jails — Six Jurisdictions, United States, April–May 2020

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Serial Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Incarcerated and Detained Persons in a Correctional and Detention Facility — Louisiana, April–May 2020

On June 29, 2020, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Henry Njuguna, MD1,*; Megan Wallace, DrPH1,2,*; Sean Simonson, MPH3; Farrell A. Tobolowsky, DO1,2; Allison E.

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Giuliana Rancic & Vivica A. Fox BOTH Skip Emmys Pre-Show After Testing Positive For Coronavirus

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Giuliana Rancic Is Missing Emmys 2020 After Testing Positive for Coronavirus

Giuliana Rancic was scheduled to host E!’s Live from the Red Carpet special for the 2020 Emmy Awards, but she’s missing from the show as she tested positive for coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Ford says pharmacy testing intended for people not showing symptoms

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Saturday that testing at pharmacies, which the province plans to launch next week, would be intended for people who aren’t showing symptoms of COVID-19.

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UCF to conduct random virus testing starting with Greek life

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After three sorority houses were placed on quarantine and a series COVID-19 cases connected to University of Central Florida Greek life, the university will begin random virus testing next week.There have been 456 student COVID-19 cases confirmed from tests ordered and reported to Student Health Services, an additional 183 students and staff have self-reported positive results to the university, as of Sept. 12.Last week, UCF suspended a sorority and a fraternity for violating the school’s COVID-19 policies.

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Health chiefs question Boris Johnson's 'Operation Moonshot' mass testing plan

'Operation Moodshot' mass testing plan. Fears have been raised over the implications of a negative test result.

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Seminole County hosts pop-up coronavirus testing site during evening hours

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County is will host coronavirus testing operations at a new pop-up testing site in Sanford.Anyone over the age of 18 can head to the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center Wednesday and Thursday to get tested for COVID-19 free of cost. Tests are being provided by Allied Health.Testing will run from 5:30 p.m.

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Interim SARS-CoV-2 Testing Guidelines for Patients in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities

end stage renal disease (ESRD) on maintenance dialysis are at high risk for serious illness and death related to infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Most patients on maintenance dialysis undergo hemodialysis three times a week at outpatient dialysis centers.

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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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