Dr. Fauci recently warned that the coronavirus could rival the Spanish flu if people continue to ignore basic safety measures like social distancing and wearing masks. The Spanish flu killed about 50 million people in the early 20th century. The number of new coronavirus cases is increasing rapidly across the …
Read More »United States breaks coronavirus record with over 77,000 cases in one day
A health worker places a stretcher inside an ambulance at the entrance of the Houston Methodist Hospital emergency room at the Texas Medical Center as cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Houston, Texas. Callaghan O’Hare | Reuters The United States broke its daily record for coronavirus infections on Thursday, reporting …
Read More »Australian researchers invent 20-minute coronavirus blood tests
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine a new coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is the world’s first breakthrough. Monash University researchers said their test can determine if someone is currently infected and if they have …
Read More »More than 1 million: India joins the US and Brazil in the shady coronavirus club
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India became the third country in the world to register more than a million cases of the new coronavirus on Friday, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections spread through the countryside and cities. smaller. A healthcare worker wearing protective gear takes a swab from …
Read More »Pandemic-affected counties of Arizona, Texas order refrigerators and refrigerated trucks for bodies
(Reuters) – Arizona and Texas counties affected by COVID-19 are ordering refrigerators and refrigerated trailers to store bodies as their morgues fill up, authorities said Thursday. Arizona’s Maricopa County, home to the state’s largest city, Phoenix, is bringing 14 refrigerators to house up to 280 bodies and more than double …
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