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Scientists have known for several months that the new coronavirus can be suspended in droplets ejected by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no evidence that these tiny particles were infectious. © STR Hospital employees in Wuhan, China seal a vent to prevent possible airborne …

FILE PHOTO: A refrigerated trailer that San Antonio health authorities purchased to store bodies, as morgues in hospitals and funeral homes reach capacity with deaths from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen in Bexar, Texas, July 15, 2020. Photograph taken on July 15, 2020. City of San Antonio / Brochure via …

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – More than a thousand additional coronavirus infections are being reported in Pennsylvania as health officials work to quell a recent spike in cases. The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the addition of 1,027 positive cases puts the state’s count at nearly 103,000. Pennsylvania’s two …

A senior Texas county health official revealed on Friday that dozens of babies had tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Texas has been forced to pause its reopening after seeing an explosion in new infections in recent weeks. The state has reported more than 300,000 confirmed …

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