Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Ford Motor Company has announced plans to produce roughly 50,000 ventilators at one of its Michigan plants over the next 100 days in an effort to arm those on the front lines with equipment to fight COVID-19. The ventilator […]
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California sheriff reverses order closing gun stores
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced he will no longer order that gun stores be temporarily closed during the coronavirus pandemic. It was a second time Villanueva said gun stores could reopen after ordering them to close since last […]
WHO expert warns countries easing coronavirus bans to not let guard down
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up A health expert at the World Health Organization said on Tuesday that countries that have relaxed earlier coronavirus bans due to low transmission rates should keep their guard up due to the threat of the virus surging back. CORONAVIRUS COULD […]
Coronavirus deaths in the US top 3,000, as New York remains US epicenter
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The U.S. hit a grim milestone on Monday after health officials announced the 3,000th coronavirus-related death in the country, with about 900 from New York City alone, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. New York is currently the U.S. epicenter […]
Army researchers at Fort Detrick who helped discover Ebola treatment seek coronavirus vaccine
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. FORT DETRICK, Md. — Army researchers at Fort Detrick are fast at work growing batches of COVID-19 to help test treatment options and eventually find a coronavirus vaccine. “They take some of the virus and put it onto […]
Too many rules? FDA restricts coronavirus at-home test kits
FDA approves rapid coronavirus test Infectious disease expert Dr. Lindsey Baden joins Arthel Neville to discuss the FDA approved rapid coronavirus test that can provide results in 15 minutes. Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is under fire for […]
Is your coronavirus-prevention mask considered medical waste?
While health officials insist the general public does not need to wear surgical masks or other personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent contracting the novel coronavirus, millions have emptied store shelves in search of the gear. But once you’re done with your single-use equipment, is it considered medical waste or can it go out with […]
Coronavirus could be airborne, study suggests
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. It may be possible for the novel coronavirus to transmit through the air, a new study released over the weekend suggests. In a joint study by the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), the National Strategic Research Institute at the […]
Coronavirus ‘patient zero’ in New York is out of hospital, Gov. Cuomo says
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A man dubbed as coronavirus “patient zero” in Westchester, N.Y., is home after a weekslong battle against COVID-19. Earlier this month, New York City lawyer Lawrence Garbuz, 50, was revealed to be linked to a number of cases in […]
Coronavirus causing rise in drug, alcohol relapses among people in recovery, expert says
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. As the nation gets more stringent about non-essential travel and bans on group gatherings to slow the spread of coronavirus, one expert says the pandemic may result in an unintended rise in drug and alcohol relapses among those who are in recovery. HOW DOES THE […]
