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06/19/2020 / By Franz Walker

Chinese company charged with sending defective face masks to the US

A Chinese manufacturing company has been charged with shipping more than 140,000 defective face masks, marketed as “KN95,” to the U.S. in the middle of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to federal prosecutors, the Hong Kong-based Crawford Technology Group sold masks to a U.S. distributor claiming that they met the KN95 standard — China’s equivalent […]

06/07/2020 / By Franz Walker

CDC claims coronavirus killed nearly 400 American healthcare workers

Since it first struck American shores, the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) has killed nearly 368 infected 69,761 healthcare workers, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC’s latest numbers show a staggering increase from seven weeks ago, when the CDC first released data on coronavirus infections and deaths among nurses, […]

04/30/2020 / By Franz Walker

US coronavirus death count might be much higher than officially reported

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has claimed the lives of over 60,000 Americans, but scientists and healthcare experts fear that the numbers will be far higher once officials make a true reckoning of the dead. These experts are now are urging leaders to take measures to preserve data and medical specimens so that science has the chance to determine […]

04/28/2020 / By Ralph Flores

CDC adds 6 new possible symptoms of coronavirus to its list

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, to include six potential symptoms. Prior to the announcement, the agency had only three listed as official symptoms of COVID-19: fever, cough and shortness of breath. The new symptoms, which were added on Sunday, include: Chills […]

04/22/2020 / By Franz Walker

Scientists uncertain whether recovered coronavirus patients gain immunity

Even as scientists uncover more about COVID-19, they remain uncertain about whether patients who’ve recovered from the disease gain immunity from it. A number of conflicting reports and studies on the subject have come out, prompting experts to call for more study into the matter. For RNA-based viruses such as the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19, it usually takes […]

04/14/2020 / By Franz Walker

Coronavirus deaths in nursing homes not being tracked, even as space for the dead runs out

The federal government may no longer know the actual number of nursing home-related deaths due to coronavirus, despite the rising numbers. A chilling new report reveals that several key states, such as Florida, no longer provide official figures. According to data gathered by NBC News from state agencies, nearly 2,500 long-term care facilities are battling coronavirus cases in 36 […]

04/09/2020 / By Michael Alexander

Medical workers subjected to ABUSE by public, accused of “spreading” coronavirus

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its rampage, health workers around the world have become the target of a new threat: the general hostility and abuse from the public. Joaquin Sapul Jr., a nurse who works for The Medical City in Ilo-ilo, Philippines as chief patient services officer, knows this situation all too well. In an […]

04/08/2020 / By Franz Walker

Face masks are effective at STOPPING the spread of the coronavirus through speaking, NIH study finds

A new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has confirmed that masks are effective at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. According to researchers, masks are effective at stopping tiny virus filled droplets, invisible to the naked eye, that are released while speaking. The new study mainly focused on whether or not the coronavirus behind the […]

04/05/2020 / By Ralph Flores

Are we all Typhoid Mary? Chilling CDC report says the coronavirus can be transmitted EVEN BEFORE symptoms appear

People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can spread the disease even before they show symptoms, says a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Report (MMWR), it revealed how people infected with the coronavirus can transmit the disease one to three days before the onset […]

04/03/2020 / By Franz Walker

Expert warns that coronavirus can be spread through talking and even just BREATHING

While it’s known that the coronavirus is spread through coughing and sneezing, it may also be able to spread through aerosolized droplets from talking or breathing, health experts told the White House Wednesday. On Wednesday, Dr. Harvey Fineberg, chairman of the National Academy of Sciences‘ Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats, […]

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