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Cuomo says New York will grant marriage licenses remotely: ‘There is now no excuse when the question comes up’

A couple hold hands while wearing protective masks in Central Park as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 20, 2020 in New York City. Cindy Ord New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will start granting marriage licenses remotely as lockdown measures designed to stop the spread of coronavirus… Read More: Cuomo says New York will grant marriage licenses remotely: ‘There… »

COVID-19 contact tracing: Canadian company says authorities not interested in app that could help with virus

The international consensus is growing: one of the keys to containing the COVID-19 pandemic and reviving a comatose world economy is a novel type of technology. Daniel Leung says his mostly Canadian company, LivNao, has a ready-to-use version of the concept: a smartphone app designed to automatically identify those who have been in contact with… Read More: COVID-19 contact tracing: Canadian company says authorities not interested in… »

Coronavirus Has Become a Pandemic, W.H.O. Says

The spread of the coronavirus is now a pandemic, officials at the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. “We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the W.H.O.’s director-general. Dr. Tedros called for countries to learn from one another’s successes, act in unison and help protect one another against a… Read More: Coronavirus Has Become a Pandemic, W.H.O. Says »

Some coronavirus test kits shipped to states are not working as expected, the CDC says

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… »