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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

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

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

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

"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

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

A group of scientists say their new research shows that contagious diseases like the coronavirus spread like viral videos and other internet memes.

New Research: Contagious Diseases Spread a Lot Like Memes

By Jon Christian

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

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

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

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

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

Researchers from University of Texas at Austin have mapped a key protein of the coronavirus that it uses to invade human cells, which could lead to vaccine.

New Map of Key Coronavirus Protein Could Lead to Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

As dozens of airlines are cancelling flights in and out of China due to the current coronavirus outbreak, the wealthy are turning to private jets.

Coronavirus Is Making Rich People Take Even More Private Jets

By Victor Tangermann

These Unsettling Medical Masks Look Like Human Faces

These Unsettling Medical Masks Look Like Human Faces

By Victor Tangermann

Experts predict Disney could lose out on substantial earnings in China for its "Mulan" remake due to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus.

Disney’s Live-Action “Mulan” Could Flop in China Due to Virus Outbreak

By Victor Tangermann

In photos and videos posted to social media, people can be seen dressing up their cats in odd makeshift protective wear, including masks with cut out eyes.

Cats in China Are Wearing Face Masks to Ward Off Virus

By Victor Tangermann

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

Biologists across the world are already printing synthetic copies of the genetic code of the deadly COVID-19 virus, The Verge reports.

Biologists Are Already Printing the Deadly COVID-19 Virus

By Jon Christian

China released an app over the weekend that lets residents know if they've come in "close contact" with the deadly coronavirus Covid-19.

App Checks Whether You’ve Come in Contact With Deadly Coronavirus

By Kristin Houser

Gabriel Leung, public health expert, told The Guardian that 60% of the world's population could get infected by the coronavirus, if left unchecked.

Expert: Deadly Viral Outbreak Could Infect 60% of World Population

By Victor Tangermann

The World Health Organization announced a new official name for the coronavirus that recently emerged from China: Covid-19.

The WHO Finally Gives the Coronavirus an Official Name

By Dan Robitzski