Coronavirus

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There’s some exciting preliminary evidence that something called “blood plasma therapy” might be an option when it comes to treating COVID-19—but what exactly is blood plasma therapy and how sure we we that it will work? » Subscribe to Seeker! » Watch more Elements! » Visit our shop at A …

President Trump called protesters demanding an end to the lockdown “responsible people” – hours after encouraging demonstrations in Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia. Trump had earlier called for the “liberation” of the Democrat-run states in a series of incendiary tweets. The president admitted Thursday it was up to governors to reopen …

MOSCOW – The Russian capital is home to a network of 178,000 surveillance cameras. Thousands of these cameras are already connected to facial recognition software under a program called “Safe City.” Police claim the technology has helped arrest more than 300 people. Now, as part of the response to COVID-19, …

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. The coronavirus pandemic is more global, dramatic and unusual than any crisis we’ve seen in a long time, says journalist Fareed Zakaria. Listen as he shares his perspective on how we can recover from …

Sweeping coronavirus testing of the entire crew of the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt may have revealed a clue about the pandemic: The majority of the positive cases so far are among sailors who are asymptomatic, officials say. Subscribe: Reuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video …

As COVID-19 spreads around the world, some countries’ timelines look different from others. With a combination of contact tracing, testing, and isolating cases, along with other physical distancing policies, places like South Korea were able to reduce the size of its coronavirus outbreak and flatten the curve. But many other …

As coronavirus cases continue to increase around the globe, hospitals everywhere are overwhelmed and doctors worried. From New York to Kolkata, here’s a look at how hospitals in some of the most infected countries are handling the pandemic. MORE CORONAVIRUS CONTENT: Why The National Stockpile Didn’t Save Us From The …

Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced new procedures so that “wherever possible” people will be given the “chance to say goodbye” to loved ones dying with coronavirus. The Health Secretary told a press conference at Downing Street that “wanting to be with someone …

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California needs to increase testing, protect high-risk residents from infection and expand hospital capacity before the state can begin to modify the unprecedented stay-at-home order he imposed one month ago and gradually return to a sense of normalcy. CLICK FOR FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS …