Medical
Cuomo orders lockdown, shuts down non-essential businesses
NY had quickly become a hotbed of new cases following its first confirmed coronavirus infection in late February. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday he has given Cuomo his "full commitment that we would get the Corps of Engineers up there soonest", though it wasn't clear what specific instruction the Army Corps may have received. [Full Article...]
How Long Does SARS-CoV-2 Stay on Surfaces?
For example, the study found the median half life of SARS-CoV-2 on plastic was 6.8 hours, meaning that 6.8 hours after it first got on the plastic surface there was half as much there as there had been at the beginning. They used a device to dispense an aerosol that duplicated the microscopic droplets created in a cough or a sneeze. Scientists from the US-based Centers for Disease Control an... [Full Article...]
ICE scaling back operations due to coronavirus
ICE says there aren't any confirmed coronavirus cases at its detention facilities - and that protecting the health and safety of those in its custody is one of the agency's top priorities. Trump has made hard-line immigration policies a centerpiece of his presidency and 2020 reelection campaign. The agency, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, will for now "focus on people ... [Full Article...]
Young people represent 20% of patients hospitalized for coronavirus: CDC
However, COVID-19 is still significantly more risky in older patients, as 80% of deaths associated with coronavirus are adults over the age of 65. The CDC said it had confirmed 4,226 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. Last month, scientists from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention published a research paper analyzing the data for the first 72,314 people diagnosed with Covid-... [Full Article...]
Italy surpasses China in number of coronavirus deaths
Worldwide, the death toll from COVID-19 passed 10,000 and infections exceeded 244,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. China, where the outbreak first emerged in December a year ago, has officially reported 3,245 deaths. "And certainly, the world is paying a big price for what they did", he said. Trump said USA authorities were fast-tracking anti-malarials chloroquine and hydr... [Full Article...]
Children show fewer coronavirus symptoms than adults
The study comes as the virus has rapidly spread to more than 218,000 people across the world since December's outbreak in Wuhan. The researchers analysed data from 204 Covid-19 patients, average age almost 55, who were admitted to three hospitals in the Hubei province between 18 January and 28 February, 2020. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: Italy overtakes China as country with most deaths from virus
More people have now died from coronavirus in Italy than in China, with the European nation registering 3405 deaths. Given Italy has been averaging more than 350 deaths since March 15, it is likely to overtake China's 3,249 dead when Thursday's figures are released. [Full Article...]
Digestive Symptoms Prominent Among COVID-19 Patients, Finds Study
Amid the soaring number of coronavirus cases around the globe, researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia's first COVID-19 patients, showing the body's ability to fight the virus and recover from the infection. In the study, they enrolled patients confirmed to have COVID-19 from three hospitals in Hubei province, and investigated the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and ... [Full Article...]