Widespread use of nonmedical masks could reduce community transmission. But recommending their broad use could also cause a run on the kind of masks that health care workers desperately need.
The importance of viral dose is being overlooked in discussions of the coronavirus. Small initial exposures tend to lead to mild infections, while larger doses can be lethal.
A recent study is making people think twice about how they might be exposed to covid-19 if they open a delivered box, touch packages at the grocery store or accept food delivery. The risk is low.
A database of daily fever readings shows that the numbers declined as people disappeared indoors.
People who have recovered from the COVID19 have antibodies that might help those still suffering from it.
Tech startups want to provide self-swab kits, but the FDA has stepped in.
The new data gives the most sweeping look at the way covid-19 is causing serious illnesses among people in the United States who already face medical challenges.
It’s not about what happens to you, it’s about how you respond.
This school in South Africa is closed because of Covid19 but they still managed to perform this beautiful rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Halleluljah virtually.