Infections among young adults eventually may have spread to older, more vulnerable people, the C.D.C. reported. Source: New York Times
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Advice on Virus Transmission Vanishes From C.D.C. Website
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2020
The new guidance, published only on Friday, had acknowledged that fine particles floating in air may spread the virus. Source: New York Times
New York Will Test the Dead More Often for Coronavirus and Flu
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2020
New regulations require a ramp-up in testing for patients with symptoms, as well as people who weren’t tested before they died. Source: New York Times
First Documented Coronavirus Reinfection Reported in Hong Kong
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2020
The patient did mount an immune response to the new infection, however, and did not experience symptoms. Source: New York Times
Study Says Obesity Raises Risk of Death from Covid-19 Among Men
By Gotham Rex on August 14, 2020
Obesity is not an independent risk for women, according to a new study, perhaps because their fat is distributed differently. Source: New York Times
In N.Y.C.’s Coronavirus Surge, a Frightening Echo of the 1918 Flu
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2020
This spring, death rates rivaled those seen during the country’s deadliest pandemic, a new study finds. “What 1918 looked like is basically this.” Source: New York Times
Even Asymptomatic People Carry the Coronavirus in High Amounts
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2020
Researchers in South Korea found that roughly 30 percent of those infected never develop symptoms yet probably spread the virus. Source: New York Times
The Coronavirus Infected Hundreds at a Georgia Summer Camp
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2020
The camp took precautions but did not require campers to wear masks, the C.D.C. reported. Singing and cheering may have helped spread the virus. Source: New York Times
Can You Become Reinfected With Covid-19? It's Very Unlikely, Experts Say
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2020
Reports of reinfection instead may be cases of drawn-out illness. A decline in antibodies is normal after a few weeks, and people are protected from the coronavirus in other ways. Source: New York Times
68% Have Antibodies in This Clinic. Can Neighborhood Beat a Next Wave?
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2020
Data from those tested at a storefront medical office in Queens is leading to a deeper understanding of the outbreak’s scope in New York. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. and Global News
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2020
President Trump made it official: The U.S. is pulling out of the World Health Organization. President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, who has been dismissive of virus precautions, has tested positive. Source: New York Times
W.H.O. to Review Evidence of Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2020
The World Health Organization plans to update its advice after hundreds of experts urged the agency to reconsider the risk of aerosol transmission. Source: New York Times
Live Coronavirus Updates: Miami Reverses Course on Reopening
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2020
Miami-Dade County will close restaurants and gyms under the mayor’s emergency order. Harvard says most of its undergraduates will have to study remotely. A prominent Republican says he plans to skip his party’s convention. Source: New York Times
239 Experts With One Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2020
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive. Source: New York Times
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
By Gotham Rex on July 4, 2020
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive. Source: New York Times