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While "immunity passports" have been thrown around as a possible way to gradually reopen society, a bioethics expert argues that it would be ill-advised.

Bioethicist: COVID-19 “Immunity Passports” Are a Bad Idea

By Dan Robitzski

Trump has told his advisers that him wearing a mask would "send the wrong message," NBC News reports, arguing it'd be focusing on health not the reopening.

Trump: Wearing Mask Would “Send the Wrong Message”

By Victor Tangermann

After CDC scientists developed a comprehensive guide for how to safely re-open restaurants and public spaces, the White House buried it.

White House Secretly Buried CDC Guidelines on Reopening Country

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study by an international team of researchers, antibodies found in the blood of llamas were able to stave off coronavirus infections.

Scientists Say Llama Antibodies Could Be Key to Defeating COVID

By Victor Tangermann

Health Department official Rick Bright filed a whistleblower complaint about officials in the Trump administration ignoring warnings about the pandemic.

Whistleblower: Trump Repeatedly Ignored Coronavirus Warnings

By Dan Robitzski

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

A new COVID-19 test uses CRISPR molecules to hunt for the coronavirus. And while more testing is needed, it could cost as little as $6.

MIT Invents $6 COVID-19 Test Using CRISPR

By Dan Robitzski

In an interview with National Geographic, Anthony Fauci reiterated that evidence suggests the coronavirus was not created in a lab in China.

Fauci: The Virus Was Not Made In a Lab, You Idiots

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

According to internal documents obtained by The New York Times, the CDC expects daily new coronavirus cases to surge from about 25,000 to 200,000.

Trump Admin Expects Daily COVID Deaths to Nearly Double by June

By Victor Tangermann

In a scathing letter, Amazon VP and Distinguished Engineer Tim Bray announced he's leaving the company over the company firing protesters.

Amazon VP Quits Over “Chickenshit” Firing of Whistleblowers

By Victor Tangermann

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

DARPA developed a new test for COVID-19 that can spot an infection within 24 hours, even earlier than people start spreading the coronavirus to others.

New Military Test Detects COVID-19 Before It’s Infectious

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers from Northwestern University in Chicago have developed a skin-colored stick-on sensor that can track COVID-19 symptoms.

Prosthetics and Devices

This Stick-On Sensor Can Detect and Track COVID-19 Symptoms

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

A ventilator developed by NASA engineers and designed to save COVID-19 patients was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use.

FDA Approves NASA Ventilator for Use on COVID Patients

By Victor Tangermann

A strip club in Oregon has created a drive-thru strip club experience to keep their business going during a worldwide pandemic.

Strip Clubs Are Offering “Drive-Thru” Experiences During Pandemic

By Victor Tangermann

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

Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a meltdown during a Wednesday call with analysts and investors following the company's quarterly earnings.

Here’s Why Elon Musk Keeps Complaining About Quarantine

By Victor Tangermann

Images show Chinese school children wearing adorable hats with two long flaps on either sides that ensure they're social distancing properly.

Chinese Kids Are Wearing Adorable Social-Distancing Hats at School

By Victor Tangermann

"FREE AMERICA NOW," billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted early this morning, echoing president Donald Trump's recent tweets about the lockdown.

Musk Joins Trump in Spreading Misinformation About Virus

By Victor Tangermann

South Korean infectious disease experts claim that reports of citizens being reinfected by the coronavirus were likely to based on flawed tests.

Experts: People Probably Aren’t Actually Catching COVID Again

By Victor Tangermann

A company developed genetic tests to determine whether someone's more likely to catch COVID-19 and, if they do, whether they'll have a more severe case.

Free DNA Test Claims to Warn Whether COVID Is Likely to Kill You

By Dan Robitzski

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

Trump Reportedly Ignored Numerous Intel Warnings About COVID

Trump Reportedly Ignored Numerous Intel Warnings About COVID

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

Indigeouns populations in Brazil are at a particularly high risk of the coronavirus pandemic, as they're left with little to no access to support.

Experts Fear COVID-19 Will “Wreak Havoc” on Indigenous Tribes

By Dan Robitzski

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

This Virus-Proof Suit Lets You Vape, Have Sex

This Virus-Proof Suit Lets You Vape, Have Sex

By Victor Tangermann

New Zealand says it's "eliminated" the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, claiming that for now the small number of new cases are easily managed.

New Zealand Claims to Have Eliminated COVID-19

By Dan Robitzski

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just added six new symptoms to its existing list of COVID-19 symptoms, which include things like fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

CDC Warns About Six New COVID Symptoms to Look Out For

By Victor Tangermann

A team of experts called current social distancing measures the "biggest challenge" humanity faces because of the natural instinct to come together.

Health & Medicine

Experts: Social Distancing Is “Biggest Challenge” Humanity Faces

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

The company behind brands Lysol and Dettol is urging customers not to ingest its cleaning supplies after Donald Trump's comments on Thursday.

Lysol Begs Customers Not to Drink Its Cleaning Products

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

Researchers at private Beijing-based company Sinovac Biotech have developed an experimental COVID-19 vaccine that protected macaques from infection.

Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Effective in Monkeys

By Victor Tangermann

Doctors are noticing mysterious blood clots in COVID-19 patients that are causing extremely low oxygen levels. But there are still countless unknowns.

COVID Patients Are Getting Mysterious and Deadly Blood Clots

By Victor Tangermann

In a memo, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates wrote that the coronavirus pandemic "is like a world war, except in this case, we’re all on the same side."

Bill Gates: COVID Is Like a World War, Except for One Thing

By Victor Tangermann

Robot manufacturer Boston Dynamics has found a job for its robot Spot mini amidst the coronavirus outbreak: a teleconferencing platform for medical staff.

Hospitals Are Using iPads to Turn Robot Dogs Into Doctors

By Victor Tangermann

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

In collaboration with a drone maker, the Westport, Connecticut police department is testing "pandemic drones" that monitor if people are social distancing.

US Police Testing “Pandemic Drones” That Monitor Social Distancing

By Victor Tangermann

In a Washington Post interview, CDC director Robert Redfield said that a second wave of coronavirus during this winter's flu season could spell disaster.

CDC: Second Wave of COVID-19 Could be Even Worse

By Victor Tangermann

An increasing number of the mega-rich are trying to hide out in underground bunkers, usually in New Zealand, until the pandemic is over.

The Wealthy Are Hiding From the Pandemic in Underground Bunkers

By Dan Robitzski

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

An international team of researchers say that the coronavirus doesn't just attack lungs — it also assaults blood vessels throughout the body.

Doctors Say COVID “Attacks” Blood Vessels Throughout Body

By Jon Christian

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

During briefing, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom said "that a relatively small percentage of the populations may have been infected" by the coronavirus.

WHO: Only a Tiny Fraction of the Population Has Had COVID

By Victor Tangermann

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the "first test for patient at-home sample collection" for COVID-19.

Prosthetics and Devices

First COVID-19 At-Home Test Kit Authorized by FDA

By Victor Tangermann

Carnival, the company that had coronavirus outbreaks on several of its cruise ships, seeminly did too little to late to protect passengers.

Report: Cruise Line Initially Hid COVID Outbreak From Passengers

By Dan Robitzski

Design company Avio Interiors has come up with two airplane seat design concepts that could keep travelers safe(r) during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Advanced Transport

This is What Air Travel Could Look Like After the Pandemic

By Victor Tangermann