BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday, boosted by more than 200 people testing positive for the disease in two prisons outside of Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak. A child wearing a face mask runs past stores of Tiffany & Co and Miu Miu, as the… Read More: Coronavirus on G20 agenda as China reports uptick in cases »
By Debora MacKenzie Medical imaging is being used to work out how the coronavirus affects the bodyFeng Dapeng/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images For yet another week, covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has remained poised just short of becoming a pandemic. As case counts stabilise in China, and don’t take off elsewhere, the big question is: will… Read More: Why coronavirus superspreaders may mean we avoid a deadly pandemic »
Good heavens, you won’t believe what televangelist Jim Bakker is hocking now. He’s selling Silver Solution, which he and a guest on his show claim can kill the new coronavirus (COVID-19), SARS and HIV. And, at no extra charge, it also “gets rid of all venereal diseases.” “We use it all the time,” Bakker says in… Read More: TV Preacher Jim Bakker Suggests His $125 Product Kills Coronavirus… »
As a result, the CDC is remaking parts of the test kits after some produced inconclusive test results. The kits were sent to the states to speed up the testing process, the CDC’s Nancy Messonnier told reporters Wednesday. The states found out the flaw during the verification process. For quality control, when states get any… Read More: Some coronavirus test kits shipped to states are not working… »