Health
Hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation
Shady middlemen, phantom shipments, prices soaring by the hour, goods flown in on a private plane.
Apr 4, 2020
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Mask slips: U-turn as leaders tell public to cover their faces
Having told their populations that wearing masks was all but useless against the coronavirus, several Western countries have performed dramatic U-turns in the last few days.
Apr 4, 2020
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Expert puts grim COVID-19 projections into perspective
This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious diseases expert, shared sobering estimates that COVID-19 could kill 100,000 to 240,000 Americans. Top government scientists warn that the death toll could be even ...
Apr 3, 2020
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New Yorkers don masks in coronavirus fight
From masks and scarves to bandanas and snoods, New Yorkers at the epicenter of America's coronavirus crisis are increasingly covering their faces—as the US government considers urging other citizens to do the same.
Apr 3, 2020
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States demand ventilators as feds ration limited supply
Two weeks ago, the Pentagon promised to make as many as 2,000 military ventilators available as the federal government strains to contend with the coronavirus pandemic. As of Wednesday, less than half had been allocated, ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Los Angeles mayor tells 4 million to wear masks
The mayor of Los Angeles urged 4 million residents to wear masks to combat the coronavirus when they walk out in public, even as state health officials shied away from requiring a coverup.
Apr 2, 2020
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Global virus cases near million as US baby dies
Confirmed coronavirus infections around the world approached one million Thursday as the pandemic spread at a "near-exponential" rate, with a six-week-old baby becoming one of the youngest known victims.
Apr 2, 2020
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'A battlefield behind your home': Deaths mount in New York
New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in 72 hours to more than 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily quiet ...
Apr 1, 2020
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Why the US might ask people to wear face masks to fight coronavirus
After months of telling the public not to use face masks, the United States is looking into revising its recommendations, following the example set by some Asian countries that have been more successful in fighting the coronavirus.
Apr 1, 2020
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Experts say virus could kill up to 240,000 Americans
As the number of coronavirus deaths continues to surge in the U.S., officials are warning the disease could kill between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans, even if people continue to stay home and limit their contact with others.
Apr 1, 2020
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