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	health Daily update ⋅ March 18, 2020
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	The New York Times How Long Will Coronavirus Live on Surfaces or in the Air Around You? The New York Times The coronavirus can live for three days on some surfaces, like plastic and steel, new research suggests. Experts say the risk of consumers getting infected from touching those materials is still low, although they offered additional warnings about how long the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Behind the Virus Report That Jarred the US and UK to Action The New York Times LONDON — When Boris Johnson was campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union in 2016 — a path that many experts warned would end in disaster for the country — one of his close allies, Michael Gove, famously declared that "people in this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post DIY nasal swabs, drive-thrus and labs in overdrive: Americans are desperate for more coronavirus testing Washington Post A small commercial laboratory in Georgia has been selling do-it-yourself coronavirus testing kits, despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration has not approved at-home testing for people worried they may have been infected in the global pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Children and Coronavirus: Research Finds Some Become Seriously Ill The New York Times The coronavirus raging around the globe has tended to tread gently with children, who account for the smallest percentage of the tens of thousands of infections identified so far. Now, the largest study to date of children and the virus has found that while most ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR New Analysis Suggests Months of Social Distancing May Be Needed To Stop Virus NPR The United States is facing a grim dilemma: either effectively shut down society for months to prevent transmission of the coronavirus, or see health care systems overwhelmed by people needing treatment for severe infections. That's the conclusion of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Here's what we know about the 100 people who've died in the US from coronavirus CNN (CNN) Dozens of people older than 60 have died in the United States after contracting the novel coronavirus and the death toll continues rising. At least 100 people have died since the first US case of the coronavirus was reported in January and the virus has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 'I have the coronavirus and now so do you,' a woman allegedly told police as she breathed on them Washington Post According to the Hanover Township Police Department, Lea Piazza wouldn't stop breathing on the New Jersey officers as they were processing her paperwork. Ordinarily, that would be a mere annoyance. And that's just what it was until the woman told them ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR It's Time To Get Serious About Social Distancing. Here's How NPR By now, you've heard the advice that to slow the spread of coronavirus in the U.S., we need to practice social distancing. But if you're confused as to what that looks like in practice, we've got some answers. On Monday, the White House announced new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape COVID-19: Could Hydroxychloroquine Really Be the Answer? Medscape Could the old generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil, Sanofi-Aventis, among others), which is also used for the treatment of rheumatic disease, be an essential treatment for COVID-19? This hypothesis, put forward by some, including Professor ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Is Ibuprofen Really Risky for Coronavirus Patients? The New York Times The health minister of France, Olivier Véran, has issued a blunt warning about painkillers taken by people ill with the coronavirus: Stay away from drugs like ibuprofen and aspirin. Take acetaminophen instead, he advised in a tweet on Saturday. So-called ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Islands in the US Are Barring All Outsiders to Keep Coronavirus at Bay The New York Times Two famous island resorts in the Eastern United States are trying to seal themselves off by barring all visitors, taking the extraordinary measures in an effort to prevent the coronavirus from coming ashore. One of the islands, North Haven off the coast of Maine, ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY A bad 'movie' is about to play in the US: Too many coronavirus patients, too few ventilators USA TODAY Overrun by critically-ill coronavirus sufferers, Italy's hospitals are choosing who gets life-saving breathing machines and who does not. It's a scenario that could soon repeat in the United States, experts warn. "The capacity in northern Italy hospitals is a preview ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News The battle to protect healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic ABC News As the U.S. combats the spread of the novel coronavirus, health care experts continue to debate how to best protect America's protectors during a time when they are needed most. With masks and other supplies dwindling, public health experts are now ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape CDC Expert Answers Top COVID-19 Questions Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. With new developments daily and lingering uncertainty about COVID-19, questions about testing and treatment for the coronavirus are at the forefront. Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Who gets a ventilator? Hospitals facing coronavirus surge are preparing for life-or-death decisions NBCNews.com Amid growing fears that the United States could face a shortage of ventilators for coronavirus patients, state officials and hospitals are quietly preparing to make excruciating decisions about how they would ration lifesaving care. The plans may not be ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN China's coronavirus lockdown curbs deadly pollution, likely saving the lives of tens of thousands, says researcher CNN (CNN) The drastic measures enforced by China during the coronavirus outbreak have slashed deadly air pollution, potentially saving the lives of tens of thousands of people, a Stanford University researcher said. Marshall Burke, an assistant professor at ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: What India can learn from the deadly 1918 flu BBC News All interest in living has ceased, Mahatma Gandhi, battling a vile flu in 1918, told a confidante at a retreat in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The highly infectious Spanish flu had swept through the ashram in Gujarat where 48-year-old Gandhi was living, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post US coronavirus death toll surpasses 100 Washington Post Coronavirus has killed from coast to coast. It devastated a nursing home in Washington state and crept into the heartland. Across the United States, more than 100 people infected with the highly contagious new virus have now died — a toll that experts expect ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Death Total From Coronavirus in Washington State Hits 54 U.S. News & World Report SEATTLE (AP) — The death toll from the new coronavirus in Washington state reached 54 on Tuesday as health officials announced six new deaths. King County reported three more people have died, bringing that region's total to 46. Clark County health ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Undetected Cases May Be Driving Coronavirus Spread, Study Finds HealthDay En Español. By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, March 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- You're a little feverish, but you feel good enough to get your shopping done and a quick workout at the gym. If you do, you could become part of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Are US Hospitals Ready? NPR Medstar Washington Hospital Center in Washington D.C. is in full-on preparation mode. On a recent visit the staff had already marked out the parking lot — painting green rectangles to mark the places where tents are starting to be set up to screen arriving ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Big Tech faces a 'Big Brother' trap on coronavirus Politico As the federal government shifts into an all-hands-on-deck fight to battle coronavirus, President Trump and his White House have increasingly called on tech companies to lend a hand. The companies are in conversations with government about to leverage ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Coronavirus looks different in kids than in adults Washington Post In the nightmare of the coronavirus pandemic that is unfolding around the world, parents have been able to take comfort in one thing — early reports that the virus mysteriously spares children even as it often causes critical illness in the elderly. A paper ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post A chilling scientific paper helped upend US and UK coronavirus strategies Washington Post LONDON — Immediately after Boris Johnson completed his Monday evening news conference, which saw a somber prime minister encourage his fellow citizens to avoid "all nonessential contact with others," his aides hustled reporters into a second, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post A 10-minute coronavirus test for $1? Researchers in Senegal say it's coming. Washington Post DAKAR, Senegal — In the race to invent a faster coronavirus test, the West African laboratory that made one of the world's first yellow fever vaccines has teamed up with the British creator of pee-on-a-stick pregnancy technology. Researchers at the Pasteur ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay New Coronavirus Wasn't Made in a Lab, Genomic Study Shows HealthDay WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Despite internet rumors to the contrary, the new coronavirus arose from natural causes and was not concocted in a lab, according to scientists who conducted a detailed genomic examination of the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus and ibuprofen: Separating fact from fiction BBC News Stories have been circulating online suggesting it's dangerous to take ibuprofen if you have coronavirus. Alongside genuine medical advice, false messages have been spreading, distorting the facts. Both paracetamol and ibuprofen can bring a temperature ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Diabetes and COVID-19: Three Patient Cases Medscape This transcript has been edited for clarity. This is my second video on the coronavirus pandemic and how it affects people with diabetes. I will try to do these videos routinely as new information becomes available. Let's first tell our patients not to panic. I know ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com COVID-19 spread is fueled by 'stealth transmission' Livescience.com Cases of COVID-19 that fly under the radar — without being diagnosed — appear to fuel the rapid spread of the disease. Shares. Comments (0). A busy pedestrian street crossing. (Image: © Shutterstock). Cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News American Red Cross faces 'severe blood shortage' as cancellations increase due to coronavirus ABC News The American Red Cross said they're now facing a "severe blood shortage," as blood drives across the country continue to be cancelled as concerns over the novel coronavirus pandemic grow. MORE: FDA worried about blood shortage as donation drives ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters New coronavirus can persist in air for hours and on surfaces for days: study Reuters (Reuters) - The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on surfaces up to days, according to a new study that should offer guidance to help people avoid ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED Could Crispr Be Humanity's Next Virus Killer? WIRED On February 19, Tim Abbott, a PhD candidate at Stanford University's bioengineering department, checked the results of an experiment that he was running as a part of a team using the gene-manipulating Crispr technology to fight coronavirus. Abbott was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Coronavirus Infections Approach 200000 Globally Wall Street Journal The number of confirmed coronavirus infections shot toward 200,000, more than doubling in a span of two weeks, despite an escalation in global travel restrictions and the imposition of home quarantines in many parts of the world. There were 198,152 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Prolonged Social Distancing Would Curb Virus, but at a High Cost Bloomberg Americans have been told to hunker down at home for several weeks in order to slow transmission of the novel coronavirus, but a truly effective shutdown would likely have to be significantly longer and more severe. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN WHO and CDC never discussed providing international test kits to the US, global health agency says CNN (CNN) As the United States struggled to launch testing for the novel coronavirus using kits developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization shipped hundreds of thousands of tests to countries around the world. Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Editorial: Hey, anti-vaxxers, are you ready to get your shots yet? Los Angeles Times The person credited with saving the most lives ever is Edward Jenner, inventor of the smallpox vaccine. The disease had a much higher mortality rate than the novel coronavirus that is confining many people to their homes right now; about 80% of children ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times LA County coronavirus cases rise to 144: Here's what you need to know Los Angeles Times With more coronavirus testing, the number of cases in Los Angeles County continues to grow rapidly. L.A. County now has more than 144 cases as of Tuesday, an increase of 50. Officials have said the public should assume there are coronavirus patients in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline If You're Pregnant, Here's What to Know About the Coronavirus Healthline Research is limited but experts don't see evidence that the disease can be passed in utero. Newborns may face risks if they contract the disease after being born. Experts are still learning the best way for women who contract COVID-19 to give birth to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News German mom infected with coronavirus uses Twitter diary to update world on her condition Fox News Karoline Preisler is one of some 7,300 people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in Germany, a country with a population of 83 million. Lonely, frightened and unwell, Preisler, a 48-year-old mom of three children from a small town in northeastern ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Five Relatives in Critical Condition From Coronavirus After Family Member Dies Daily Beast Five members of a New Jersey family are in critical condition after their 55-year-old relative died last week of coronavirus, NJ.com reports. Six family members of Rita Fusco-Jackson have contracted COVID-19 and are currently hospitalized, with five of them in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News The gyms and fitness chains closed during the coronavirus pandemic — and what some are offering instead Fox News There's nothing like a good workout to combat coronavirus-related anxieties — but are trips to the gym safe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic? While there's no need to throw down the dumbbell for good, some gyms are closing as a precautionary ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Hospitals Fear Shortage of Ventilators for Virus Patients U.S. News & World Report By LINDSEY TANNER and LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writers. U.S. hospitals bracing for a possible onslaught of coronavirus patients with pneumonia and other breathing difficulties could face a critical shortage of mechanical ventilators and health care ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOMO News State death toll from COVID-19 reaches 50 as elderly Clark Co. couple dies on same day KOMO News VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The death toll from the new coronavirus in Washington reached a grim milestone on Tuesday with two new deaths bringing the total count to 50. The latest deaths were reported Monday night from Clark County in southwestern ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Can you catch coronavirus from surfaces? Fox News With most of the U.S. hunkered down for the near future, an important factor is understanding how exactly COVID-19 could spread inside a home. Much of the COVID-19 remains a mystery. Like other coronaviruses, they are able to spread from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Armed with lessons from Ebola, Africa braces for coronavirus surge Reuters YAOUNDE/DAKAR (Reuters) - When a passenger arriving from Brussels at Cameroon's Yaounde Nsimalen airport on Saturday was found to have a temperature, health officials say he was whisked to a hospital and diagnosed inside four hours as the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus sparks surge in demand for ventilators as companies try to keep up Fox News As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, boosting the need for ventilators, companies are ramping up their efforts to keep up with demand. From the Netherlands to Wisconsin, to Southern California, companies that manufacture the lifesaving ... Flag as irrelevant
	KABC-TV Coronavirus Southern California update: Number of COVID-19 cases in Ventura County rises to 11 KABC-TV Health officials on Tuesday announced that the number of total coronavirus cases in Ventura County has risen to 11 as local, state and federal officials race to mitigate the effects of the worldwide pandemic. According to vcemergency.com, an official county ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX 61 Here's what we know about the 100 people who've died in the US from coronavirus FOX 61 Dozens of people from their 50s to their 90s have died in the United States after contracting the novel coronavirus and the death toll continues rising. At least 112 people have died since the first US case of the coronavirus was reported in January and the virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Seattle-area health care systems begin drive-through coronavirus testing for patients Seattle Times As the need and desire for COVID-19 testing grows, area health care systems are opening drive-through testing sites to meet the demand. From Lynnwood to Puyallup people are driving through makeshift testing locations and having nurses swab the inside ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe 'You're not alone': How the recovery community is sticking together during the coronavirus shut downs The Boston Globe Nixing hand-holding was next, as prayers at the end of 12-step recovery meetings turned into linking elbows, and then not touching the people next to you at all. Finally, as cases of the novel coronavirus continued to emerge statewide and around the globe, ... Flag as irrelevant

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