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A top Pentagon general said during a Tuesday briefing that the "weight of evidence" points towards the coronavirus having "natural" origins.

US Military: Unlikely COVID-19 Was Created in Lab as Bioweapon

By Victor Tangermann

Trump just declared that he would withhold all U.S. funding for the World Health Organization in the middle of a global pandemic.

“Indefensible”: Trump Pulls World Health Organization Funding

By Dan Robitzski

When he declared a national emergency on March 13, Trump made a lot of grand promises. One month later, most have been broken.

A Brief List of Trump’s Broken Coronavirus Promises

By Dan Robitzski

Dr. Fauci says it's "obvious" that the U.S. government could have saved a great many lives if it had acted sooner to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Fauci: Acting Sooner Would “Obviously” Have Meant Fewer Deaths

By Dan Robitzski

South Korean officials reported today that more than 116 people had tested positive for COVID-19 after having been cleared of it previously.

More Recovered Coronavirus Patients Are Testing Positive Again

By Victor Tangermann

Anthony Fauci acknowledged today that the US government is considering issuing "immunity cards" to identify those who are immune to COVID-19.

US Government Considering COVID-19 “Immunity Cards”

By Victor Tangermann

Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts that recovered COVID-19 patients will likely be immune to future infections because the coronavirus hasn't mutated much.

Top Doctor: Getting COVID-19 Once Probably Means You’re Immune

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates suspects that there will be another major viral outbreak every 20 years. But also that we'll emerge from the current pandemic more prepared.

Bill Gates: There’s Gonna Be a Pandemic “Every 20 Years or So”

By Dan Robitzski

COVID-19 has officially become the number one cause of death in the US, killing 1,970 Americans every day. It was the third leading cause only last week.

COVID-19 Is Officially Killing More Americans Than Anything Else

By Victor Tangermann

A number of US companies are already selling tests that can detect the presence of COVID-19 fighting antibodies in a patient's bloodstream.

For Sale: Tests That Say Whether You’ve Ever Had COVID-19

By Victor Tangermann

Because enough people took self-isolation guidelines seriously, the U.S. now expects significantly fewer coronavirus-linked deaths over the next few months.

Good News: Social Distancing Is Working

By Dan Robitzski

New reports suggest that the U.S. military and federal government knew about the coronavirus outbreak as early as November.

US Intelligence Warned of “Cataclysmic” Coronavirus in November

By Dan Robitzski

A video by Finnish researchers shows how aerosol particles released by a person in an indoor environment can spread much further than you could imagine.

Terrifying Simulation Shows How Viruses Spread When You Cough

By Victor Tangermann

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House's top infectious disease experts, suggests that we should leave handshakes in the past.

Dr. Fauci: “I Don’t Think We Should Ever Shake Hands Ever Again”

By Dan Robitzski

During a press briefing for the White House coronavirus task force, Trump threatened to pull funding for the WHO, but backtracked when he was challenged.

Trump Threatens to Pull Funding for the World Health Organization

By Dan Robitzski

In the U.S., the coronavirus has disproportionately killed those in black communities, illustrating the dire impacts of the country's racial inequalities.

The Coronavirus Is Disproportionately Killing Black People

By Dan Robitzski

A recent study found that as many as one in five COVID-19 patients experienced cardiac damage, leading to heart failure, and in some instances, death.

Many COVID-19 Patients Are Dying from Cardiac Arrest

By Victor Tangermann

British PM Boris Johnson has been taken to the intesive care at around seven o'clock, UK time. First Secretary of State Dominic Raab to deputise.

Breaking: British Prime Minister With COVID-19 Moved to ICU

By Victor Tangermann

Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea may face a second wave of COVID-19 cases as international travel brings the coronavirus back into the country.

Hong Kong, Taiwan Face New COVID Outbreaks From Europe, America

By Dan Robitzski

Scammers are capitalizing on coronavirus pandemic by setting up fake testing sites to steal identities or hoarding crucial medical supplies.

Scammers Dressed as Doctors Set Up Fake COVID Testing Sites

By Dan Robitzski

A paper published in Nature, argues that "surgical face masks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals."

New Research: Masks Extremely Effective at Stopping Virus Spread

By Victor Tangermann

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo explained on the air that his case of COVID-19 has been keeping him up at night and making him hallucinate.

CNN Host Says COVID-19 Gave Him “Phantasmagorical Experiences”

By Dan Robitzski

A scientific panel told White House officials that the coronavirus can be spread not just through coughs and sneezes, but speaking and breathing as well.

Panel of Experts: You Can Spread the Coronavirus Just by Talking

By Victor Tangermann

Experts believe that World War II veteran Bill Lapschies maynow be the world's oldest survivor of the coronavirus currently causing a global pandeic.

104-Year-Old World War II Veteran Survives Coronavirus

By Jon Christian

A team at Carnegie Mellon University has released an app that they say can determine whether you likely have COVID-19 — just by listening to your voice.

New App Attempts to Detect Signs of COVID-19 Using Voice Analysis

By Jon Christian

Anonymous intelligence officials say that there's evidence China systematically downplayed the size and severity of its coronavirus outbreak.

Secret U.S. Intelligence Report: China Hid The Size of the Pandemic

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates: US “Missed the Opportunity” to Prevent Catastrophe

Bill Gates: US “Missed the Opportunity” to Prevent Catastrophe

By Victor Tangermann

That public health guideline to stay six feet apart from others is based on 90-year-old-reseach. We now know viruses can spread much farther.

MIT Professor: Guidelines to Stay Six Feet Apart Aren’t Enough

By Dan Robitzski

In a grim milestone, the coronavirus has now taken more American lives than Al Qaeda did on the September 11 terror attack in 2001.

The Coronavirus Has Now Killed More Americans Than September 11

By Jon Christian

New parents report a number of unexpected challenges, chaos, and confusion as a result of giving birth during the coronavirus pandemic.

Experts Say Childbirth During the Pandemic Can Be Traumatic

By Dan Robitzski

A 101-year-old man in Rimini, Italy born during the 1918 "Spanish Flu" pandemic tested positive for coronavirus — and was just released. He made it.

101-Year-Old Man Who Survived 1918 Flu Beats Coronavirus, Too

By Foster Kamer

Emergency physician Joshua Lerner says that America's response to the coronavirus pandemic is so bad it reminds him of the Chernobyl disaster.

ER Doctor: US Bungling COVID Response Like Soviets Did Chernobyl

By Dan Robitzski

The George Washington University Hospital has released a 3D video of a 59-year-old male COVID-19 patient's lungs days after showing no coronavirus symptoms.

This is What Your Lungs Look Like With COVID-19

By Victor Tangermann

Reuters reports that a number of research teams are zeroing in on a blood test to identify whether your body has developed immunity against the coronavirus.

The Coronavirus Holy Grail: Testing Whether You’re Immune

By Jon Christian

Microsoft co-founder and public health advocate Bill Gates has a gloomy message about the COVID-19 pandemic: We missed our chance to mitigate harm.

Bill Gates Is Pissed: “We Should’ve Done More” to Stop COVID-19

By Jon Christian

The Indian government just announced that the country will enter a total lockdown for three weeks to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

India Enters Total Lockdown for Three Weeks

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese authorities have announced they will be lifting the lockdown on Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, on April 8.

China Is Lifting Lockdown on Coronavirus Epicenter City of Wuhan

By Victor Tangermann

IBM's Summit supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has identified 77 drug compounds that could stop the coronavirus.

World’s Fastest Supercomputer Finds 77 Potential COVID-19 Treatments

By Victor Tangermann

Good news for a tired world: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, both of whom tested positive for the coronavirus, are now on the mend.

Good News: Tom Hanks Is Feeling Better After Catching Coronavirus

By Jon Christian

Research teams around the world are trying to develop blood tests for the coronavirus, but so far no one has figured it out.

Blood Tests Could Improve the Coronavirus Fight — If They Work

By Dan Robitzski

A 25 year-old from Toronto went to Spring Break in Miami against better advice. He left, and a few days later, tested positive for coronavirus.

A 25 Year-Old Spring Breaker Caught Coronavirus and We’ve Got Feelings

By Foster Kamer

Four U.S. Senators unloaded millions of dollars in stocks after receiving a classified briefing about the coronavirus — saving them from vast losses.

US Senators Accused of Profiting Off Coronavirus Stock Crash

By Jon Christian

According to the latest CDC report, 38 percent of the 508 known to be hospitalized in the country were between the ages of 20 and 54.

Younger American Adults Are Getting Extremely Sick From Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

Larry Brilliant saw the coronavirus pandemic coming. He gave TED talks about it. He worked on "Contagion." And he helped eradicate smallpox. Time to listen?

This Doctor Predicted Nearly Everything About the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Foster Kamer

It was bound to happen at some point: The first case of COVID-19 was detected inside an Amazon warehouse. Another was detected inside a major online retailer of groceries, FreshDirect.

First Coronavirus Cases Detected in Amazon Warehouse, FreshDirect

By Foster Kamer

South Korea immediately mobilized against the coronavirus outbreak while the U.S.'s official response was to downplay the risk.

South Korea Crushed the Coronavirus as the U.S. Floundered. Why?

By Dan Robitzski

The New York Times ran a sobering opinion piece about the coronavirus by Cornelia Griggs, a pediatric surgery doctor at a large NYC hospital.

A Must-Read Warning from an NYC Doctor: “The Sky is Falling”

By Jon Christian

NY Governor Invokes “Nuclear War” to Describe Coronavirus Lockdown

NY Governor Invokes “Nuclear War” to Describe Coronavirus Lockdown

By Jon Christian

The New York Times reports that China reported not a single new local coronavirus case in the country for the time since the outbreak began.

China Reported Zero New Local Coronavirus Cases Yesterday

By Jon Christian

The narrative itself is a work of fiction, but the biological mechanisms and medical risks that it describes are very real.

Here’s a Grisly Description of a Worst-Case Coronavirus Infection

By Dan Robitzski

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization officially started recommending against taking ibuprofen to treat symptoms of COVID-19.

WHO Recommends Avoiding Ibuprofen to Treat COVID-19 Symptoms

By Victor Tangermann

Experts: Vaping Could Make Coronavirus Infection More Severe

Experts: Vaping Could Make Coronavirus Infection More Severe

By Victor Tangermann

Google has instructed full-time employees to work remotely. But contractors aren't allowed to, revealing a troubling class divide. h

Google Won’t Let Its Army of Contractors Work Remotely

By Dan Robitzski

In the shadow of the global coronavirus outbreak, public thinkers are starting to propose paying people to stay home and avoid spreading the deadly disease.

Here’s an Idea: The Government Should Pay People to Stay Home

By Jon Christian

Because of a surge in demand, Amazon warehouses will only be processing medical supplies and other essentials for the next few weeks.

Amazon Warehouses Will Only Process Medical Supplies, Essentials

By Dan Robitzski

The White House just issued new guidlines for Americans as the coronavirus rips through the country: Avoid gatherings of people. So!

New White House Coronavirus Guidelines: 10 People Rule, Other ‘Recommendations’

By Foster Kamer

Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba announced on Twitter this afternoon that he has tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Idris Elba Says He Tested Positive for the Coronavirus

By Jon Christian

NASA is taking many precautionary measures to ensure that the coronavirus outbreak doesn't have a chance to spread among its employees and astronauts.

NASA Worried Astronauts Could Spread Coronavirus on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Videos from Italian cities currently under lockdown show neighbors entertaining each other by singing and playing music from their balconies.

Quarantined Italians Are Singing, Playing Music on Balconies

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma pledged last week to donate half a billion COVID-19 coronavirus testing kits and one million face masks to the US.

Chinese Billionaire Ships 500,000 Coronavirus Testing Kits to US

By Victor Tangermann

On Friday, Trump declared a state of national emergency over the coronavirus outbreak currently spreading throughout the country.

United States Declares National Emergency Over the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

A nurse in California who caught the SARS-CoV-2019 coronavirus has published a scathing critique of the CDC's response to the outbreak.

Quarantined Nurse Slams CDC in Scathing Open Letter

By Jon Christian

The CDC presented four models for the future of the coronavirus outbreak. The worst-case scenario looks grim, but there's still time to fix it.

CDC: In Worst-Case Scenario, Coronavirus Could Kill 1.7M Americans

By Dan Robitzski

The South China Morning Post is now reporting that China may have identified "patient zero" — the first human, in other words, to catch the virus.

China May Have Identified Patient Zero in the Coronavirus Outbreak

By Jon Christian