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British technology maker Dyson has announced it has designed a new ventilator called the "CoVent" in just ten days to help treat coronavirus patients.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

Iceland just showed the world just how spreadable and wide-ranging the coronavirus is, as over half the people they tested are showing no symptoms at all.
Viruses

By Foster Kamer

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.
Viruses

By Jon Christian

There's so much misinformation on the coronavirus pandemic swirling around online that even the famous fact-checking organization Snopes is overwhelmed.
Viruses

By Dan Robitzski

In a recent interview, author and leading grief expert David Kessler argues that what we're collectively feeling is grief. And not just one kind of grief.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

Materials researcher Will Srubar argues that in order to build a sustainable future, scientists need to develop living, self-growing materials.
Bacteria

By Dan Robitzski

After an Air Force base declared a public health emergency, the SpaceX mission scheduled to launch from there on March 30 is on "indefinite" hold.
Viruses

By Dan Robitzski

A man died after taking chloroquine, the anti-malaria drug touted by Donald Trump and Elon Musk for its potential in the fight against coronavirus.
Viruses

By Foster Kamer

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

By Victor Tangermann

Here's some advice from five different astronauts, retired and actve, on how not to go crazy while being isolated for longer periods at a time.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

Despite budget overruns — and a pandemic — NASA is determined to get its next Mars rover called "Perseverance" off the ground in July.
Viruses

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.
Viruses

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.
Viruses

By Dan Robitzski

A growing number of doctors suspect that for many patients, the first symptom of the coronavirus could be the loss of the senses of taste and smell.
Viruses

By Jon Christian

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.
Viruses

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.
Viruses

By Jon Christian

A straightforward technique can split one ventilator off so four patients can simultaneously get treated, should the need arise. But it's never been tested.
Viruses

By Dan Robitzski

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.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

We interviewed Neal Browning, the second-ever person to be injected with the experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna.
Viruses

By Jon Christian

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?
Viruses

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.
Viruses

By Foster Kamer

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

By Dan Robitzski

NY Governor Invokes “Nuclear War” to Describe Coronavirus Lockdown
Viruses

By Jon Christian

The Coronavirus Pandemic Drastically Reduced Carbon Emissions
Viruses

By Dan Robitzski

Watch These Coronavirus-Ignoring Idiots Having a Great Spring Break, Dooming Us
Viruses

By Foster Kamer

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.
Viruses

By Jon Christian

An app that lets us know when we've crossed paths with someone who tests positive for coronavirus? A team from MIT, Harvard, and Google are working on it.
Viruses

By Foster Kamer

The largest study yet of coronavirus and children comes out of China bearing some dark news: Kids aren't immune to the worst of coronavirus.
Viruses

By Foster Kamer

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

By Dan Robitzski

According to Japanese media, Chinese medical authorities have found that a drug called "favipiravir" has shown promise in treating COVID-19 patients.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

Even amid a Bay Area lockdown, enigmatic Tesla CEO Elon Musk refuses to shut down the carmaker's Fremont automobile factory.
Viruses

By Jon Christian

Experts: Vaping Could Make Coronavirus Infection More Severe
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

A new poll shows that while the majority of Republicans trust what Trump says about the coronavirus, most Americans in general do not.
Viruses

By Dan Robitzski

Over the course of six weeks, according to the press release, Jackson and her colleagues plan to enroll 45 adult volunteers to take doses of the potential vaccine.
Viruses

By Jon Christian

A creative group of elementary school graduates decided to have their graduation ceremony inside Minecraft since schools are out until spring.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

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

By Foster Kamer

If you contract coronavirus, think twice before reaching for that bottle of Advil: NSAIDs and other anti-inflammatories may make things worse.
Viruses

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.
Viruses

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.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

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.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

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

By Dan Robitzski

A very small study found that some patients who recover from the coronavirus could face long-term lung damage and reduced lung capacity.
Viruses

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese scientists have published a study showing that sunny days might be ahead, literally and figureatively: Warm weather slows the spread of coronavirus.
Viruses

By Foster Kamer

If you think you're cleaning your hands right with hand sanatizer, or gels, or swipes, think again. There's only one right way to do it — and here's how.
Viruses

By Foster Kamer

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.
Viruses

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.
Viruses

By Jon Christian

Major culture events and locations are shutting down as the coronavirus outbreak is sweeping the entire globe.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers are creating their own coronavirus maps to infect users with malware, stealing sensitive data including credit card numbers in the process.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

Even in spite of the coronavirus pandemic, China has remained on track to launch its planned mission to Mars later this year.
Viruses

By Dan Robitzski

Tinder has cancelled the international release of its apocalypse-themed in-app video-slash-hookup-game called "Swipe Night," as TechCrunch reports.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

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.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

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

By Foster Kamer

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang argued that the coronavirus outbreak proves that we should be supporting people by paying them a basic income.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

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

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.
Viruses

By Foster Kamer

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

By Dan Robitzski

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

By Jon Christian

A number of airlines are being forced to operate near empty "ghost flights" after the coronavirus outbreak caused demand for airfare to plummet globally.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

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.
Viruses

By Dan Robitzski

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.
Viruses

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.
Viruses

By Victor Tangermann

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

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.
Viruses

By Jacob Banas

How can you say goodbye to a loved one who fell victim to a pandemic? The outbreak of COVID-19 is forcing officials to ponder some serious questions.
Viruses

By Jacob Banas