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New genetic analysis suggests that COVID-19 spread to the U.S. and Europe weeks or even months earlier than official reports say.

Scientists: COVID-19 Spread Globally for Months Before We Noticed

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new report, researchers outline a new dominant strain of coronavirus that appears to be more contagious than the previously dominating one.

Scientists Warn of More Contagious Strain of the Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

Staff at the Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo have been noticing that their roughly 300 tiny garden eels have been burying themselves in sand more often.

Tokyo Aquarium Asks People to FaceTime Its Shy Eels

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese intelligence warned the country's leadership that its response to the coronavirus pandemic created a massive wave of global anti-China sentiment.

China Fears Its Coronavirus Coverup Could Destabilize the Country

By Dan Robitzski

A new survey led by researchers from a number of US universities found that the majority of Americans want to continue physical distancing measures.

Survey: Majority of Americans Don’t Want US to Reopen Right Now

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA just approved its first treatment for COVID-19: an experimental antiviral drug called remdesivir that showed promise in preliminary research.

FDA Grants Emergency Use of Remdesivir For COVID-19 Patients

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers at the University of East Anglia, England have found links between low levels of vitamin D and COVID-19 mortality rates across Europe.

Scientists Find Link Between Vitamin Deficiency and COVID Deaths

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon Buys Thermal Cameras to Scan Workers For Fevers

Amazon Buys Thermal Cameras to Scan Workers For Fevers

By Dan Robitzski

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Wednesday that all city and county residents can get a free COVID-19 test, with our without symptoms.

LA Offers Free Coronavirus Test to Every Resident

By Victor Tangermann

White House health advisor Anthony Fauci said yesterday that early drug trial testing of antiviral drug remdesivir showed "quite good news."

Fauci: This COVID Drug Might Actually Work

By Victor Tangermann

As various teams race to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus, one group at Oxford University says that, under the right conditions, theirs could be available as soon as September.

This COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Ready by September

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese scientists have found new evidence that the coronavirus could be able to spread through the air after finding genetic material in airborne droplets.

Scientists Find Airborne Coronavirus Floating in Wuhan Hospital

By Victor Tangermann

Hong Kong researchers developed a protective coating that they say can kill the coronavirus on treated surfaces for up to three months.

This Disinfectant Can Keep Surfaces Coronavirus-Free for Months

By Dan Robitzski

A new analysis found that from March to April 4, the number of total deaths in the US far exceeded the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Report: COVID May Have Killed Way More Americans Than We Think

By Victor Tangermann

An administrator for an anti-quarantine Facebook group in North Carolina, local native Audrey Whitlock, confirmed she tested positive for COVID-19.

Oops: Organizer of Anti-Quarantine Protests Catches Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

This Virus-Proof Suit Lets You Vape, Have Sex

This Virus-Proof Suit Lets You Vape, Have Sex

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese officials announced that there are no longer any patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan, but they're concerned about a second outbreak.

Wuhan Hospital Discharges City’s Last Coronavirus Patient

By Dan Robitzski

The United States has ditched a global initiative led by the World Health Organization to accelerate cooperation on a coronavirus vaccine.

US Ditches Global Team Helping Develop COVID Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

A team of NASA researchers have developed a ventilator for treating COVID-19 patients in just 37 days and is requesting the FDA for fast-tracked approval.

NASA Develops Ventilator to Treat Coronavirus Patients

By Victor Tangermann

Trump is suggesting more unproven and likely deadly ways to fight the coronavirus. This time, it's injecting patients with disinfectant.

Trump Suggests Injecting COVID Patients With Disinfectant, UV Light

By Dan Robitzski

Doctors are pleading with states that allow capital punishment to release their stores of lethal injection drugs, which could also help COVID-19 patients.

Doctors Want to Use Lethal Injection Drugs on COVID-19 Patients

By Dan Robitzski

"COVID toes," mysterious blue or red discoloration in toes and sometimes fingers, could be another early symptom of the coronavirus.

The Coronavirus May Be Doing Something Strange to Your Toes

By Victor Tangermann

The prognosis of a COVID-19 patient being hooked up to a ventilator is grim: a NY study showed that 88 percent of those placed on ventilators died.

Almost All COVID Patients on Ventilators Are Dying, Study Suggests

By Victor Tangermann

According to a major Paris hospital study, tobacco could be saving smokers from catching COVID-19. Researchers suggest it could be the nicotine.

Study: Nicotine May Lower Risk of Catching Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

It's easy to forget about the vape lung crisis, given the current pandemic. But an otolaryngologist drew comparisons between the two and issued a warning.

Doctor: There’s a Weird Link Between Vape Lung and COVID-19

By Dan Robitzski

ccording to a new study, researchers were able to detect the presence of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in wastewater in Australia.

Scientists Discover Coronavirus in Sewage

By Victor Tangermann

Research suggests that the coronavirus could have mutated into 30+ different strains, which could explain why some outbreaks are deadlier than others.

Scientists: the Coronavirus Has Already Mutated Into 30+ Strains

By Dan Robitzski

More evidence that the anti-malaria drug called hydroxychloroquine is proving to be a pretty terrible way to treat COVID-19.

Study: Hydroxychloroquine Doesn’t Help COVID, Increases Death Risk

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new poll, most Americans across the political spectrum disagree with the anti-quarantine protesters who have been making headlines lately.

Poll: Most Americans Think Anti-Quarantine Protesters Are Idiots

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time in history, the price of crude oil has gone negative around 2:30pm EDT as a result of plummeting demand amid the coronavirus outbreak.

For the First Time Ever, the Price of Oil is Now Negative

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook published a new heatmap that shows the proportion of people feeling coronavirus symptoms within each U.S. county.

This Heatmap Shows Severity of COVID Outbreak in Every US County

By Dan Robitzski

A neural network trained by MIT researchers found that reopening the economy right now would result in an "exponential explosion" of COVID-19 cases.

MIT: Reopening Too Soon Could Cause “Explosion” of Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

According to early test result data obtained by STAT, antiviral remdesivir is proving to be a promising drug to treat severe cases of COVID-19.

Leaked Research: This Drug May Be Saving COVID Patients’ Lives

By Victor Tangermann

China has taken the lead with mobile technology that relies on scanning QR codes and a mobile app that is attempting to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

In China, This Coronavirus App Pretty Much Controls Your Life

By Victor Tangermann

Because the coronavirus pandemic has everyone stuck at home, mental healthcare providers are figuring out how to best offer their patients telehealth care.

The Pandemic Is Forcing Teletherapy to Go Mainstream

By Dan Robitzski

Clare Sammells, a cultural anthoropologist at Bucknell University, argues that "zombies are far less likely to cause a global pandemic than COVID-19."

Here’s What a Pandemic Would Look Like With Zombies

By Victor Tangermann

Epidemiologists say that the expected American death toll from the coronavirus would have been cut by 90 percent if the government acted two weeks sooner.

Scientists: US Could’ve Prevented 90% of Deaths by Shutting Down Two Weeks Earlier

By Dan Robitzski

Zoos in Germany might have to resort to some grim measures to keep doors open during the pandemic — slaughtering and even feeding animals to each other.

Zoo Says Coronavirus May Force It to Feed Animals to Each Other

By Victor Tangermann

In a new study, a group of Harvard researchers argue that "prolonged or intermittent social distancing may be necessary into 2022."

Scientists: Some Social Distancing May Need to Last Until 2022

By Victor Tangermann

The Chinese government recently imposed new restrictions on coronavirua research, and now must approve all studies on the outbreak's origin.

China Is Censoring Research Into the Origin of the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

Health practitioners are finding that flipping COVID-19 patients onto their stomachs, or "prone positioning," is an effective way to keep them alive.

Why Rolling Coronavirus Patients Onto Their Stomachs Is Saving Lives

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA just granted an emergency use authorization to a new test that scans saliva samples for the coronavirus, potentially making testing far safer.

FDA Approves Test That Scans Your Spit for Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

Rats across the country are turning to cannibalism and eating their young as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Expert: Coronavirus Forcing Rats to Cannibalism, Infanticide

By Victor Tangermann

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

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

Apple and Google are partnering on a coronavirus tracking app that can tell you if you've recently been exposed to somebody who has tested positive.

Apple and Google to Launch App for Tracking the Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

Whistleblower Edward Snowden has a grim prediction for the future: world leaders will exploit the pandemic to claim new power and not relinquish it later.

Snowden: Governments Will Use the Coronavirus to Seize More Power

By Dan Robitzski

The CDC recently deleted a bizarre guideline from its website. There's no evidence hydroxychloroquine fights COVID-19, but the CDC had suggested it anyway.

CDC Deletes Recommendation for the Drug Trump’s Been Pushing

By Dan Robitzski

The US federal government is about to end funding for a number of coronavirus testing sites this Friday. A number of sites will have to close.

As Deaths Soar, Feds End Support for Coronavirus Testing Sites

By Victor Tangermann

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

Preliminary reseach suggests that areas with higher levels of air pollution are also experiencing a higher death rate among COVID-19 patients.

The Coronavirus Is Deadlier in Places With Bad Pollution

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

There's no good evidence suggesting that hydroxychloroquine helps fight COVID-19. But Trump, who invested in the drug's manufacturer, keeps pushing it.

There’s No Good Evidence That Hydroxychloroquine Fights COVID-19

By Dan Robitzski

On Monday, the FDA has accepted an application by pharmaceutical company Inovio to start clinical human testing for a new COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Volunteers Start Taking Another Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

Coronavirus Conspiracy Theorists Are Setting 5G Towers on Fire

Coronavirus Conspiracy Theorists Are Setting 5G Towers on Fire

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Are Spying on Google Searches to Track the Coronavirus

Scientists Are Spying on Google Searches to Track the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

CNN reports that the coronavirus has shut down production of Corona beer in Mexico, where the government suspended non-essential businesses last week.

Coronavirus Forces Corona Beer to Shut Down Production

By Jon Christian

Researchers have found that Ivermectin — an FDA-approved anti-parasitic drug — was able to stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus from growing in cell cultures.

Anti-Parasitic Drug Kills Coronavirus Cell Cultures in 48 Hours

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine announced today that they have developed a promising new COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Researchers Announce Promising Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate

By Victor Tangermann

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

An ominous scoop by The Courier-Journal, a local paper in Kentucky: judges in the state are ordering coronavirus patients to isolate — a demand they're enforcing by making them wear ankle monitors, as if they were under house arrest.

Kentucky Is Forcing Coronavirus Patients to Wear Ankle Monitors

By Jon Christian

Korean pop star Kim Jae-joong did what everybody on the internet agreed not to do: make an off-flavor April Fools joke about the coronavirus.

K-Pop Star Makes Terrible April Fools Joke About Having Coronavirus

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