Brought forward by Trump at the outdoor briefing, Fauci said his projection of a potential 100,000 to 200,000 deaths is “entirely conceivable” if not enough is done to mitigate the crisis. He said that helped shape the extension of the guidelines, “a wise and prudent decision.”
Summit, the IBM supercomputer, identified 77 compounds that could potentially prevent COVID-19 replication. Scientists are now studying those 77 compounds to look for a potential treatment (CNN International).
The CDC has released data showing that almost 40% of hospitalizations in the United States are for patients between the ages of 20 and 54. This counters the narrative that it is mostly affecting older populations U.S. News and World Report.
t is important here to remember that we will definitely see a spike of cases as testing becomes more widely available. That is a good thing, because the more confirmed cases that we know about, the more we can have people isolate.
At least 30 coronavirus deaths have been linked to Life Care Center in Kirkland. A report Wednesday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided the most detailed account to date of what drove the outbreak.
Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to seven known players in the NBA.
The CDC is recommending that gatherings of 50 people or more in US be canceled or postponed over next eight weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic.
