Warmer weather is unlikely to significantly impede the spread of the novel coronavirus, a National Academies of Sciences (NAS) panel told the White House on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/health/coronavirus-summer-weather.html The homebound and virus-wary across the Northern Hemisphere, MORE
In a great act of kindness, one Las Vegas woman has donated her empty house to hospital workers, so they can rest for free in between looking after those suffering from COVID-19. While treating COVID-19 MORE
“Analysts concluded it could be a cataclysmic event,” one of the sources said of the NCMI’s report. “It was then briefed multiple times to” the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s Joint Staff and the White MORE
As of April 7, Germany had reported some 105,000 confirmed cases of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. However the country’s death rate from the pandemic remains around 1.5% MORE
It started with one doctor. On January 22, Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws published an interview with Kris Van Kerckhoven, a general practitioner from Putte, near Antwerp. “5G is life-threatening, and no one knows it”, read the headline. MORE
Join News Views for a Live Discussion on ‘Horrid!’ Trump, Pastor Pence, Scarf Lady, and the real Coronavirus Warrior, Dr. Fauci’s press briefing. More than likely, the Warriors will begin their briefing late as usual but allegedly, they scheduled it MORE
Once-crowded city streets are now empty. Highway traffic has slowed to a minimum. And fewer and fewer people can be found milling about outside. Global containment measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus have seemingly made the world much quieter. Scientists are noticing it, too. MORE
The British government will seek refunds for millions of coronavirus test kits purchased from China, after a study of the products found them to be unreliable for use with most patients. Professor John Bell, coordinator MORE
Neither surgical nor cotton masks are effective at stopping the new coronavirus from spreading when a person coughs, a study suggests. The authors of the paper, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, said MORE
“You know what it is, Norm? I think they’re just trying to get rid of all my generation. The boomer ladies that, you know, that inherited their, you know, are widows. They inherited the money, MORE
Trump’s Aggressive Advocacy of Malaria Drug for Treating Coronavirus Divides Medical Community https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-malaria-drug.html Mr. Trump first expressed interest in hydroxychloroquine a few weeks ago, telling associates that Mr. Ellison, a billionaire and a founder of MORE
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Monday spoke to President Donald Trump, his likely rival in November, about his response to the coronavirus outbreak, NBC News reported. The call came hours after Trump teased the MORE
The chaotic scene broke out after a man allegedly, intentionally coughed and spit on the produce inside a Massachusetts grocery store. Coronavirus spreads through respiratory droplets and research indicates just talking or breathing can transmit MORE
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened”, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise “where necessary”, a spokesman added. MORE
(CNN)Teen girls were charged with hate crimes after police said they attacked a woman on a New York bus, made “anti-Asian statements” toward her and told her she caused coronavirus. Police said the four suspects attacked the 51-year-old victim on MORE
“Today, I signed an executive order suspending in-person voting for tomorrow’s election. Frankly, there’s no good answer to this problem—I wish it were easy. I have been asking everyone to do their part to help MORE
In his daily press briefing, New York governor Andrew Cuomo stated that New York may actually have flattened the curve from the Coronavirus outbreak but it’s still too early to tell. “While none of this MORE
Lately on The Trump Show, Trump appears fixated hydroxychloroquine to treat patients with COVID-19, despite scant scientific evidence that it’s an effective treatment. Apparently before Saturday’s episode, The Coronavirus Warriors had its biggest fight yet MORE
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. He was taken to a London hospital on Sunday evening with “persistent symptoms” – including a temperature. MORE
In order to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are turning to more bad habits which may make a long term negative impact on their health. Alcohol sales are MORE
Feedback from small businesses on day one of their being able to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program–part of the $2 trillion relief package (the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, aka CARES Act) MORE
The numbers emerging seem to indicate that more young people in the South are dying from COVID-19. Although the majority of coronavirus-related deaths in Louisiana are still among victims over 70 years old, 43 percent MORE
Some Georgia beaches will reopen this weekend following an executive order issued by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) that overrode local shelter-in-place mandates from a number of cities. A spokesperson for Kemp told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the order would allow popular beaches MORE
Toilet paper is the basic necessity and definitive product that exemplifies our frustration with pandemic shortages. We’re all left wondering, where did it go, why did it go, and when will it be back on MORE
Scripps Research reported yesterday on their site about a new in-house study showing a human SARS antibody’s interaction with the new coronavirus at near-atomic-scale resolution. The study reveals a possible weakness in the coronavirus which MORE