King County, Washington to put 200-bed field hospital on suburban soccer field amid coronavirus outbreak healthcare Article 396 words 3 votes
Hospital workers in Washington state have been making protective medical gear out of office supplies and other run-of-the-mill materials healthcare Article 5 votes
White House takes new line after dire report on death toll: Federal guidelines warned against gatherings of more than ten people as a report predicted high fatalities in the USwithout drastic action Article 816 words 9 votes
If the measures we're taking to fight the coronavirus work, they'll look like we were overreacting. But the alternative is worse healthcare Article 2552 words 14 votes
Coronavirus victims in Italy will be denied access to intensive care if they are aged 80 or more or in poor health should pressure on beds increase healthcare Article 629 words 8 votes
New York City officials tell the UN that the coronavirus has spread widely throughout the city Article 1189 words 11 votes
The coronavirus called America’s bluff: Like Japan in the mid-1800s, the United States now faces a crisis that disproves everything the country believes about itself Article 2523 words 18 votes
Coronavirus lockdown may save more lives by preventing pollution than by preventing infection Article 475 words 8 votes
How outbreaks spread exponentially: comparing social distancing, quarantining, and unmitigated spread of the virus Article 1061 words 13 votes
'I'm aware I could die, but you can't live in fear': Living with cancer amid coronavirus Article 677 words 6 votes
Coronavirus can stay infectious for days on surfaces. But it’s still okay to check your mail Article 11 votes
California hotels are being used for coronavirus quarantines, Gavin Newsom announces Article 437 words 5 votes
Everyone’s a socialist in a pandemic: Republicans want Medicare for all, but just for this one disease healthcare Article 918 words 34 votes
‘It’s just everywhere already’: How delays in testing set back the US coronavirus response Article 2745 words 15 votes
A reconstruction of how the coronavirus spread around Seattle, based on interviews with health-care providers, first responders, relatives of patients and academic researchers healthcare Article 6 votes
Coronavirus conference called "Doing Business Under Coronavirus" gets canceled because of Coronavirus Article 7 votes
A look inside the suburban hospital in Kirkland, Wash., where 15 coronavirus patients have died healthcare Article 1346 words 5 votes
Coronavirus update: Gov. Newsom warns of more California school closings, leaders call for calm Article 1295 words 8 votes
Hong Kong’s coronavirus response leads to sharp drop in flu cases Article 368 words, published Mar 5 2020 3 votes
State Department warns Americans against cruise ship travel during coronavirus outbreak Article 1102 words 11 votes
Gates-funded program will soon offer home-testing kits for new coronavirus Article 1002 words 7 votes
"You don’t look autistic": The reality of high-functioning autism ~health.mental Article 1297 words 12 votes
California directs some health insurers to waive co-pays, deductibles for coronavirus tests Article 540 words 11 votes
Other countries are testing patients for coronavirus by the tens of thousands. Why the U.S. is so far behind healthcare Article 20 votes
Trump faces his 'Chernobyl moment' after slashing pandemic defences to the bone Article 265 words 12 votes
How the Coronavirus revealed authoritarianism’s fatal flaw Article 2653 words, published Feb 22 2020 14 votes
A six year old girl was arrested and held in a mental institution without her parents' consent, under a controversial Florida law known as the Baker Act ~health.mental Article 1050 words 11 votes
Forget face masks and rubber gloves. The best way to avoid the coronavirus is frequent hand washing, according to a medical adviser to the world’s airlines. medicine Article 12 votes
Here’s what the oft-cited R0 number tells us about the new outbreak—and what it doesn’t Article 567 words 3 votes