To stay safe, experts recommend washing reusable items with hot water and detergent or soap
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The findings support a scenario where more than 8.7M new Covid-19 infections appeared in the US during March and estimate that more than 80% of these cases were unidentified
The US is still in the first wave and data shows that cases are rising in the South and West
Researchers found a three-fold increase in such cases in March and April 2020 compared to the same period in 2019
The CDC reportedly did not check the kits despite 'anomalies' during manufacturing
Participants in the study will now continue to receive standard of care and follow up as indicated for their condition, says the NIH
Is 'COVID-19 Diabetes' a new form of diabetes?
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were being celebrated as coronavirus cure but studies soon found out loopholes
Experts fear this could send mixed signals and worsen the crisis at a time when the southern and western US are seeing an uptick in new cases
Asymptomatic patients shed the virus for a longer period as compared to those who have symptoms. Study findings suggest that there are potential risks of using Covid-19 ‘immunity passports’
An estimated 21% of those in 10 to 19 age group are likely to show symptoms compared with 69% in people aged 70 years and above
These findings, according to researchers, put the spotlight on public facilities in the US and other countries, which often lacks lids
The analysis showed that Twitter scored the least on the happiness meter on May 31 — coinciding with widespread protests against police brutality, which followed the killing of George Floyd
Hospitalizations in the US were six times higher and deaths 12 times higher among those with reported underlying conditions
While scanning the market for coronavirus, China said it found samples on chopping boards used for imported salmon, leading to speculations that the virus came from Europe or the US
The agency listed 347 adverse events in Covid-19 patients taking hydroxychloroquine, and 38 in those taking chloroquine. It also found 109 cases with serious cardiac episodes, of which 25 died
As of June 1, the overall New York City mortality rate due to Covid-19 was 200 deaths per 100,000 people. For sheltered homeless New Yorkers, it was 321 deaths per 100,000 people
Researchers think the stress from the surgery could be behind these complications
CDC has also issued a new set of guidelines urging organizers of large gatherings that involve 'shouting, chanting or singing' to strongly encourage the use of face coverings
The patient, a Hispanic woman in her 20s, underwent a 10-hour surgery Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago
3,213 out of 15,000 nursing homes are reportedly running short of PPEs and have less than a week's supply of masks, gowns, gloves, eye protectors and hand sanitizers
Though they are optimistic that it could work and strengthen the body's defenses against the disease, other experts have their reservations
Deaths are predicted to remain fairly level through August and begin to rise again in the fourth week of August with a more pronounced increase during September, says University of Washington's Covid-19 model
The health department advises New Yorkers to be creative with physical barriers that allow sexual contact while preventing close face to face contact
The spike prompted Arizona, which has seen a 115% increase since its reopening, to ask its hospitals to activate the coronavirus emergency plans
Multiple strains arrived and spread in the state, suggesting that improving screening and contact tracing is key as businesses reopen across the US, say experts
The condition appears to affect older children than Kawasaki disease and presents more often with abdominal pains and diarrhea
WHO clarified that Covid-19 can be spread by people without symptoms, stating that how much coronavirus transmission comes from asymptomatic people is still a big unknown
Researchers analyzed hospital traffic and search engine data in Wuhan, and observed substantial traffic increase at hospitals as well as a surge in internet searches for Covid-19 symptoms early in 2019
Experts reject the central claim that mining represents an essential service either now or for the period of economic recovery
Researchers estimate that restrictions in 6 countries, which includes US, China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, and France, prevented a total of 530 million Covid-19 cases in these countries
Social bubbles aka pods or Quaran-teams allow people to bond in groups but reduce contact outside it
Researchers artificially replicated a section of DNA from a plant-infecting virus, which cannot infect humans. Virus DNA left on a hospital bed rail was found in half of all sites sampled across a ward within 10 hours
Many programs designed to safeguard communities and homes to wildfire incidents have been put on hold as the state faces a $54-billion budget deficit due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis
Experts says abstinence is the best option but it may not be feasible for many
Chemical agents in tear gas can irritate nose, mouth and lungs, causing inflammation that could weaken the body’s ability to resist Covid-19
Blood clotting could also explain why some people have low levels of oxygen in the blood and why mechanical ventilators do not help them
WHO recommends masking up while using public transport, in shops or other confined or crowded environment
Researchers surveyed 502 adults on May 4, soon after Trump suggested research on injecting disinfectants to ward off the disease
In their retraction, the authors say the research team entered this collaboration to contribute 'in good faith' and at a time of great need during the Covid-19 pandemic
Superspreading events are happening more than we expected, more than what could be explained by chance
The CDC director apologized for lack of racial disparity data on coronavirus, said the agency did not have the data that it needed to be able to answer that responsively
Asymptomatic persons can spread Covid-19 to others for an extended period, perhaps longer than 14 days, claims research team
The five vaccines on the list are reportedly from US-based Moderna, a combined effort of Oxford University and AstraZeneca, and three big pharma companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and Pfizer
Two leading medical journals have expressed concern over potential flaws in separate studies on hydroxychloroquine and blood pressure medications
FDA introduced new regulations to provide clarity on impurity limits for manufacturers. They will specify interim levels of certain impurities that can be tolerated for a relatively short period of time
Across the nation, nursing home residents have died at the rate of 27.5 per 1,000 while there have been 62 cases per 1,000 residents at these facilities
A pause on testing could nullify some of the progress the country has made in controlling the coronavirus, fear experts
Recordings of internal meetings show WHO officials complaining during the week of January 6 that China was not sharing data needed to evaluate the risk Covid-19 posed to the rest of the world
The results suggest that future sampling and viral discovery should target two hotspots of coronaviruses in southern and southwestern China in particular as well as neighboring countries where similar bat species live
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