Health

No state has successfully exited the blockade with the right tools, says former CDC chief

As of Tuesday, 25 states have posted higher rates of new cases compared to last week: Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio , Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. And no state has effectively …

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Can people transmit the coronavirus if they have no symptoms?

This article is republished here with permission from The Conversation. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; however, it does not represent the work of Snopes verifiers or editors. Detecting COVID-19 symptoms and self-quarantining are good for preventing sick people from spreading the coronavirus. But …

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Coronavirus: Are quarantine ‘support bubbles’ safe?

Would you double your social “bubble” as the pandemic continues? Support bubbles, or quarantine pods, could be the cure for loneliness, depression and anxiety after months of social estrangement and isolation amid the coronavirus health crisis, some experts say. CHILDREN ARE DEVELOPING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC PTSD, RESEARCHERS SAY An idea …

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