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Testing Backlogs May Cloud the True Spread of the Coronavirus

Mon, 2020-07-20 11:33 — mike kraft

Public health experts say delays in testing continue to hinder attempts to track and contain the spread of disease.

As demand for coronavirus testing surges around the nation, laboratories that process samples are again experiencing backlogs that have left anxious patients and their doctors waiting days — sometimes a week or more — for results.

At the city and state levels, testing delays could mask persistent rises in case numbers and could cloud ways to combat the coronavirus, as health officials continue to find themselves one step behind the virus’s rapid and often silent spread, experts said.

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updates: L.A. 'on the brink' of reclosing; Jack Nicklaus has antibodies; Russian elites getting vaccine?

Mon, 2020-07-20 11:15 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: L.A. 'on the brink' of reclosing; Jack Nicklaus has antibodies; Russian elites getting vaccine? As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Los Angeles' mayor says the city may shut down again. The Bahamas is now closed to U.S. travelers. YahooNews

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Worldwide: Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus

Mon, 2020-07-20 09:22 — mike kraft

Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus Reuters maps all places where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. Gurman Bhatia Reuters

At least 605,782 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 14,576,899 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count

Mon, 2020-07-20 09:11 — mike kraft

Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county. nytimes

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Updates: Trump challenged over claims as L.A. mayor warns city ‘on the brink’ of new stay-home order

Sun, 2020-07-19 14:47 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: Trump challenged over claims as L.A. mayor warns city ‘on the brink’ of new stay-home order Coronavirus infections rose in states across the country over the past week, with more than a dozen states on Saturday reaching record highs in their seven-day averages for new daily cases. Derek Hawkins, Felicia Sonmez Washington Post

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Superspreading’ events, triggered by people who may not even know they are infected, propel coronavirus pandemic

Sun, 2020-07-19 11:55 — mike kraft

‘Superspreading’ events, triggered by people who may not even know they are infected, propel coronavirus pandemic Most spread the virus to only a few people — or none at all. But a small percentage transmit it with alarming efficiency, studies show. Ariana Eunjung Cha Washington Post

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FDA authorizes group Covid-19 testing

Sun, 2020-07-19 09:54 — mike kraft

Trump admin allows group Covid-19 testing The approach involves combining samples from multiple people, which are only tested individually if the batch comes back positive. YahooNews

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NYTimes Investigation: 5 Takeaways on Trump’s Effort to Shift Responsibility

Sun, 2020-07-19 09:42 — mike kraft

President Trump and his top aides sharply shifted their pandemic strategy in mid-April after seizing on optimistic data suggesting the virus would disappear, a Times investigation found.

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