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World Health Organization (W.H.O.) director for pandemic prevention Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said on Tuesday that the Wuhan coronavirus “is still very much with us,” and warned governments around the world are unprepared for the surge of infections that is now under way. “The virus is circulating in all countries. Data from our sentinel-based surveillance system across 84 countries reports that

The new data is based on testing that concluded in late July, according to the agency. Waste water testing is considered an early warning system for public health authorities to detect traces of the virus that causes COVID in communities where people may not be showing symptoms of the illness, according to the CDC. New testing shows the levels of coronavirus in Massachusetts waste water nearly

Catch up in minutes with these 7 stories. Friday briefing: Kamala Harris’s DNC speech; Arizona voter law; new coronavirus vaccines; Texas heat; giant diamond; and more Mosquito season is getting longer in some parts of the U.S. • None Where? The Northeast. It’s had the biggest increase since 1980 in “mosquito days” — between 50 and 95 degrees with at least 42% humidity. See how your city has

CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the eighth consecutive week, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio worsened, rising from 3,896 last week to 4,575 this week, the state reported Thursday. Beginning in spring, case numbers moved steadily downward, but have been on an upward swing since early June. Thursday’s report marked the highest number of new cases since the end of February, and the total was more