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	health Daily update ⋅ March 25, 2020
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	Washington Post Trump wants 'the country opened,' but easing coronavirus restrictions now would be disastrous, experts say Washington Post With President Trump saying he wants "the country opened" by Easter to salvage the U.S. economy, a fierce debate is now raging among policymakers over the necessity of shutting down vast swaths of American society to combat the novel coronavirus. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus in NY: 'Astronomical' Surge Will Hit Hospitals, Cuomo Says The New York Times The coronavirus outbreak in New York will reach its peak much sooner and more acutely than expected, flooding the state's strained hospitals with as many as 140,000 stricken patients in the next few weeks, the governor said on Tuesday. Offering his ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Oracle Providing White House With Software to Study Use of Unproven Coronavirus Drugs The New York Times WASHINGTON — The White House is preparing to use software provided by the technology giant Oracle to promote unproven coronavirus treatments, including a pair of malaria drugs publicized by President Trump, potentially before the government ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 'A bullet train': Virus peak may come soon, swamp hospitals Washington Post NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo sounded his most dire warning yet about the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, saying the infection rate in New York is accelerating and the state could be as close as two weeks away from a crisis that sees 40,000 people in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Oracle to partner with Trump administration to collect data on use of antimalarial drugs to treat covid-19 Washington Post A series of conversations President Trump has had with tech billionaire Larry Ellison have helped convince him that two old anti-malarial drugs may be game-changing treatments for covid-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, according to four people ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus 'Attack Rate' in NY Concerns White House The New York Times [This briefing has ended. For the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak in the New York area, read Tuesday's live coverage.] Here's what you need to know: A White House official is troubled by the rate of infection in New York. Governor Cuomo ordered ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN How to quarantine your home if you or a loved one has Covid-19 CNN (CNN) It's a scenario all too many of us are facing -- or will soon face. You or a loved one has a mild fever, body aches, the start of a nagging, dry cough. Food doesn't taste good nor smell as it once did. Maybe you have shortness of breath or struggle to breath ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Coronavirus deaths in the US could reach peak in three weeks, epidemiologist says CNN (CNN) A leading epidemiologist advising the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated the peak of deaths in the US coronavirus pandemic will be three weeks from now, after which "most of the damage will be done," and says it may be ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Coronavirus symptoms: Your questions about COVID 19 answered ABC News The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, is spreading in the United States and dozens of countries around the world -- sparking anxiety and questions about the respiratory disease. While scientists are working to contain the outbreak and come up with effective ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Brightening Up Coronavirus Quarantine With Christmas Spirit The New York Times During a global pandemic, all is certainly not calm. But things are a little bit brighter in some neighborhoods, thanks to a growing movement that has families stringing Christmas lights, blowing up holiday inflatables and building spirit-lifting snowmen to help ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express Death of Store Clerk in Italy Highlights Contagion's New Front Line The New York Times VERONA, ITALY — As the fatalities have piled up, with a daily accounting of the dead serving as a grim scorecard on whether Italy is gaining ground in its war with the coronavirus, there have been milestones. One came early, when it became clear that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 40 people in Connecticut exposed to coronavirus at a party, officials say CNN (CNN) About 40 people who attended a farewell party in Connecticut in early March were exposed to Covid-19 after a partygoer was confirmed to have the virus, three local Connecticut officials confirmed to CNN. The town of Westport now has 79 cases, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Carnival's CEO says cruise ships aren't riskier for getting sick. Public health experts tell a different story. Washington Post The CEO of the world's largest cruise company — which has temporarily shut down sailings due to the coronavirus pandemic — made the case in an interview aired Sunday that ships are not riskier than land-based activities when it comes to getting sick. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Coronavirus: New York Infection Rate Is 'Doubling About Every 3 Days,' Cuomo Says NPR The rate of new coronavirus cases in New York is "doubling about every three days" and is speeding up even more, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. "That is a dramatic increase in the rate of infection." The new estimates are "troubling and astronomical ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Supercomputers Recruited To Hunt For Clues To A COVID-19 Treatment NPR The federal government is now adding supercomputers to its tool set in the hunt for ways to stop COVID-19. According to an announcement by President Trump on Sunday, a newly established COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium will bring ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Coronavirus link suspected in death of Lancaster teen as LA County cases top 660 Los Angeles Times As California's death toll from COVID-19 reached 55, health officials in Los Angeles County said Tuesday that the disease caused by the novel coronavirus may have taken the life of a Lancaster teenager, possibly the nation's first death of a person under 18 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The coronavirus isn't mutating quickly, suggesting a vaccine would offer lasting protection Washington Post The coronavirus is not mutating significantly as it circulates through the human population, according to scientists who are closely studying the novel pathogen's genetic code. That relative stability suggests the virus is less likely to become more or less ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News 'We are collapsing': Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy ABC News MADRID -- By the time Patricia Núñez's cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry hacking sound tormenting patients who had for weeks been filling the Madrid emergency ward where she works. "We were fed up of hearing it at the hospital, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Should you wear a face mask to prevent COVID-19? Experts disagree. Livescience.com The public doesn't need to wear heavy-duty respirators, but it's a smart idea to don a face mask or wrap a clean scarf around your nose and mouth if you're going into a crowded place during the COVID-19 outbreak, an infectious disease doctor told Live ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Immunity to COVID-19: Front line health workers consider deliberate infection ABC News As COVID-19 numbers climb precipitously, health care workers, first responders and the countless individuals working in "essential services" make a heroic decision: Do I come to work and put myself and my family at greater risk, or do I #StayAtHome? Flag as irrelevant
	The New Yorker Why Widespread Coronavirus Testing Isn't Coming Anytime Soon The New Yorker This past Thursday, Donald Trump visited the National Response Coordination Center for a teleconference with the nation's governors about how to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. The center, which is situated inside the headquarters of the Federal ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Can homemade masks protect you from COVID-19? Livescience.com Homemade cloth masks aren't ideal, but given the present shortages of medical-grade protective gear in the midst of a pandemic, they may be the best option for some people. The new coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, is a dangerous, airborne illness. Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Explainer: Why Are Malaria Pills Being Used Against Coronavirus? The New York Times (Reuters) - Older malaria drugs are being studied, and in some cases used, to treat or try to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, even though there is no firm evidence to show they are effective. Studies are underway in a number of countries, including ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Explainer: China's symptom-free coronavirus carriers raise fears of new wave of infections Reuters SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The existence of a substantial but unknown number of asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus in China has raised concerns among the public that people could still be spreading COVID-19 without knowing they are sick. Passengers ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Man Who Said, 'If I Get Corona, I Get Corona,' Apologizes The New York Times A young man whose bold defiance of social distancing guidelines while on spring break in Miami drew widespread attention — "If I get corona, I get corona," he declared in a television interview — apologized this week for his comments. "I wasn't aware of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Can you catch COVID-19 from food? Livescience.com The thought may have crossed your mind as you navigate grocery store aisles or order takeout in the midst of a pandemic: Can you catch the new coronavirus from food? Experts say there's currently no evidence of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: US man dies after taking drug touted by Trump BBC News An Arizona man has died and his wife is in a critical condition after both ingested a form of chloroquine in an apparent effort to guard against Covid-19. The drug has been touted by President Donald Trump as a possible treatment for the virus. It is also an ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Greta Thunberg says it's 'extremely likely' she had coronavirus after her trip to Central Europe USA TODAY Young climate change activist Greta Thunberg told her followers it was "extremely likely" she had the novel coronavirus as she urged the public to stay at home. The 17-year-old Swede said in an Instagram post Tuesday that she began feeling symptoms after ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED America's Electricity is Safe From the Coronavirus—for Now WIRED Two times each day, New York Power Authority employees file out of the control room at the Niagara Power Plant just a few miles away from the eponymous waterfall. They are replaced by a cleaning crew that disinfects the banks of computer monitors and ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News 'He died alone': Son of Navy veteran describes shock of losing father to coronavirus ABC News Lawrence Riley was an iron man. The 66-year-old Milwaukee resident was a U.S. Navy veteran, a retired firefighter and had survived two strokes. His family thought he could beat anything. "The way he handled pain, he was a tough guy. For this to take him ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape ICU Lessons on COVID-19 From Italian Frontline: Be Flexible Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The rate of increase in intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in regions gripped by the COVID-19 epidemic may take more than 4 weeks to peak, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Greta Thunberg Says It's 'Extremely Likely' That She's Had Covid-19 The New York Times Greta Thunberg, the 17-year-old Swedish climate activist, announced on Tuesday that she and her father, Svante, had symptoms of Covid-19 and that while hers were mild, it was "extremely likely" that she had contracted the virus. She used the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com 5 members of Missouri family test positive for coronavirus NBCNews.com Five members of a Missouri family have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, including a woman who works at a preschool where several other teachers have also been infected. Jane Weinhaus, 63, and her St. Louis-area family, including her husband, two ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN People around the country are sewing masks. And some hospitals, facing dire shortage, welcome them CNN (CNN) Crafty people are stepping up to create homemade masks for health care workers facing shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers across the nation have formed sewing groups, where they share patterns they think can best address the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times To wear a mask or not? Experts answer coronavirus protection questions Los Angeles Times As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase, you may be wondering whether you should be wearing a mask when you leave your home to shield yourself from the new coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advice is ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News EXPLAINER-Why are malaria pills being used against coronavirus? Reuters March 25 (Reuters) - Older malaria drugs are being studied, and in some cases used, to treat or try to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, even though there is no firm evidence to show they are effective. Studies are underway in a number of countries, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report COVID-19 Infection Likely Worse for Vapers, Smokers U.S. News & World Report By Rich Holmes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers and vapers who get COVID-19 can probably expect a more severe infection, health experts warn. Many advisories have focused on the risk ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek FDA Expedites Treatment Of Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients With Experimental Plasma NPR In an unusual move, the Food and Drug Administration today announced that is making it easier for doctors to try an experimental treatment for COVID-19 patients that uses plasma from people who had the disease and recovered. There is scant evidence it ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News More than 100 years before coronavirus, the Spanish Flu pandemic ravaged the globe Fox News More than 100 years before the coronavirus outbreak, the world was ravaged by the Spanish Flu pandemic, which infected an estimated one-third of the global population. The epidemic that spread in 1918 and raged through 1919 was dubbed the Spanish ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Taking a bath isn't just relaxing. It could also be good for your heart, study says CNN (CNN) Ending your day with a hot bath might have more benefits relaxation. It could also lower your risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study finds. Previous research on bathing has already shown that it's beneficial for sleep quality and how healthy a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters India bans export of drug being tested for coronavirus treatment Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Wednesday it had banned the export of hydroxychloroquine and formulations of the malaria drug while experts test its efficacy in helping treat patients infected with coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: Researchers at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP As COVID-19 rages, WHO calls for more efforts to prevent TB CIDRAP With nations around the world confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) reminded people today that another respiratory illness—tuberculosis (TB)—remains the world's leading infectious disease killer and urged more action ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY 'Contagion' medical adviser Dr. Ian Lipkin has coronavirus: 'If it can hit me, it can hit anyone' USA TODAY The esteemed medical adviser behind the pandemic movie "Contagion," Dr. Ian Lipkin, has revealed he has contracted the coronavirus. Lipkin, director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University, who advised director Steven Soderbergh ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg China's Hidden Symptom-Free Virus Cases Means Epidemic Not Over Bloomberg China's exclusion of people without symptoms from its official count of confirmed coronavirus cases is renewing concerns over whether its outbreak has truly come under control. Local authorities in Wuhan -- the city where the virus first emerged -- defended ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Soaking in a Hot Bath Might Do Your Heart Good HealthDay WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- One of the few pleasures left to Americans sequestered at home is a soak in a hot bath. Now, research from Japan involving more than 30,000 adults suggests a daily bath might do more than cleanse and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Quartz The coronavirus's survival mechanism is what makes it so dangerous Quartz For most people, Covid-19 seems to be pretty mild. And it takes a while—to the tune of five days to two weeks—to cause symptoms, if it does at all. Unfortunately, that's exactly what makes the novel coronavirus so dangerous. In the period that an infected ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report US Companies, Labs Rush to Produce Blood Test for Coronavirus Immunity U.S. News & World Report By Chad Terhune, Allison Martell and Julie Steenhuysen. (Reuters) - As the United States works overtime to screen thousands for the novel coronavirus, a new blood test offers the chance to find out who may have immunity - a potential game changer in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Alabama Unemployment Claims Skyrocket Amid Pandemic U.S. News & World Report By KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of Alabamians are filing for unemployment benefits, sometimes overwhelming the state application system, as the coronavirus pandemic causes workplaces to temporarily close ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vanguard India Bans Export of Key Malaria Drug Amid Coronavirus Outbreak The New York Times NEW DELHI — The Indian government said on Wednesday that it is banning the export of hydroxychloroquine and formulations made from the medication, as experts test the efficacy of the drug in helping treat patients infected with COVID-19. There are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Italy mayor flying daughters home from 'unsafe' UK amid coronavirus pandemic Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The mayor of Bergamo, a city in the northern Lombardy region, which is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, said Monday he was flying his two daughters ... Flag as irrelevant

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