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It’s excellent this virus has been found early, but there is no evidence yet of human-to-human transmission.
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Either the state government’s measures will wrest back control of the outbreak, or unbridled community transmission could mean infection rates get totally out of control.
We are slowly figuring out which drugs and therapies are effective against the new coronavirus.
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During the last six months, news reports have mentioned dozens of drugs that may be effective against the new coronavirus. Here we lay out the evidence and reveal which ones are proven to work. Or not.
With the coronavirus risk, many therapy sessions have moved online to video calls.
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With most therapy sessions now online, a psychologist explores whether more self-disclosure by therapists – sharing more about their own lives – might help their patients.
The U.S. as a whole is facing a huge surge in coronavirus cases, but the differences between states like New York and Florida are striking.
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The recent spike in new coronavirus cases in the US is not due to a second wave, but simply the virus moving into new populations or surging in places that opened up too soon.
Fireworks light up the sky over New York City in 2019.
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An economist puzzles over why fireworks have been going off nightly across the country for so many weeks in a row.
At the Navajo Nation town of Fort Defiance, Arizona, staff pack food boxes. The Navajo Nation now has the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate in the U.S.
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Tribal lands are hot spots for COVID-19 infections and deaths. Racism is one of the reasons.
Patrons eat outside at a small cafe in West Reading, Pennsylvania, as the community begins to reopen.
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Local leaders and business owners have had to get creative to help their residents stay healthy and keep community economies going.
On June 26, Texas’ governor ordered bars to close as COVID-19 case numbers spiked, particularly among younger adults. This Houston bar, photographed in late May, voluntarily shut down shortly before the order after two staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Texas hospitals are filling up with new COVID-19 cases, and many of the people falling ill are young.
Despite assurances of a sufficient and stable supply, citizens start to hoard toilet paper and other food items.
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Cognitive biases often lead us to irrational behaviours such as hoarding toilet paper.
Hospital and nursing staff wear face masks and observes social distancing guidelines at an event in the U.K.
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A simple computer model shows that safety measures can significantly impact both the exponential spread of COVID-19 and mortality rates.
Preventing early skin to skin contact potentially disrupts newborn physiology.
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The WHO recommends women should be encouraged to breastfeed straight after birth, for both the mothers’s and baby’s health, including increasing baby’s immunity.
How governments handle pandemics relies on co-operation from the public and across borders.
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Countries closed their borders in response to COVID-19, but international cooperation and technology sharing could improve recovery against pandemics and potential bioterrorist attacks.
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The pandemic is still raging. Health, money, work, relationships, environment have changed throughout the world, and perhaps permanently so.
COVID-19, says the author, has had a significant impact on the mental health of millions of Americans.
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In the time of the coronavirus, learning how to adapt to adversity belongs in your toolkit.
Pangolins have been found with covonaviruses that are genetically similar to the one afflicting humans today.
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Yellow fever, malaria and Ebola all spilled over from animals to humans at the edges of tropical forests. The new coronavirus is the latest zoonosis.
Folks are more likely to social distance properly if there are economic incentives to do so.
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Two economists argue that people who believe the economy will turn around quickly have more incentive to quarantine.
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Recent cases among school children has prompted some to wonder: should we close schools again? The short answer is: no.
Ongoing testing, say the authors, is critical to bringing back amateur sports.
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Our experts offer safer ways to bring back amateur sports.
Geoffrey McKillop (front) with his partner Nicola Dallet McConaghie as they left the hospital where he was discharged after surviving coronavirus.
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Is it possible that people who recover from COVID-19 will be plagued with long term side effects from the infection? An infectious disease physician reviews the evidence so far.