Residents in all 25 of the U.S. counties hardest hit by COVID-19 began to limit their public movements six to 29 days before states implemented stay-at-home orders, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers.
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Social distancing—the main containment strategy for the coronavirus pandemic—is showing tentative results in lowering the rate of transmission in several U.S. cities.
Apr 3, 2020
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people are practicing social distancing and self-quarantine—two measures epidemiologists agree are critical to slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Mar 20, 2020
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With the advent of an infectious disease outbreak, epidemiologists and public health officials quickly try to forecast deaths and infections using complex computer models. But with a brand new virus like the one that causes ...
Jun 26, 2020
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In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the public is being asked to do what we aren't always well-equipped to do in the face of a crisis—nothing.
Apr 24, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Public stigma toward depression seems to have decreased, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 21, 2021
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Public health measures to combat COVID, such as lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing, have made many people anxious. In many countries, including the UK studies found that rates of anxiety and depression rose following ...
Nov 23, 2021
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A research team led by Professor Takumi Toru of Kobe University's Graduate School of Medicine (also a Senior Visiting Scientist at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research) have identified 'social cells' in the brain ...
Oct 1, 2020
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As people return to offices and students to classrooms, masks are recommended indoors to limit the spread of COVID-19. Though N95 and KN95 masks offer the highest degree of protection, any mask is better than no mask. Serhiy ...
Sep 29, 2021
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You might have seen headlines in the last day or so suggesting Australia is on the "cusp" of defeating the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 13, 2020
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