The automated systems do not require users to have specialty training to perform testing and will begin shipping next week
Mar 21
This could prevent a worst-case scenario in which doctors have to choose between patients, condemning those who don't get access to a ventilator to die
A study based on 1,257 healthcare workers across 34 hospitals in China found that 50.4%, 44.6%, 34%, and 71.5% of all participants reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and distress
While there is enough evidence to prove that the virus jumped from animals -- bats to an intermediary animal and then to humans -- scientists do not know where the virus took hold
While coughing, fever and breathing difficulties are quite common, some patients have reported losing their sense of smell and experiencing digestive trouble
Mar 20
Contradicting an expert in the coronavirus task force, who said there is no “magic drug", Trump said “I disagree. Maybe there is, maybe there isn’t. We have to see. We’re going to know soon”
The Manhattan Project was a US-led program for developing the first two atomic bombs that were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War 2
IBM's supercomputer Summit at Oak Ridge National Laboratory just took two days to screen thousands of potential drug compounds for its effectivity against the new coronavirus and predicted that 77 of them might work
A new study says that the case fatality rate in the city is around 1.4%, while past studies have estimated the death rate to be between 2% and 3.4%. By comparison, seasonal flu generally kills about 0.1% of those infected
Its closest relative SARS pales in comparison, which resulted in the death of 774 people globally over the course of a year
Over 500 million people were infected, about a quarter of the world's population, from January 1918 through December 1920. The death toll is estimated to have been anywhere from 17 million to 50 million
Mar 19
To tide over the shortage, guidelines issued by CDC also call for re-using facemasks. Trump, meanwhile, has said the federal government is not a shipping clerk and that state governors should buy masks
Many therapists are setting up ways to help people through online counseling, which could help couples navigate these difficult times
The findings are particularly worrying for the US as the worst-case scenario projection by CDC shows that 160M to 214M Americans could be infected
Among 2,449 patients, whose ages were known during the analysis, 29% were aged 20-44 years and only 5% of cases occurred in people aged 0-19 years
Experts are urging countries that have been limiting virus testing, which includes the UK and US, to learn from Vo
Current strategies are not working fast enough to intercept the transmission of coronavirus. To effectively tackle this pandemic we need to harness latest technology, say experts
This large, international study is designed to generate the robust data we need, to show which treatments are the most effective, the WHO chief said
Mar 18
Of the 5,000 people in China who were evaluated for PTSD, 21.5% had obvious symptoms, a survey conducted by the Chinese Psychology Society found
The team member who contracted the virus works on the airborne component of the expedition and had not yet joined the mission in the Arctic. Before being allowed onboard the ship, researchers will now be tested twice
Those with blood type A are also more likely to die from COVID-19 while those with blood type O are at lower risk, shows the study's analysis
Experts say all fertility patients planning treatment should avoid becoming pregnant at this time
Mar 17
Dr Ashish Jha from Harvard Global Health Institute has said that a two-week national pause is needed now to figure out how many are infected in the US
The test awaits approval as the developer, Cambridge-based E25Bio, prepares to apply for “emergency use authorization,” which would temporarily allow them to use the device to test patients
The results support a previous study on nine pregnant women in Wuhan which said that the new coronavirus cannot be passed from mother to child while in the womb
According to estimates available from a 2010 study, only 62,188 full-feature mechanical ventilators were available in US acute care hospitals
About 86% of people infected early in the outbreak might have escaped detection in China. The virus moved discreetly in the beginning stages, explaining why it spread so fast, say experts
Realizing that lockdowns and quarantines are not going to be here forever and that it is short-term is important, says an expert
Mar 16
WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said they have seen a rapid escalation in social distancing measures, but they have not seen an urgent enough escalation in testing, isolation and contact tracing
Immunocompromised people have a reduced ability to fight infections and they are taking to Twitter to explain why taking precautions is a matter of life and death
Assuming an overall infection rate of 70% and a fatality rate of 3.0% over the next year, nearly 7 million people could die of the disease
Infectious disease expert Dr. Muge Cevik said she is deeply concerned about this bold statement by the French Minister of Health with no reference to the claim, which is causing public concern
The condition of US airports seemed dismal while handling the influx of tourists amid the epidemic
The virus does not seem to behave like Zika, a virus known for jumping to the fetus from the mother. According to the World Health Organization, there is no evidence on mother-to-child transmission
Mar 15
This does not apply to day-to-day operations of schools, colleges and businesses
According to reports, 45 healthy volunteers are expected to join the study. Over 10 potential vaccines are already in the works, say experts
The total confirmed cases in the US have now surpassed 3,200 with 62 fatalities
The numbers are particularly worrisome for the US where 6 in 10 American adults have a chronic disease, while 4 IN 10 adults in the US have two or more.
While Walmart stores that do not operate 27/7 will maintain their usual schedules, the ones that do will now be open from 6 am to 11 pm
Experimental antiviral remdesivir has saved one woman who was in critical condition in California and helped treat 14 infected Diamond Princess passengers
Two patients from New York State, an 82-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man with underlying health conditions, have died
After coming under fire for messing up its coronavirus testing capacity, the US has set up drive-through testing stations in various cities
Mar 14
Andy Slavitt, former Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act head for Barack Obama, says that the “original sin” was Donald Trump’s months long denial and his dismantling of public health and response infrastructure
The approach could endanger the lives of the vulnerable population — the elderly and those with other health conditions such as diabetes or heart ailments
There was a 77% reduction in cases imported from China to other countries as a result of the travel ban in early February but then it again went up
A statement from the White House said that Trump tested negative and showed no symptoms of COVID-19
They were all “dressed up in hazmat suits, gloves and glasses” and played a board game called Pandemic, which involves fighting against the deadly virus to save the globe
Dr Max Pemberton conceded this was the 'harsh reality' but ageism as a prejudice might end up killing many
Earnings of thousands of employees who work by the hour at basketball arenas across the country are being affected
Mar 13
Rebecca Mehra tweeted that the couple had been seating in their car for close to an hour looking for the right person to ask for help
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