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	health Daily update ⋅ April 7, 2020
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	CNN Coronavirus symptoms: 10 key indicators and what to do CNN (CNN) Scientists are learning more each day about the mysterious novel coronavirus and the symptoms of Covid-19, the disease it causes. Fever, cough and shortness of breath are found in the vast majority of all Covid-19 cases. But there are additional ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How to Make (and Use) a Disinfectant Against Coronavirus The New York Times The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 may survive for several days on some surfaces. Estimates of its life span vary, but the virus can clearly hang around long enough to make disinfecting frequently touched surfaces a priority. Normally, disinfectants, like ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times When Will NYC Reach the Peak of the Outbreak? Here's What We Know The New York Times Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has said in the past week that he believes the number of coronavirus cases in New York will hit its high point this week, and then hopefully begin to drop. But even he acknowledges the uncertainty of that prediction. "The projection ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times New Research Links Air Pollution to Higher Coronavirus Death Rates The New York Times WASHINGTON — Coronavirus patients in areas that had high levels of air pollution before the pandemic are far more likely to die from the infection than patients in cleaner parts of the country, according to a new nationwide study that offers the first clear link ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times US Children With Coronavirus Are Less Hard Hit Than Adults, First Data Shows The New York Times Children make up a very small proportion of American coronavirus cases so far and are significantly less likely to become seriously ill than American adults, according to a preliminary report on the first wave of coronavirus cases in the United States. But some ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus briefing: PM in intensive care as China reports no Covid-19 deaths BBC News If you want to get this briefing by email, sign up here. PM's condition deteriorates. Police outside St Thomas' Hospital, London Image copyright PA Media Image caption Mr Johnson is being treated at London's St Thomas' Hospital - just minutes from Downing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal (blog) Scientists Rush to Find Coronavirus Cure—but it Still Isn't Fast Enough Wall Street Journal (blog) Scientists are mobilizing at record speed to develop a vaccine and effective treatments. The pandemic is moving even faster. Gary Lee, senior associate scientist of biology at Gilead, which is testing a drug against the coronavirus Jason Henry for The Wall ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The turbulent lives of six brothers with schizophrenia Washington Post Karen Iris Tucker is a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist who writes primarily about health, genetics and cultural politics. It was Thanksgiving eve, 1972. Mimi, the matriarch of the Galvin family, had labored over a flawless meal for her husband and the 11 of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US coronavirus death count likely an underestimate. Here's why CNN (CNN) Health experts are warning the national count of Covid-19 deaths in the United States could be underestimated as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread. This could be especially true because the reporting data can lag by an average of one to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post US children less likely than adults to get very ill from coronavirus, CDC study suggests Washington Post The coronavirus has not hit children as hard as adults, preliminary data from the United States suggests, supporting earlier reports of what appears to be a mysterious saving grace of the deepening pandemic. In its first report analyzing the virus's effect on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Daily: PM Running the Country From NHS Bed Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. PM Running the Country From Hospital Bed. "If the Prime Minister is ill enough to need to be in hospital, how can he be well enough to run the country at a time of national emergency?". Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Everything Must Go Right for Big Pharma's Bet on a Fast Vaccine Bloomberg Scientists are trying to cram 10 to 15 years of meticulous testing and careful lab work into a quick fix. By. Robert Langreth. @RobertLangreth More stories by Robert Langreth. and. Cynthia Koons. @CynthiaLKoons More stories by Cynthia Koons. April 7, 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN School closures may only have a small effect on stopping coronavirus, study says CNN (CNN) Schools around the world have been shut to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, but one team of scientists is questioning whether the havoc the closures are causing to millions of people is actually worth it -- suggesting that the impact on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters.com Governor Cuomo sees signs of pandemic 'flattening' in New York Reuters.com NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday cited tentative signs the coronavirus outbreak was "flattening" in his state but warned against complacency as the U.S. death toll topped 10,000 and the number of cases reached 350,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted, Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate Medscape The coronavirus entered Milwaukee from a white, affluent suburb. Then it took root in the city's black community and erupted. As public health officials watched cases rise in March, too many in the community shrugged off warnings. Rumors and conspiracy ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Scientists question school closures impact BBC News Countries like the UK that have closed schools to help stop the spread of coronavirus should ask hard questions about whether this is now the right policy, says one team of scientists. The University College London team says keeping pupils off has little ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Why Children Seem To Be Less Affected By the Coronavirus TIME If there was one glimmer of hope among the alarming number of cases of COVID-19 in the past few months, it was that young children seemed to avoid more serious illness. That trend, which doctors in China first reported, seems to be holding true in the US ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED How Un-Miracle Drugs Could Help Tame the Pandemic WIRED A new idea for how to fight pandemics came to David Fedson as he walked through Lausanne on a sunny spring afternoon in 2004. That a global catastrophe was on Fedson's mind even as he made his way along the Swiss city's scenic streets was not ... Flag as irrelevant
	SciTechDaily Ride-hailing linked to more crashes for motorists and pedestrians EurekAlert (press release) Ride-hailing trips increase the number of crashes for motorists and pedestrians at pick-up and drop-off locations, reports a new study from researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The research is the first to use data for ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International 12 NYPD members have died from suspected cases of coronavirus and nearly 20% of its uniformed workforce is out sick CNN International (CNN) The New York City Police Department has lost its 12th member to a suspected case of coronavirus. NYPD Auxiliary Police Officer Ramon Roman died on Sunday from coronavirus-related complications, according to a daily coronavirus report from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US Health Officials Say Death Toll May Fall Short of Most Dire Projections The New York Times WASHINGTON — Two senior U.S. health officials have said they now believe the coronavirus outbreak may kill fewer Americans than some recent projections, pointing to tentative signs that the death toll was starting to level off in New York and other hot spots ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Peter Weir says exam grade plans are almost completed BBC News Work to finalise plans for exam grades is "virtually at the point of completion", the education minister has said. Peter Weir said that he hoped to have the detail at the end of the week. Exams to be held in May and June were cancelled as the result of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline COVID-19 Will Mutate — What That Means for a Vaccine Healthline Every virus mutates; it's part of the virus life cycle. Those shifts and changes aren't always a big deal. The new coronavirus is an RNA virus: a collection of genetic material packed inside a protein shell. RNA viruses, like the flu and measles, are more prone to ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News CDC director downplays coronavirus models, says death toll will be 'much lower' than projected ABC News One of the nation's top public health officials suggested Monday that because Americans are taking social distancing recommendations "to heart," the death toll from the novel coronavirus will be "much, much, much lower" than models have projected. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Most cases of coronavirus in children are mild but severe cases have been reported, CDC says CNN (CNN) Children diagnosed with coronavirus in the United States typically have mild cases, the Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention said in a report released Monday. However, some severe cases in children are being reported and three children ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico What you need to know about the malaria drugs Trump keeps touting Politico The Trump administration is pushing ahead with a plan to "surge" the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to coronavirus hot zones around the country — even though there is little evidence that the treatment is effective, and ample proof that it can harm some ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Coronavirus patients can benefit from blood of the recovered, new study shows Los Angeles Times For 10 patients severely ill with the new coronavirus, a single dose of antibodies drawn from the blood of people who had recovered from COVID-19 appeared to save lives, shorten the duration of symptoms, improve oxygen levels and speed up viral ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stanford Medical Center Report 'Smart toilet' monitors for signs of disease Stanford Medical Center Report The smart toilet automatically sends data extracted from any sample to a secure, cloud-based system for safekeeping. James Strommer. There's a new disease-detecting technology in the lab of Sanjiv "Sam" Gambhir, MD PhD, and its No. 1 source of data is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US hospitals differ on best use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus Reuters (Reuters) - Major hospitals in New York, Louisiana and other areas hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak are routinely using hydroxychloroquine on patients hospitalized with COVID-19, though robust evidence on whether it works is weeks, if not months, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Louisiana cancer-ridden county known for toxic air pollution tops NYC for highest coronavirus death rate Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A parish in Louisiana once dubbed "cancer alley" after making headlines for its high air pollution is now reporting the highest coronavirus death rate in the country, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian Breaking Down the Two Tests That Could Help Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic Smithsonian The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has proved to be extremely stealthy, often spreading without the obvious hallmark of symptoms. But no pathogen is truly invisible. When deployed at the right time and in enough individuals, modern molecular tests can ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay US Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, April 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Mirroring findings from a similar study in China, the first comprehensive tally of coronavirus infection in American children shows it's much less likely to cause severe illness. Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Homemade face masks, coronavirus prevention, CDC: Here's what you should know CNET N95 face masks are currently in short supply. South China Morning Post/Getty Images. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Are you still at risk of the coronavirus if you wear a homemade face ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Coronavirus Death Rate Climbs In Los Angeles To 2.3% Patch.com Officials warn the worst is yet to come for California, so the state loaned 500 ventilators to New York in a spirit of cooperation. By Paige Austin, Patch Staff. Apr 6, 2020 2:03 pm PT | Updated Apr 6, 2020 2:04 pm PT ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Latest on COVID-19: Number of confirmed cases rises in the region, Pa. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Allegheny County health officials reported Monday that the confirmed number of coronavirus cases has risen to 642, up by 37 from the preceding day — one of the smallest increases in the past five days for the Pittsburgh area. Health officials said that of those ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Google Doodle offers heart-felt thank-you to those on coronavirus front line CNET Google says thank you to doctors, nurses and other medical workers. Google. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage populations around the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Wayne Coronavirus: 394 Cases, 3 Deaths Patch.com In Wayne Township, 35 tests for the new coronavirus came back positive Monday. Here's how the new coronavirus is impacting Wayne. By Payton Potter, Patch Staff. Apr 6, 2020 3:59 pm ET. Reply. 0. Here are the latest local updates on how the coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News As the US struggles with lack of coronavirus testing, researchers look to our sewage for clues ABC News As the novel coronavirus continues to spread and devastate communities, the United States is still struggling to do enough testing to understand the true scale of the epidemic. Now, researchers around the country are looking for new tools to help track how ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post What to know about malaria drug and coronavirus treatment Washington Post Some politicians and doctors are sparring over whether to use hydroxychloroquine against the new coronavirus, with many scientists saying the evidence is too thin to recommend it now. HOW IS IT BEING USED? The drug can help tame an overactive ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Here is the latest list of Orange County communities with coronavirus cases Los Angeles Times Orange County's coronavirus case count continues to mushroom — with 834 infections confirmed countywide as of Sunday. The county has routinely added dozens of a new patients a day to its caseload. That's reflected in the rapid growth of the total case ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Google Doodle gives thanks to scientists battling coronavirus CNET Google thanks public health workers and researchers in the scientific community battling coronavirus. Google. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Should Phone Tracking Be Used to Punish People Breaking Coronavirus Quarantine? Newsweek Would you let your location be tracked if it saved lives? Would you be fine with your rights being limited if it slowed the spread of COVID-19? What if you could be fined or even imprisoned for the location data on your phone? The global coronavirus pandemic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Germany launches smartwatch app to monitor coronavirus spread Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's public health authority launched a smartwatch app on Tuesday in partnership with healthtech startup Thryve to help monitor the spread of COVID-19 and analyse whether measures to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk Germany Launches Smartwatch App to Monitor Coronavirus Spread The New York Times BERLIN — Germany's public health authority launched a smartwatch app on Tuesday in partnership with healthtech startup Thryve to help monitor the spread of COVID-19 and analyse whether measures to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic are ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Mass. reports 1337 new coronavirus cases, 29 new related deaths The Boston Globe The state reported Monday that the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts had risen by 29, or 12.6 percent, to 260, up from 231 the day before. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 1,337 to 13,837, up from a total of 12,500 a ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED Turns Out, Traffic Spreads Like the Coronavirus WIRED Just as the novel coronavirus has spread from person to person across the world, so too does traffic propagate through highways and city centers like a contagious disease. From a single crash, congestion ripples through a city, and now scientists have the ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Cellphone towers attacked as conspiracy theory connecting 5G and coronavirus gains steam USA TODAY An attack on cellphone towers in the United Kingdom over the weekend comes as conspiracy theory connecting 5G to the spread of coronavirus continue to gain momentum on social media. Four of Vodaphone's towers were attacked in this past weekend, ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY 10000 dead of coronavirus in USA, more fatalities than six wars combined USA TODAY The USA reached a grim milestone in its fight against the coronavirus Monday: More than 10,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the nation. There were 10,335 deaths as of Monday afternoon, according to the Johns Hopkins dashboard, which tracks the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Celebrities Are Spreading a Wacky Coronavirus 5G Conspiracy and They Need to Stop Daily Beast It will likely surprise no one to learn that a wild conspiracy theory linking the novel coronavirus pandemic to 5G wireless networks has its roots in, among other places, QAnon. Unfortunately, it seems some celebrities and influencers have nonetheless taken the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Cook County Jail reports first detainee death from coronavirus CNN (CNN) A 59-year-old man is the first detainee from an Illinois jail where 220 people have tested positive for coronavirus to die from suspected complications of Covid-19. Jeffery Pendleton "was pronounced dead at John H. Stroger Memorial Hospital at 9:49 ... Flag as irrelevant

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