This photo taken on February 28, 2020 shows workers producing face masks at a factory in Handan in China’s northern Hebei province. STR | AFP via Getty Images Medical experts have urged people to stop panic buying face masks, warning that such equipment is not an effective way to protect yourself from the fast-spreading coronavirus.… Read More »
By Debora MacKenzie Medical imaging is being used to work out how the coronavirus affects the bodyFeng Dapeng/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images For yet another week, covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has remained poised just short of becoming a pandemic. As case counts stabilise in China, and don’t take off elsewhere, the big question is: will… Read More »
Good heavens, you won’t believe what televangelist Jim Bakker is hocking now. He’s selling Silver Solution, which he and a guest on his show claim can kill the new coronavirus (COVID-19), SARS and HIV. And, at no extra charge, it also “gets rid of all venereal diseases.” “We use it all the time,” Bakker says in… Read More »
A girl wearing a face mask plays on her scooter at a park in Beijing on February 15, 2020. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:21 pm: Taiwan confirms first coronavirus death on island Taiwanese health authorities… Read More »
As a result, the CDC is remaking parts of the test kits after some produced inconclusive test results. The kits were sent to the states to speed up the testing process, the CDC’s Nancy Messonnier told reporters Wednesday. The states found out the flaw during the verification process. For quality control, when states get any… Read More »