Category: Public Health

Federal plan to reopen states expected today; Vaccine may be ready earlier than thought — 6 COVID-19 updates

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Coronavirus Nurses Ask An Ebola Veteran: Is It OK To Be Afraid?

Martha Phillips traveled to Sierra Leone during the Ebola epidemic in 2014 to serve as a nurse. Now, she’s working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, advising her colleagues on how to stay safe.

N.Y. Leads The Nation In COVID-19 Tests, But The Effort Still Lags Behind Demand

New York City and hospital officials recommend testing only the sickest people and encouraging others to stay home to get well. But other officials say wider tests are needed to ensure that essential workers don’t spread the disease.

COVID-19 Brings Overhaul Of Military Health Care To A Halt

The military is called to action to battle the pandemic, even as the numbers of people infected among its ranks and veterans climb amid a shortage of doctors and nurses.

Jails And Prisons Spring Thousands To Prevent Coronavirus Outbreaks

As wardens across the country grapple with COVID-19 outbreaks, inmates are being released to prevent widespread contagion in overcrowded prisons.

‘I Wasn’t Eating’: Senior Twin Sisters Battle Pandemic Anxiety Together

Twins Edna Mayes and Ethel Sylvester, 92, are relying on each other through the pandemic, in which one of the hidden dangers is to their mental health.

15% of pregnant women in study tested positive for COVID-19, most asymptomatic

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What Pew poll reveals about Americans’ COVID-19 concerns: 8 findings

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Global registry tracks exposure risks for clinicians intubating COVID-19 patients

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New York gets $12K per COVID-19 case; California releases 6 indicators to reopen economy + 16 other updates from the hardest hit states

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