The country recorded more than 100,000 coronavirus cases on Wednesday—the highest single-day total since the pandemic began. The United States reported 103,087 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest single-day total on record, according to the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic. It marks the …
A New Peak in the American Pandemic
The United States surpasses 100,000 new cases in a single day for the first time ever. It's the only time any country has reached that milestone. Plus, the head of the CDC says it's time to develop a test to detect asymptomatic symptoms of coronavirus, the U.N. plans a summit to tackle the pandemic, and how Australia almost eliminated COVID-19 — by trusting science.
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Washington state this week reported a record number of daily new coronavirus cases, according to official estimates. The Evergreen State on Tuesday recorded an additional 1,469 cases of the novel virus, a record, according to data from the Washington State Department of Health. In total, the state …
Whether it's strange rashes on the toes or blood clots in the brain, the widespread ravages of COVID-19 have increasingly led researchers to focus on how the novel coronavirus sabotages the body's blood vessels. As scientists have come to know the disease better, they have homed in on the vascular …
(CNN) — As the US recorded its five highest days of coronavirus cases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said this is the perfect time to develop a strategy to better detect asymptomatic cases. The nationwide seven-day average of new daily cases now stands at …
European leaders are learning that the longer you wait to address the coronavirus, the harsher the mitigation measures to address an exponentially …
China, the country where the coronavirus pandemic is believed to have begun late last year, put in place new temporary bans on travelers coming from a handful of countries still struggling to curb the spread of the virus within their borders. Key Facts According to Reuters, countries affected by the …
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations voted Thursday to hold a summit on the COVID-19 pandemic in early December to press for action on the global spread of the coronavirus and its “unprecedented” effects on societies, economies, jobs, global trade and travel. The General Assembly voted 150-0 — with …
Strongest evidence yet found of sustained defence in people who recover from coronavirus Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that people who recover from Covid may mount a much faster and more effective defence against the infection if they encounter the virus again. Researchers at …
SYDNEY — The Sydney Opera House has reopened. Almost 40,000 spectators attended the city's rugby league grand final. Workers are being urged to return to their offices. Australia has become a pandemic success story. The nation of 26 million is close to eliminating community transmission of the …
Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation Until this year, Akiko Iwasaki's lab had never …
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