Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC pulls confusing dosing guidance for malaria drug that Trump praised for treating coronavirus

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed highly unusual guidance from its website informing doctors on how to prescribe the anti-malaria drugs recommended by President Donald Trump to treat coronavirus.    The medications, chloroquine and its analog hydroxychlorquine, are also used to threat arthritis and the autoimmune disorder lupus. Initially, the CDC webpage had … Read more

Coronavirus has changed the way Americans use the internet as millions are under lockdown

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Millions of Americans are currently under lockdown due to the coronavirus, forcing them to turn to internet in order to escape their solitude. An analysis of usage in the US, conducted by the New York Times, reveals how the pandemic has changed online behaviors as people are using desktops, video conferencing more and turning to … Read more

Eiza Gonzalez stocks up on tulips at the grocery store while following new CDC mask guidelines

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Eiza Gonzalez wears a bandanna over her face as she stocks up at the grocery store By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 03:09 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 03:11 BST, 7 April 2020 She was ‘heartbroken’ after losing out on the role of Catwoman in the upcoming Batman film. Eiza González played a different … Read more

CDC rolls out blood antibody test for people with NO coronavirus symptoms

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rolled a test that would determine whether or not someone has been infected with coronavirus. This type of test, which is known as a serology test, looks for antibodies against the new virus in the blood. Health officials say the test could help scientists understand how … Read more

Fifty-one recovered coronavirus patients test positive AGAIN in South Korea

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Fifty-one recovered coronavirus patients test positive AGAIN in South Korea

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Ben Affleck and girlfriend Ana de Armas get food delivered as they self-isolate together

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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended that Americans wear cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  But Ben Affleck, 47, and girlfriend Ana de Armas, 31, opted not to heed that advice on Saturday, as the new couple waited outside the Argo actor’s home for a food delivery.  The … Read more

Jennifer Garner goes for a walk with her son Samuel while wearing a mask

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Jennifer Garner stepped out for her daily walk on Saturday with new face protection. The 47-year-old Alias star was spotted near her home in Los Angeles as she and her son Samuel, eight, took one of the dogs for a stroll. It marked the first occasion that she’s worn a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic … Read more

Surgeon General makes face mask with T-shirt and rubber bands

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The Surgeon General has instructed Americans on how to make their own ‘cloth face covering’ by using an old T-shirt and rubber bands, as the country is in the midst of a face mask shortage.  Dr. Jerome Adams says in ‘a few easy steps’ people can make their own personal protective equipment with items from around … Read more

Surgeon General makes face mask with T-shirt and rubber bands

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The Surgeon General has instructed Americans on how to make their own ‘cloth face covering’ by using an old T-shirt and rubber bands, as the country is in the midst of a face mask shortage.  Dr. Jerome Adams says in ‘a few easy steps’ people can make their own personal protective equipment with items from around … Read more