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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

NYC Just Declared a State of Emergency, Here’s What That Means

NYC Just Declared a State of Emergency, Here’s What That Means

By Foster Kamer

The drive-thru coronavirus test station is finally making its way to the US after South Korea perfected the method over the last couple of weeks.

Medical Centers Are Opening Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Stations

By Victor Tangermann

Tom Hanks has now announced that he and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus

NBA Suspends Entire Season, Tom Hanks Tests Positive for Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

Breaking: Trump Addresses U.S. on Coronavirus Europe Restrictions and Stimulus

Breaking: Trump Addresses U.S. on Coronavirus Europe Restrictions and Stimulus

By Foster Kamer

Readers, we implore you: Make your own hand sanitizer as a last alternative, after you've run out of all the soap and water

The Best Homemade Hand Sanitizer Recipe: Don’t.

By Foster Kamer

A new report by researchers at Imperial College London in the UK suggest that about two thirds of new COVID-19 coronavirus infections have gone undetected.

The White House Classified Top-Level Coronavirus Pandemic Meetings, Which, Um

By Foster Kamer

The World Health Organization formally declared that the coronavirus outbreak is a pandemic, citing a concerningly weak response from some countries.

WHO: Coronavirus Outbreak Now Officially a Pandemic

By Dan Robitzski

A secret report by the Director of National Intelligence says that the United States is starkly unprepared for a global pandemic, officials say.

Secret U.S. Intel Report: America Unprepared for Global Pandemic

By Jon Christian

Scientists: This Is How Long It Takes to Show Coronavirus Symptoms

Scientists: This Is How Long It Takes to Show Coronavirus Symptoms

By Jon Christian

There are a number of disturbing parallels between the coronavirus COVID-19 and the Spanish flu — and leaders seem to have ignored lessons from the past.

In the Coronavirus, Historians See Echoes of Past Pandemics

By Dan Robitzski

the Chinese government is using a professional Mr. Bean impersonator to spread propaganda about its response to the deadly, COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

China Is Using a Mr. Bean Impersonator to Spread Virus Propaganda

By Jon Christian

Italy Imposes Nationwide Travel Restrictions as Death Toll Soars

Italy Imposes Nationwide Travel Restrictions as Death Toll Soars

By Victor Tangermann

A number of cruise ship passengers are catching cabin fever as they're trapped on board the Grand Princess due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Passengers Fought Over Rotten Food on Quarantined Cruise Ship

By Victor Tangermann

A New York City woman documented her experience trying to get tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus after showing all the symptoms. Here's what happened.

Here’s How Bad the U.S. Coronavirus Testing Crisis Really Is

By Foster Kamer

The French ministry of health had to declare on Sunday that "no, cocaine does NOT protect against COVID-19," in a post on Twitter.

French Government: No, Cocaine Doesn’t Cure Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

Q&A: James Hamblin, MD on Why You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus

Q&A: James Hamblin, MD on Why You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

No, alcohol does not kill coronavirus, at least, not like that. Both news and memes about the global COVID-19 outbreak are spreading rapidly online.

People are Using Memes to Cope With Coronavirus Panic

We've tracked the total death toll over time of 2019-nCoV, the coronavirus that originated in China last month. The graph will be updated as we learn more.

Here’s the Growing COVID-19 Death Toll in One Chilling Graph

By Dan Robitzski

Banks across the globe are sending thousands of their staff home to help keep their business going while the coronavirus outbreak is taking its toll.

Bankers Are Installing Screens at Home to Keep Wall Street Running

By Victor Tangermann

Amazingly, the coronavirus outbreak also appears to be having an observable effect on the Earth's environment — and you can see it from space.

This Is What China’s Coronavirus Lockdowns Look Like From Space

By Jon Christian

Bored teens are posting memes, dances, and jokes on TikTok about their experiences of being quarantined during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Bored Teens Are Posting on TikTok About Being Quarantined

By Victor Tangermann

While the WHO's prediction for a two percent coronavirus mortality rate mostly held up, the numbers recently climbed to about 3.4 percent.

The Global Coronavirus Mortality Rate Is Climbing

By Dan Robitzski

The CDC is advising people to get ready to have a break from regular life in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to stay away if you're ill.

CDC: Get Ready to Stay At Home For a While

By Victor Tangermann

A New York City woman documented her experience trying to get tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus after showing all the symptoms. Here's what happened.

Will AI Save Us from Coronavirus?

By Foster Kamer

Many health practitioners have argued the government's efforts to test patients for COVID-19 in the US have fallen far short of expectations.

It’s Incredibly Hard to Get Tested for Coronavirus in US

By Victor Tangermann

According to a genetic analysis, the coronavirus might have been circulating in Washington state over the past six weeks spreading person-to-person.

Scientists: Coronavirus Has Been Spreading In U.S. For Weeks

By Victor Tangermann

Back in 2014, Trump Obama should "visit & embrace" every person in the US with Ebola. Will he follow his own advice with the coronavirus?

In 2014, Trump Said the President Should Visit and Embrace Ebola Patients

By Jon Christian

Uber sent out a memo to drivers urging them, among other things, to stay home if they feel sick. But because drivers aren't employees, it's not realistic.

Uber Tells Drivers to Stay Home If They Have the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

More reports are emerging of people who already recovered from the coronavirus catching it twice, but it's possible that there were errors in their tests.

More People Seem to Have Caught the Coronavirus Twice

By Dan Robitzski

"Don't be a [explicative] idiot" was the big takeaway John Oliver tried to stress about coronavirus on Sunday's episode Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

John Oliver on Coronavirus: Sobering, Hilarious, TikTok Stardom-Ready

By Foster Kamer

Officials at the World Health Organization confirmed that mouth and nose swabs from a dog in Hong Kong have tested "weakly positive" for the coronavirus.

Officials Confirm That a Dog Tested Positive For Coronavirus

By Jon Christian

A whistleblower has come forward, claiming that the Trump administration helped spread the deadly COVID-19 outbreak inside US borders.

Whistleblower: US Gov May Have Helped Spread Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

In a disturbing move, government officials will need clearance from the White House in order to give any statement about the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The White House Is Censoring Its Top Infectious Disease Expert

By Dan Robitzski

A special adviser to the director-general of the WHO roasted U.S. President Donald Trump's response to the global coronavirus outbreak.

WHO Special Adviser: Trump’s Coronavirus Remarks Were “Incoherent”

By Jon Christian

Republican and Democrat lawmakers seem to be in agreement that the Trump administration hasn't put nearly enough effort into a coronavirus response plan.

Trump’s Grasp of the Coronavirus Outbreak Seems Weak

By Dan Robitzski

Overwhelmed and overworked nurses in Wuhan, China, the city where the coronavirus outbreak began, published a cry for help from the rest of the world.

In Open Letter, Wuhan Nurses Cry for Global Help [UPDATED]

By Dan Robitzski

The Lancet just retracted a passionate call for help from two Chinese nurses claiming to fight the coronavirus in Wuhan after learning they originally lied.

Chinese Nurses Retract Plea for Aid in Prestigious Medical Journal

By Dan Robitzski

According to a high-ranking organizer, it's possible the Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be canceled due to the international coronavirus outbreak.

The Tokyo Olympics May Be Canceled Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

By Jon Christian

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to confuse the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 with Ebola, a completely separate deadly disease.

Trump Appears to Confuse Coronavirus With Ebola

By Jon Christian

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak that's spread around the world over comes with a lot of confusing terminology and vocab, so we wrote a glossary.

Here’s a Glossary for the Ongoing Coronavirus Outbreak’s Vocab

By Dan Robitzski

Iran health ministry confirmed today in an interview that the country's deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi has tested positive for COVID-19.

Iranian Health Minister Plays Down Virus Outbreak, Then Catches It

By Victor Tangermann

The French Health Ministry announced that France no longer has confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19: one patient died but all the others recovered.

French Officials Say Country Has Eliminated COVID-19 Outbreak

By Dan Robitzski

A new report by researchers at Imperial College London in the UK suggest that about two thirds of new COVID-19 coronavirus infections have gone undetected.

Report: Two-Thirds of Coronavirus Infections May Be Undetected

By Victor Tangermann

As countries struggle to contain the coronavirus, global economies and the stock market are starting to take notable hits.

The Coronavirus Is Now Tanking the Stock Markets

By Dan Robitzski

The NYT reports that COVID-19 is tearing through China's prison system — a hint that even in the epidemic's epicenter, we don't understand its toll.

The Deadly Coronavirus Is Tearing Through Chinese Prisons

By Jon Christian

Deadly Coronavirus May Be Spreading Through Poop

Deadly Coronavirus May Be Spreading Through Poop

By Victor Tangermann

The editors of the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) retracted a study that claims vaping increased the chance of heart attacks.

Scientists Retract Study Claiming Vapes Cause Heart Attacks

By Victor Tangermann

American doctors are worried that the COVID-19 epidemic could lead to a crisis as patients overwhelm emergency rules and exhaust stores of medical supplies.

American Doctors Are Bracing For a Global COVID-19 Pandemic

By Jon Christian

The 2019-nCoV pandemic that began as a viral outbreak in Wuhan, China has rapidly spread to new countries. Here's how it progressed over time.

Here’s a Timeline of How China’s Viral Outbreak Spread Worldwide

By Dan Robitzski

Liu Zhiming, director of the Wuhan Wuchang Hospital, died from a COVID-19 infection while trying to treat the massive number of patients in the city.

Hospital Director Dies in City Where the Coronavirus Originated

By Dan Robitzski

Orthopedic surgeons have begun offering leg lengthening — long offered as a corrective procedure for congenital defects — to insecure, short men.

Want to Be Taller? Radical Surgery Permanently Extends Your Legs.

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese authorities arrested Xu Zhiyong, a legal scholar and activist who called on President Xi Jinping to resign for mishandling the COVID-19 outbreak.

China Locks Up Activist Who Criticized State’s COVID-19 Response

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have released a gallery of stunning images of what the Coronavirus looks like taken with scanning and transmission electron microscopes.

What Does the Coronavirus Look Like? This.

By Jon Christian

A research team's new technique has improved the development of transparent organs creating stunning images of 3D cellular maps.

Scientists Turn Entire Human Organs Fully Transparent

On Friday, Chinese authorities only reported 14 new fatalities linked to COVID-19. But the sudden drop isn't necessarily the good news it appears to be.

Here’s Why There Are So Few Reported COVID-19 Fatalities Today

By Dan Robitzski

Officials at The Health Commission of Hubei Province in China have announced a nearly tenfold increase in COVID-19 cases on Thursday morning.

China Announces Spike in Deadly Virus Infections, Deaths

By Victor Tangermann

South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported today that the deadly coronavirus COVID-19 is spreading in North Korea.

Deadly Outbreak COVID-19 Reportedly Spreads to North Korea

By Jon Christian

Lawsuit: Juul Targeted Kids with Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network Ads

By Jon Christian

An executive order mobilized the entire U.S. military to prepare for a potential COVID-19 pandemic, should the outbreak ever progress to that point.

US Military Issues Executive Order to Prevent COVID-19 Pandemic

By Dan Robitzski

Coronavirus COVID-19 test kits sent out in America are proving to be faulty, and in China where they're needed most, there simply aren't enough.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Kits are Broken in America, Scarce in China

By Foster Kamer