Mar 04 San Antonio official says CDC planned to drop cruise passengers at mall By Tammy Webber, Associated Press A San Antonio official says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planned to drop off some cruise ship passengers at a mall after their release from a two-week quarantine. City spokeswoman Laura Mayes says that was one reason the… Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: Health officials testify on NIH budget as coronavirus concerns grow By Joshua Barajas Top officials at the National Institutes of Health will appear before a House appropriations committee Wednesday to address President Donald Trump's budget proposal, which suggests a $3 billion funding cut to the agency. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 4:29 With novel coronavirus deaths rising, health officials face grilling on Capitol Hill By William Brangham As states discover increasing numbers of new novel coronavirus cases, public health officials are scrambling to respond -- while also facing questions from a Senate panel on Tuesday about why the U.S. has been so slow to roll out effective… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 7:10 In Iran, government distrust rises amid deadly outbreak of novel coronavirus By Reza Sayah The global spread of novel coronavirus has hit Iran hard. Nearly two dozen members of the nation’s parliament as well as its director of emergency services are infected with the illness, and a third government official died from the virus… Continue watching
Mar 03 Lawmakers close in on $7.5 billion measure to battle virus By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The hope is to clear the measure through Congress by week's end. Continue reading
Mar 03 U.S. coronavirus death toll climbs to 9 By Gene Johnson, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press All of the COVID-19 deaths in the United States so far have been in the Seattle area. Continue reading
Mar 03 Coronavirus: How Twitter could more effectively ease its impact By Narongsak (Tek) Thongpapanl, Caitlin Ferreira, Panom Gunawong, The Conversation Twitter has gained recognition as a tool that can assist in the disaster or crisis management process, allowing individuals to search specific hashtags through linking algorithms. Continue reading
Mar 03 Could these drugs help to stop the spread of COVID-19? By Damian Garde, STAT Here’s a guide to some of the most talked-about efforts to treat or prevent coronavirus infection. Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: WHO Director-General demands stop to hoarding masks, gloves By Associated Press WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wants the world to stop hoarding masks, gloves and other protective equipment. The head of the U.N. health agency said Tuesday that he's concerned that the new coronavirus is disrupting worldwide supplies of protective equipment,… Continue reading
Mar 03 Iran orders armed forces to help with novel coronavirus after 77 deaths By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's outbreak is the deadliest outside of China. Continue reading