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	health Daily update ⋅ February 29, 2020
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	CNN CDC aims to have all state and local health departments testing for coronavirus by end of next week CNN (CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to have every state and local health department testing for the novel coronavirus by the end of next week. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Is the Coronavirus an Epidemic or a Pandemic? It Depends on Who's Talking The New York Times All eyes have been on the coronavirus since it crept up in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. Since then, the virus has sickened tens of thousands of people in more than three dozen countries, and its quick advance across Asia, the Middle East and Europe has ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR WHO Says Risk Of COVID-19 Is Now 'Very High At A Global Level' NPR The World Health Organization says the risk that COVID-19 will spread and have a global impact is now "very high," raising its assessment for the coronavirus disease that's now been found in more than 50 countries. As of Monday, cases of COVID-19 had ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times In China's War on the Coronavirus, a Community Is Besieged The New York Times WUHAN, China — When the coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, residents in a rising suburb on the city's rural edge thought they were safe. Zuoling New Town, a bustling community of retired farmers, factory workers and young, white-collar professionals, was 22 ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News NOT REAL NEWS: An outbreak of virus-related misinformation ABC News False and misleading information about the coronavirus that originated in China is spreading around the world along with the virus itself. By. BEATRICE DUPUY and ARIJETA LAJKA Associated Press. February 28, 2020, 2:20 PM. 8 min read. Image Icon. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN What we know about potential coronavirus vaccines and treatments CNN (CNN) Although physicians still have no vaccine or cure for the novel coronavirus, health officials and pharmaceutical companies around the world are working hard to develop them. What to know about the coronavirus. The novel coronavirus is spreading ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN There are at least 4 coronavirus cases in the US that are not travel-related, officials say CNN (CNN) There are now at least four US coronavirus cases without any related travel history, health officials say. A woman in Oregon and a high school boy in Washington state are presumptive positives, meaning the tests were conducted at local labs but the ... Flag as irrelevant
	seattlepi.com NOT REAL NEWS: An Outbreak of Virus-Related Misinformation The New York Times In this week's roundup of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week, we focus on false and misleading reports spreading online around the new coronavirus outbreak, a situation the World Health Organization has dubbed an ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Unexplained West Coast cases raise fears in US BBC News Officials on the US West Coast have reported three unexplained coronavirus cases, raising concerns the virus could be spreading within the community. The patients - in California, Oregon and Washington State - have no known connection to a badly hit ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Coronavirus Update From The City of Maplewood Patch.com From the School District of South Orange & Maplewood: February 28, 2020. Dear South Orange & Maplewood School District Community,. We continue to monitor the alerts from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) about the possibility of the spread of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com After missteps, CDC says its coronavirus test kit is ready for primetime NBCNews.com Some states received test kits that were inconclusive or only partially accurate. Other states said they were hamstrung by testing criteria so narrow, it limited who they could screen for the new coronavirus. For more than a month, officials throughout the country ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Support for Costa Mesa's legal action to block coronavirus quarantine site grows among local agencies Los Angeles Times Local government and business officials are throwing their weight behind Costa Mesa's legal action aimed at barring state and federal authorities from using the Fairview Developmental Center as a coronavirus quarantine site. The cities of Newport Beach, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus in California: What You Need to Know The New York Times California officials said this week that they had bolstered efforts to confront the growing threat of the coronavirus, declaring that they were prepared and pursuing aggressive measures to thwart its spread. Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the state ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Will Warmer Weather Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus? Don't Count on It, Say Experts TIME As coronavirus continues to spread across the world, a simple solution has been repeated by some leaders: Warm summer temperatures will stop the outbreak in its tracks. U.S. President Donald Trump floated the idea that by April the coronavirus problem ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News High school student in Washington latest coronavirus community spread victim ABC News A high school student in the state of Washington is the latest U.S. resident to preliminary test positive for the coronavirus and is part of a growing group of victims that were diagnosed with COVID-19 due to community spread. Health officials in Snohomish ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Preparing for coronavirus falls on local health agencies. Many are already strained Los Angeles Times As the frontline workers against the spread of disease, local public health departments are straining to respond to an outbreak of novel coronavirus and could be overwhelmed in the coming weeks as cases mount within the United States. City and county ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dallas Morning News North Texas schools take a measured approach as they prepare for coronavirus The Dallas Morning News As worldwide concerns about the spread of coronavirus begin to mount, school districts around North Texas are being cautious in their messaging regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. Yes, the schools say, they are working with county health departments to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post University of California at Davis community faces possibility of coronavirus infection: 'It was freaky' Washington Post DAVIS, Calif. — Brittany Clary went to the hospital near her college campus here earlier this week complaining of nausea, a pounding headache and a temperature of 99. When she entered Sutter Davis Hospital, about two miles from the University of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times How daily life in the US will change as the coronavirus outbreak enters a new phase Los Angeles Times Empty restaurants. Abandoned playgrounds. Schools shuttered for weeks. If the United States experiences sustained spread of the coronavirus, the daily lives of Americans could look significantly different from today. So far, the United States has 60 confirmed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com 12 Coronavirus myths busted by science Livescience.com As the novel coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, news articles and social media posts about the outbreak continue to spread online. Unfortunately, this relentless flood of information can make it difficult to separate fact from fiction — and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times No Evidence That Pets Can Get Covid-19, but Wash Your Hands Anyway The New York Times Pet owners may be wondering whether Covid-19, the coronavirus that has infected thousands of people worldwide, is a threat to dogs or cats or can be carried by them. So far, the short answer is no. Unless you are in an area where the disease is spreading ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report New York Scrambles to Replace US Government's Faulty Coronavirus Test Kits The New York Times NEW YORK — New York health officials are trying to get their own coronavirus testing kits up and running after getting stuck with faulty tests from the federal government that they said left them unable to diagnose people quickly in the nation's most populous ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News CDC moves to rapidly expand COVID-19 testing capabilities in US ABC News Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Friday that capabilities for testing for the COVID-19 virus would "rapidly expand" nationwide in the next several weeks as well as the criteria for who gets tested and when. That announcement came as the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The death toll of the opioid epidemic is higher than originally thought, researchers say Washington Post Opioid-related overdoses could be 28 percent higher than reported due to incomplete death records, researchers found in a study published Thursday. More than 400,000 people in the United States have died from opioid overdoses since the turn of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Number of coronavirus cases from unknown source growing in US NBCNews.com Three new confirmed or presumptive cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 contracted from an unknown source were reported Friday, bringing the total number of what could be "community spread" cases in the United States to four. The patients from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American A Promising Antiviral Is Being Tested for the Coronavirus—but Results Are Not Yet Out Scientific American As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread worldwide and more people become critically ill, scientists are racing to find a treatment that will help turn the tide. Dozens of medicines are in clinical trials in China—and now in the U.S.—to treat the disease, ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Coronavirus updates: WHO increases risk to 'very high,' tells governments to 'wake up' USA TODAY The World Health Organization on Friday increased its coronavirus risk assessment to "very high" as cases outside of China continue to increase. But officials caution the virus can still be contained if the chain of transmission can be broken. "We are on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com False claims online distort coronavirus symptoms, promote bogus cures NBCNews.com False posts online have distorted symptoms of the coronavirus and peddled miracle cures. Members of the public are urged to follow the advice of established institutions like WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and to beware of claims ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post A second case of coronavirus found through spread in California Washington Post California has a second case of community transmission of the coronavirus, a 65-year-old resident of Santa Clara County who has no known history of travel to countries hit hard by the outbreak, people familiar with the case said Friday. There is no known ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report After Obesity Surgery, More Patients Returning for Another U.S. News & World Report By CANDICE CHOI, AP Food & Health Writer. NEW YORK (AP) — As more Americans turn to surgery to lose weight, more of them are also returning for a second operation because the first isn't working. Last year, an estimated 15% of the 252,000 obesity ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Risk of spread upgraded to highest level BBC News The World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded the global risk of the coronavirus outbreak to "very high" - its top level of risk assessment. But the UN body said there was still a chance of containing the virus if its chain of transmission were broken. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Haddonfield Schools Issue Statement On Coronavirus Patch.com HADDONFIELD, NJ — After the Centers for Disease Control warned on Tuesday that American schools, businesses, and communities should prepare for the novel coronavirus, the Haddonfield Public School District issued a message to the community Friday ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report China Study Puts Coronavirus Death Rate at 1.4%; Real Number May Be Lower U.S. News & World Report By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The latest tally of almost 1,100 cases of COVID-19 infection from 30 Chinese provinces shows a fatality rate of 1.4% during the early phase of the outbreak. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times As Virus Spreads, Other Countries Can Learn From China The New York Times BEIJING — As the new coronavirus spread rapidly in central China, the country's authoritarian government took a very authoritarian step: It ordered the unprecedented lockdown of 60 million people in the hardest-hit province. The shutdown of public transport ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Elementary school employee in Portland area is 1st coronavirus case in Oregon Chicago Tribune Oregon's first corinavirus case emerged on Friday, and the infected person worked at an elementary school in the Portland area, which will be temporarily closed, authorities said. "The case was not a person under monitoring or a person under investigation. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape New Study Suggests Milk Could Increase Breast Cancer Risk Medscape Hot on the heels of a review from top nutrition scientists that cautioned against drinking cow's milk comes another study with another caution: drinking milk increases the risk of developing breast cancer, say the researchers. But this finding comes from an ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Asian American lawmakers denounce 'rumors' and 'xenophobia' about coronavirus USA TODAY WASHINGTON – In a press conference outside the Capitol Friday morning, Asian American lawmakers called on their colleagues and the American public not to spread "xenophobia" or "rumors" in their response to the coronavirus outbreak. Rep. Judy Chu ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Coronavirus Spreads in Oregon, California, Washington. How Many Are Already Infected? Daily Beast It's spreading. Over the course of several hours on Friday, officials in three states announced that residents with no known risk factors, such as travel to global hot spots, had tested positive for the new coronavirus. In each case, health authorities believe the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast US Navy Coronavirus Quarantine Could Get Ugly Daily Beast The U.S. Navy's new plan to preemptively self-quarantine ships in the Pacific region, where they will remain at sea for 14 days over fears about the 2019 novel coronavirus, sparked concerns of disastrous consequences mirroring the explosion of cases on a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNA Italian Regional Chief Sorry for Saying Chinese Eat 'Live Mice' The New York Times ROME — The governor of Veneto, one of the regions worst hit by an outbreak in Italy of coronavirus, apologized on Saturday for criticizing China over the contagion and saying Chinese people "eat live mice". Luca Zaia has pinned the blame on China for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	seattlepi.com After Obesity Surgery, More Patients Returning for Another The New York Times NEW YORK — As more Americans turn to surgery to lose weight, more of them are also returning for a second operation because the first isn't working. Last year, an estimated 15% of the 252,000 obesity surgeries in the U.S. came after a previous surgery. Flag as irrelevant
	WISHTV.com 2 women takes big doses of LSD with surprisingly positive consequences WISHTV.com (CNN) — Drug overdoses can be life-threatening, but for two women who accidentally took massive hits of LSD, the experience was life-changing — and in a good way. A 46-year-old woman snorted a staggering 550 times the normal recreational dose of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Coronavirus Outbreak: Tips To Prepare At Home Patch.com Health officials this week said it's "a matter of time" before the new coronavirus reaches U.S. communities. Here's how to prepare at home. By Megan VerHelst, Patch Staff. Feb 29, 2020 9:30 am ET | Updated Feb 29, 2020 9:32 am ET ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Don't Let The Media Be Used As A Coronavirus Scapegoat Forbes Covid-19 (coronavirus) is being spun by the Trump Administration as overkill by Democrats and media. The virus is being portrayed as largely inconsequential. White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said of Covid-19, "The reason you're seeing so much ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOMO News Two presumed new cases of coronavirus in Washington, including student in Snohomish County KOMO News The Washington Department of Health announced Friday evening two presumably new cases of coronavirus, including a school-aged student in Snohomish County. The department said the results from the individual's tests came back "preemptively positive," ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Coronavirus Test For 3rd Person In MD Ordered: Health Official Patch.com A third person in Maryland is being for the new coronavirus, according to state health officials. Two people have already tested negative for the new coronavirus in Maryland. Two others who traveled to China recently were being tested Thursday, the governor ... Flag as irrelevant
	KPRC Click2Houston 11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in San Antonio KPRC Click2Houston SAN ANTONIO – The number of evacuees infected with the novel coronavirus climbed to 11 on Friday, per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reports those infected with the coronavirus include nine from the Diamond Princess ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Two more flu-related deaths bring total to 16 in Cuyahoga County; this flu season worse than last cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — The number of flu-related deaths this season, which is considered to be at its peak, has risen by two to 16 in Cuyahoga County. The deaths of a 33-year-old East Cleveland woman and a 79-year-old Lakewood woman were reported ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report At High Risk for Heart Disease? Strict Blood Pressure Control Should Help U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you're at high risk for heart disease, lowering your blood pressure below the standard target level may help extend your life, a new study suggests. Specifically ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Explainer: How Long Can Coronavirus Survive on Surfaces? The New York Times (Reuters) - As a new coronavirus spreads quickly around the world, U.S. health officials say they are "aggressively" assessing how long it can survive on surfaces to better understand the risk of transmission. Based on what is known about similar ... Flag as irrelevant

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