Mar 09 What’s the difference between a pandemic, an epidemic and an outbreak? By Rebecca S.B. Fischer, The Conversation Simply put, the difference between these three scenarios of disease spread is a matter of scale. Continue reading
Mar 09 Juul Labs sought to court state officials as teen vaping surged By Matthew Perrone, Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Associated Press uncovered the influence campaign by reviewing Juul's political donations and obtaining internal emails, meeting minutes and company records through open records requests to more than a dozen state attorneys general offices. Continue reading
Mar 09 ‘Several’ lawmakers had contact with person who got COVID-19, physician says By Douglass K. Daniel, Alan Fram, Associated Press The Capitol's attending physician said Monday that members of Congress had contact with a person who attended a recent political conference and who subsequently developed the illness caused by the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 14:04 With the coronavirus, ‘pay attention to the basics’ As the novel coronavirus continues to spread in the U.S., the National Institute of Health on Sunday advised vulnerable people, particularly the elderly with underlying health conditions, to avoid large crowds and trips. ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen, who has been… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 5:29 Italy’s coronavirus outbreak sparks ‘a lot of panic’ The coronavirus has now spread to 107 countries and there are close to 108,000 cases worldwide. Italy is one of the hotspots, where more than 230 people have died from the virus. In response, Italy's government this weekend issued a… Continue watching
Mar 08 10 dead, 23 missing as hotel in China virus fight collapses By Associated Press At least 10 people were killed in the collapse of Chinese hotel that was being used to isolate people who had arrived from other parts of China hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, authorities said Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 08 Behind the scenes, scientists prep for COVID-19 vaccine test By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus just might work. After weeks of round-the-clock research at the National Institutes of Health,… Continue reading
Mar 08 Cruise ship hit by virus to dock in Oakland, California By Daisy Nguyen, Janie Har, Associated Press A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers, though they were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day. Continue reading
Mar 07 Travel chaos erupts as Italy quarantines north to halt virus By Frances D'Emilio, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Italy has announced a sweeping quarantine for its northern regions, restricting the movements of 16 million people. That aims to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus across Europe. Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump ‘not concerned’ as coronavirus cases rise in DC area By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he isn't concerned “at all” about the coronavirus getting closer to the White House after the nation's capital reported its first case Saturday. Continue reading