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An Updated Look At How Various Countries Are Fighting Coronavirus

Countries are pursuing a variety of strict containment strategies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

GM’s Mary Barra Offers To Build Ventilators For Coronavirus Patients At Idled Auto Plants

GM chairman and CEO Mary Barra has offered to build hospital ventilators to treat coronavirus patients in the company’s idled U.S. auto plants.

Severe Coronavirus Risk Higher In Babies, Lower In Kids, Study Finds

School-age children and teens appear to have the lowest risk of severe illness, but infants under 1 year old have higher risks.

Blood Donors Needed As Supplies Dwindle Amid Coronavirus Cancellations

The nation’s blood supply took a big hit after blood drive cancellations due to coronavirus, another worry on the minds of doctors and health officials. If you’re healthy and want to volunteer during this troubled time, consider rolling up a sleeve and…

U.S. Approves Abbott Labs Coronavirus Test For Hospital Use

Abbott Laboratories has won U. S. approval for its molecular test for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19, which will be used by hospitals and academic medical centers to speed diagnostic capabilities for the disease sweeping across the country.

Israeli Startups Join The Fight Against Coronavirus

Inside the coronavirus global outbreak, startup investors should stay calm, balanced, and focused.

Science Works To Use Old, Cheap Drugs To Attack Coronavirus – It Might Just Work

Researchers are taking old drugs that have shown promise against COVID-19 in the laboratory. Next up: Patient treatment.

Trump, Others Warn Millennials Against Spreading Virus, ‘Feeling Invincible’

New study also shows infants, toddlers can experience severe illness from coronavirus.

Worried That You Have Coronavirus? Here’s How To See A Doctor For Free In Your Home

The symptoms of the new coronavirus can be hard to distinguish from other illnesses. Before you go to the doctor’s office or the hospital, try reaching out to a telemedicine service to get an assessment.

Fauci To Young People: Take Coronavirus ‘Very Seriously’

Dr. Anthony Fauci Wednesday pleaded young people who may not get sick from the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 to protect themselves to help older Americans amid the outbreak spreading rapidly.