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	health Daily update ⋅ March 3, 2020
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	The New York Times 'When Is It Going to End?': Where Coronavirus Has Turned Deadly in the US The New York Times SEATTLE — Movie nights have been canceled. Residents are restricted to their rooms, their meals delivered by workers in protective gear. Ambulances come and go, taking elderly patients who have fallen ill to the hospital two miles away. Life Care Center ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Coronavirus: 6 Deaths In US; Cases Reported In Florida, New York and Georgia NPR Updated at 10:15 p.m. ET. Four more people in the Seattle area have died after contracting COVID-19, health officials say, bringing the total in both Washington state and the U.S. to six. The state now has a total of 18 cases. Three of the people who died were ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus in NY: Cuomo Confirms Second Case in the State The New York Times ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Tuesday morning a second confirmed case of coronavirus in New York, a man in his 50s in Westchester County, just outside of New York City, suggesting that it was spreading in communities with no ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus in New York: The Latest The New York Times [Want to get New York Today by email? Here's the sign-up.] It's Tuesday. Weather: Watch out for rain starting at lunchtime. High in the upper 50s. Alternate-side parking: In effect until March 10 (Purim). Image. Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York Times. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus in NY: Outbreak Will Spread in City, Officials Warn The New York Times New York officials warned on Monday that the coronavirus was likely to spread in New York City, a day after confirming that a Manhattan woman had contracted the virus while traveling in Iran and was now isolated in her home. "Community spread is going to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Estimates Fall Short of FDA's Pledge for 1 Million Coronavirus Tests The New York Times Does the United States really have the capacity to ramp up its efforts and produce one million coronavirus tests by the end of this week, as the head of the Food and Drug Administration promised on Monday during a White House briefing? The figure includes ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times As Coronavirus Numbers Rise, CDC Testing Comes Under Fire The New York Times The coronavirus has found a crack in the nation's public health armor, and it is not one that scientists foresaw: diagnostic testing. As of Monday afternoon, there were at least 98 people infected with the new coronavirus in the United States — a sharp rise from ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Coronavirus prompts a dozen schools in Washington state to close, others weigh options NBCNews.com A growing number of schools in western Washington state and Oregon are scrambling this week to temporarily close and sanitize classrooms following the confirmation of additional cases of coronavirus and at least six deaths linked to the disease in ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Coronavirus Cluster Near Seattle Highlights Vulnerability Of Nursing Homes NPR An outbreak of coronavirus disease in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America's elder care facilities, where residents are at heightened risk of serious complications from the illness because of the dual threat of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Up to 1 million people could be tested for coronavirus in the US by the end of the week, health officials say CNN (CNN) Up to a million people could be tested for coronavirus by the end of week, the FDA said Monday, as cases across the US rose to more than 100 and health officials warned that the number will keep climbing. Cases of the virus have now been reported ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Coronavirus Testing: What To Know As It Becomes Available Across The US NPR After a slow initial rollout, test kits for the new coronavirus are now becoming more widely available in the U.S. That means a big surge in testing is coming – one that will likely cause a significant increase in identified cases of the COVID-19 illness. Here are ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Unexplained Coronavirus Transmission in Florida Prompts Worries of More Cases The New York Times MIAMI — A Florida man with no known connections to the global coronavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, suggesting the possibility of a wider community outbreak in Florida, the authorities said on Monday. The man, who is in his 60s and lives on ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times New Guidelines Urge Most US Adults to be Screened for Hepatitis C The New York Times Most adults in the United States should be screened for hepatitis C, according to guidelines published Monday, as the opioid crisis and more prevalent use of illicit injected drugs have driven a nearly fourfold increase in new cases over the last decade. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Varied Nightly Bedtime, Sleep Duration Linked to CVD Risk Medscape People who frequently alter the amount of sleep and time they go to bed each night are twofold more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, independent of traditional CVD risk factors, new research suggests. Prior studies have focused on shift workers ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Public health veterans scrambling to stop coronoavirus' spread: 'This is not sustainable' USA TODAY As state and local public health offices scramble to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, they do so against a backdrop of years-long budget cuts, leaving them without the trained employees or updated equipment to adequately address the virus' growing ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY US schools are in a 'state of alert' amid coronavirus outbreak. Are they overreacting — or not doing enough? USA TODAY As confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus spread in the U.S. this week, school leaders nationwide are preparing for their worst-case scenario emergency plans. Some are already shutting down schools or considering online learning if the health threat ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: What can we learn from the Spanish flu? BBC News In the aftermath of World War One, a flu pandemic swept the world, killing at least 50 million people. What lessons can it teach us about Covid-19? Author image. By Stephen Dowling. 2nd March 2020. O. One hundred years ago, a world recovering from a ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Coronavirus questions answered by a doctor: Should I panic? What are best prevention steps? USA TODAY AKRON, Ohio — People should be concerned but not panicking about the novel coronavirus and its spread, said an Ohio physician who chairs the national organization of infectious disease doctors. Dr. Thomas File is the chair of the infectious disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast The Surreal Scene Inside America's Coronavirus Hot Zone Daily Beast KIRKLAND, Washington—Across the street from the Life Care Center, the nursing home where several residents have succumbed to the 2019 novel coronavirus, Judy Ramsdell on Monday braved the rain to toss a handful of recyclables into a large green bin. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN All adults ages 18 to 79 should be screened for hepatitis C, new recommendation says CNN Atlanta (CNN) The US Preventive Services Task Force now recommends screening for hepatitis C infection in all adults ages 18 to 79 without known liver disease, regardless of their risk. This updated recommendation, published in the medical journal JAMA ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Nursing home outbreak spotlights coronavirus risk in elder care facilities CNN (CNN) An outbreak of the coronavirus in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America's elder care facilities where residents are at heightened risk of serious complications from the illness because of the dual threat ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Q&A: What can the government force people to do in the name of containing the coronavirus? Los Angeles Times The new coronavirus from China has infected at least 86 Americans and resulted in two deaths. Some of those who were sick had not traveled outside the country or been in contact with anyone who had — an ominous sign that the outbreak has entered a ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com New York will battle the coronavirus with more testing and bleach NBCNews.com Now that the coronavirus has arrived in New York City, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning residents to brace themselves for a smell with an overpowering, yet familiar, bouquet — bleach. City workers, as part of the concerted effort to keep the virus from ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times 'No Way Out': In China, Coronavirus Takes Toll on Other Patients The New York Times WUHAN, China — The 3-year-old boy was anxiously waiting for yet another round of chemotherapy. Then the new coronavirus outbreak hit, and doctors suddenly turned him away. The boy, Fu Haoran, who has leukemia, is one of many seriously ill people ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today The New York Times The U.S. recorded four more deaths as the outbreak picked up speed. Officials are racing to cope with a cluster of infections near Seattle. A top Iranian official died after contracting the virus. What we know about the virus, and what you can do · Read the latest ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Maine's stricter law on vaccination requirements up for a vote Washington Post When Maine's voters head to the polls in the presidential primaries Tuesday, they also will cast a ballot on an issue many physicians wish had never been politicized — a referendum to overturn a new law that would allow unvaccinated children to attend ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Vaccine Requirements Are On The Ballot In Maine, After A New Law Divided Parents NPR Maine residents voting Tuesday in the presidential primary will also have a chance to cast ballots on another issue: vaccine requirements. A statewide referendum asks if voters want to overturn a new law that eliminates religious and philosophical exemptions ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Meet the federal government's coronavirus expert The Hill Whenever the U.S. is threatened by a virus, Anthony Fauci can usually be found sitting in front of a television camera explaining the situation to Americans. For more than three decades, Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe First coronavirus case confirmed in NH; infected RI student attended classes for days The Boston Globe New Hampshire reported its first coronavirus case Monday, while Rhode Island officials said one of the two people in that state with the illness had attended high school for more than three days after returning from a European trip. The developments in New ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International RI state, municipal leaders mobilize to confront arrival of coronavirus The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE — As the reality that the new coronavirus disease has reached Rhode Island began to set in, the Department of Health on Monday disclosed new details of the spread and measures underway to control it. Meanwhile, municipal and other ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News How novel coronavirus compares to SARS, MERS and other recent viral outbreaks ABC News The novel coronavirus has understandably caused a lot of people to worry. Others, however, nonchalantly report a feeling of déjà vu. It seems like we've been down this road before with SARS, MERS and the swine flu. So how does COVID-19 actually stack ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Experts Recommend Testing US Adults Ages 18-79 for Hep C The New York Times (Reuters Health) - With improved effectiveness of hepatitis C treatments, it's worthwhile to screen U.S. adults for the virus, an expert panel says. The recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), published in JAMA, come as ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Coronavirus live updates: US cases surpass 100; bungled test kits slowed testing USA TODAY The U.S. surgeon general urged calm Tuesday as the number of coronavirus cases across the nation surged to more than 100. Six deaths have been attributed to the outbreak. "We should be cautious and take appropriate measures to prepare and protect ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine China's aggressive measures have slowed coronavirus. They may not work in other countries Science Magazine Chinese hospitals overflowing with COVID-19 patients a few weeks ago now have empty beds. Trials of experimental drugs are having difficulty enrolling enough eligible patients. And the number of new cases reported each day has plummeted the past few ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Huge physics conference canceled at the last minute due to coronavirus fears Livescience.com One of the world's largest and most important annual physics conferences was canceled this weekend due to COVID-19 coronavirus fears, less than a day and a half before the event was supposed to begin. The American Physical Society (APS) March ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Democratic Republic of the Congo discharges last Ebola patient after 14 days without confirmed cases ABC News LONDON -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo has discharged its last Ebola patient from a treatment center -- a major milestone in the country's fight against the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history. "We are at the end of Ebola," Dr. Jean-Christophe ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 'STOP BUYING MASKS': Health officials beg Americans to stop panic-shopping Washington Post The morning after the United States reported its second coronavirus death, health and government officials continued to plead with Americans to stop buying precautionary face masks — unless they are already sick or a health-care worker. "It's important for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com How does the new coronavirus spread? Livescience.com The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 appears to be fairly easily spread. But the good news is that it's not among the most transmissible diseases out there. The new coronavirus spreads mostly through person-to-person contact within about a 6-foot (1.8 meters) ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Steve Wozniak's Wife Checked Out for 'Bad Cough': We May Be 'Patient Zero' Daily Beast Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said his wife, Janet, may be "patient zero" for coronavirus as she's being evaluated for a "bad cough" she developed after they both returned from China in early January. In a Swarm post, Wozniak checked into a Santa Clara, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com What are the symptoms of the new coronavirus? Livescience.com The novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 has spread from the site of the original outbreak in China to affect 75 countries around the world. If effective controls aren't put into place, COIVID-19 could ultimately infect between 40% and 70% of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Is Coronavirus Really Like the Flu? Here's a Comparison U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, March 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- President Donald Trump drew a direct comparison between the seasonal flu and the new coronavirus in his first press conference on COVID-19 last week, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Miners avoid handshakes at Toronto meeting over coronavirus fears Reuters TORONTO (Reuters) - Miners in Toronto for an annual industry dealmaking event slathered on hand sanitizer and avoided handshakes, while Chile's mines minister doled out masks as coronavirus concerns overshadowed buyout buzz and prompted ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Lessons From US Hospitals Caring For COVID-19 Patients NPR As Americans begin to cope with the prospect that the novel coronavirus could spread more widely in the U.S., there are questions about how prepared and sufficiently funded most hospitals are to handle severe cases in a major outbreak. So far, several ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Hundreds of Oregonians likely infected with coronavirus, state health officer says oregonlive.com The advance of coronavirus to a remote town more than 200 miles from Portland means the virus "is fairly widespread in our community," but not broad enough to start aggressive containment, Oregon's top medical officer said Monday. Oregon may now have ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN If you're not sticking to a regular sleep schedule, you're hurting your health, study says CNN (CNN) Ok, I admit it. I often stay up late on weekends, catching up on TV or seeing friends, then decadently allow myself to slumber for hours past my regular wake-up time the next morning. Wake up, people: You're fooling yourself about sleep, study. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Authorities confirm New Hampshire's 1st case of coronavirus Washington Post CONCORD, N.H. — A hospital employee who recently traveled to Italy is the first person in New Hampshire to test positive for the new coronavirus, state officials said Monday. The patient is experiencing mild symptoms and remains at home in Grafton County ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com With coronavirus in Oregon, Portland-area schools suggest, but can't force, coughing kids to stay home oregonlive.com Portland-area school districts are giving students and their parents extra encouragement to keep students who are feverish or coughing heavily at home as a precaution in the face of spreading coronavirus. But schools aren't drawing a hard line that no child ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Coronavirus: Forsyth County Schools Plan For Potential Outbreak Patch.com FORSYTH COUNTY, GA — The Forsyth County School District is taking precaution in case of an outbreak of the new coronavirus, the district said on Friday. The new Coronavirus virus, which originated in China is now called COVID-19. It's caused by a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Two test positive for coronavirus in Georgia The Hill Two people have tested positive in Georgia for a novel form of coronavirus behind a global outbreak, the state's Department of Health said Monday. At a press conference reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and state officials ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times More deaths as coronavirus keeps spreading, but officials still see chance to fight back Los Angeles Times Several California counties reported new coronavirus cases Monday, as the nation's death toll from the virus rose and the West Coast continued to bear the brunt of illnesses in the United States. Washington state officials confirmed Monday that six people ... Flag as irrelevant

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