The new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has now infected 108 Americans across the United States and killed nine people in Washington, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. Sixty cases have been reported across the following 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and… Read More: Nine Americans Die of Novel Coronavirus »
An appeal was launched today in the UK to find patients and friends of two healthcare workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus. There are now eight people in total who have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK. Five out of eight cases were caught from the same Brighton-based businessman who contracted the… Read More: Two healthcare workers in the UK diagnosed with coronavirus »
Vice President Mike Pence said the administration will begin giving daily updates on efforts to contain the coronavirus, following media criticism that the administration has not been transparent in its efforts to address the spread of the disease. “We’ll be back here every day,” Pence said Monday in a briefing at the White House. “Get… Read More: ‘Get used to seeing us’: Pence promises daily coronavirus updates… »
Already in deep distress, the patient was rushed last week to a hospital in Northern California, severely ill and unable to breathe on her own. Doctors at the University of California, Davis Medical Center, near Sacramento, provided the woman with critical care but also considered an unlikely diagnosis: infection with the coronavirus. Hospital administrators said… Read More: Coronavirus Diagnosis in California Highlights Testing Flaws »