Handling Mail amid Coronavirus: Low Risk But Wash Your Hands
Is it safe to pick up your mail? How about those packages from your online orders? And how safe are the people we count on to make those deliveries?
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Coronavirus Cases Hit 2 Largest US Cities Differently
Health experts don't know why there's such a big difference between New York City, the U.S. epicenter of the outbreak, and Los Angeles, which has several times fewer confirmed coronavirus cases.
In Iran, False Belief a Poison Fights Coronavirus Kills Hundreds
More than 300 people have died as fake remedies spread across social media in Iran.
Trump Say Feds Developing New Guidelines for Coronavirus Risk
“We all have to get smart,” the president said on a call with the nation's governors. “We have to open up our country, I'm sorry.”
Trump’s Push to Open Economy Could Come at Cost of Lives
“We’re not going to accept a premise that human life is disposable,” said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “And we’re not going to put a dollar figure on human life.”
Chicago Uses Hotels for Quarantine to Ease Hospital Demand
Chicago’s plan to reserve at least 1,000 hotel rooms through partnerships with five hotels is the first such sweeping strategy unveiled in the U.S. aimed at relieving the pressure on hospitals that are the only option for the seriously sick.
Game Zero: Spread of Coronavirus Linked to Soccer Match
On Feb. 19, thousands of Italian and Spanish fans traveled to Milan for a major game. Now, Italian city Bergamo and Spanish city Valencia are in the throes of major outbreaks.
Potential Coronavirus Treatment ‘Remdesivir’ Granted Rare Disease Status
The pharmaceutical giant that makes a promising coronavirus drug has registered it as a rare disease treatment with U.S. regulators, a status that can potentially be worth millions in tax breaks and competition-free sales.
Trump Hopes Country Will be Reopened by Easter Amid Outbreak
“Our people want to return to work,” the president tweeted. “They will practice Social Distancing and all else, and Seniors will be watched over protectively & lovingly. We can do two things together. THE CURE CANNOT BE WORSE (by far) THAN THE PROBLEM!”
China to Lift Lockdown in Most of Coronavirus-Hit Hubei Province
The province's capital city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus was first detected in December, is to remain locked down until April 8.
Loss of Smell, Taste, Might Signal Pandemic Virus Infection
A loss of smell or taste might be an early sign of infection with the pandemic virus, say medical experts who cite reports from several countries.
Mormons Chided for Airport Welcoming of Missionaries
Hours after hundreds of people welcoming missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints crowded together in an airport parking garage, authorities announced new rules to prevent it from happening again during the coronavirus crisis.
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