Controlling people’s temperatures at the entrance to businesses and schools is essentially useless as a stand-alone measure to protect against the spread of COVID-19, and the practice can just as well be avoided to save time, said Drs. Anthony Fauci during a Facebook Live broadcast Thursday. Fauci, the director of …
Read More »Scientists decode probable sequence of Covid-19 symptoms
Scientists have found the likely sequence in which Covid-19 symptoms first appear, an advancement that can help clinicians rule out other diseases, and help patients seek rapid care or decide to self-isolate earlier. According to the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, the likely sequence of symptoms …
Read More »Comparison with influenza 1918, secondary transmission
Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the stories of coronavirus that Medscape editors around the world think you need to know today: Comparison with influenza 1918 A comparison of excessive deaths in New York City during the onset of the …
Read More »Seattle’s ‘flu’ cases were COVID, the real spread hidden
(News) In early March, the state of Washington reported just over 100 cases of coronavirus. But Seattle alone could actually have thousands of infections at that point, according to a new study, because so many diseases were instead thought to be the flu. The findings by researchers at the University …
Read More »White House report recommends “strong” Georgia issue statewide mask mandate if Kemp seeks to ban mask mandates
As Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp renews his efforts to keep locals from issuing masked mandates, an unpublished White House report “strongly” advised a state to extend a masked mandate. “Current mitigation efforts do not have sufficient impact and would strongly recommend a statewide mask mandate,” read a White House report …
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