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Is 6 feet enough for social distancing? An MIT researcher says droplets carrying coronavirus can travel up to 27 feet.
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Mutating coronavirus now has 8 strains The
Coronavirus is mutating and now has eight different strains according to researchers who say they are circulating around the world.
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Can the coronavirus infect someone twice?
Up to 10 percent of coronavirus patients leaving medical facilities in Wuhan after being tested negative for Covid-19 seem to have subsequently been re-infected, according to the South China Morning Post. This is not the first time that there have been reports of re-infection. Nevertheless, scientists say that it is unlikely that the virus is striking twice.
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Coronavirus Cases Double in a Week to Pass 300,000
The global spread of the novel coronavirus is accelerating rapidly, pointing to the challenges for governments world-wide as they lock down more people and shut borders.
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What does the coronavirus do to your body? Everything to know about the infection process
A visual guide of coronavirus infection, symptoms of COVID-19 and the effects of the virus inside the body, in graphics
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Coronavirus: Creativity, kindness and canals offer hope amid outbreak
We appreciate that these are dark times for people around the world, as the coronavirus continues to spread. Numbers of infections and fatalities are rising, cities and even countries are shutting and many people are being forced into isolation. But amid all the worrying news, there have also been reasons to find hope.
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Being young won’t save you from virus
A new report has found that being young won’t spare you from the dangers of the coronavirus.
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Chinese military scientists ordered to win global race to develop coronavirus vaccine
Top leadership fears ‘losing face’ if other countries develop a treatment first
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Coronavirus: Clinical trial for vaccine begins as EU expected to close external borders
The first participants in a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine at a research institute in Seattle received doses on Monday.
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Coronavirus: Five things to help make sense of the week
It's been a week of extraordinary developments, as the coronavirus has continued to spread across the world. The news updates are almost non-stop and at times it's easy to lose track. Here's a summary of what happened in the past seven days.
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World Health Organization declares coronavirus a pandemic
The long-awaited pronouncement came as worldwide cases topped 120,000 while the number of deaths exceed 4,300.
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Coronavirus Epidemic Draws Scrutiny to Labs Handling Deadly Pathogens
Risk of accidents or terrorism grows as more countries handle exotic microbes, say biosafety experts
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Elementary School Employee Diagnosed With First Coronavirus Case In Oregon
Case is one of four in the U.S. announced Friday. Oregon school is closed for deep cleaning as staff and students are checked for symptoms
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If you’re a US healthcare worker worried about how the US will deal with coronavirus, we’d like to hear from you. Share your views and experiences
If you’re a US healthcare worker worried about how the US will deal with coronavirus, we’d like to hear from you. Share your views and experiences
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‘To hell and back’: my three weeks suffering from coronavirus
Tiger Ye, 21, lives in Wuhan and started showing symptoms in mid-January. Here he tells the story of his illness and recovery
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2nd coronavirus case confirmed in US
Chinese authorities say the death toll from the virus has increased to 25.
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Venice floods: Italy to declare state of emergency over damage
Italy has declared a state of emergency in Venice after the Italian city was engulfed by 1.87m (6ft) high water levels, flooding its historic basilica and cutting power to homes.
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California fires: Trump threatens to pull federal aid
US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for the wildfires sweeping California, in a Twitter spat with the state's governor
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Celebrities flee, multimillion-dollar homes burn in Los Angeles wildfire
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‘TELLS YOU SHE KNOWS NOTHING’: Greta photo that outraged her critics
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s rise has sparked fury among climate denialists — and with this one photo, they thought they’d finally nailed her.
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