When University of Toronto researcher Alán Aspuru-Guzik saw the university's call for research proposals that could help address the COVID-19 crisis, three words beginning with "T" came to mind: Treat, Test, Trace.
Apr 24, 2020
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Public-health experts and government officials have been calling for "social distancing," asking people to stay home and avoid contact with each other as much as possible when they have to go out—all to "flatten the curve" ...
Apr 20, 2020
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The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported—a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate the demand on health care systems and pediatric intensive care units ...
Apr 17, 2020
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The United States is struggling to test enough people to track and control the spread of the novel coronavirus, a crucial first step to reopening parts of the economy, which President Donald Trump is pushing to do by May ...
Apr 17, 2020
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Britain's death toll from the coronavirus rose by 847 on Friday, health ministry figures showed, a slightly slower increase than the previous day but still among the worst rates globally.
Apr 17, 2020
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Before Washington state lifts its stay-at-home order, public health workers in Seattle's King County want to be ready to douse any new sparks of infection.
Apr 16, 2020
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New York's death toll from coronavirus topped 10,000, with hospitals still seeing 2,000 new patients a day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
Apr 13, 2020
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News about the global COVID-19 pandemic changes virtually minute by minute. Beyond staying home, handwashing, and covering your cough, you may wonder what you can do to help. A new website developed by the HealthMap team ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Americans nationwide now have a chance to help government officials decide when to ease social-distancing policies by completing a survey on a new website that compiles information about if and when their counties implemented ...
Apr 13, 2020
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With hundreds of bodies left decaying in homes for days due to lack of space in the city's overwhelmed morgues and hospitals, the coronavirus has struck a blow to Ecuador's economic capital Quayaquil, now a symbol of the ...
Apr 13, 2020
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