Experts Raise the Alarm on Endangered Great Apes and COVID-19
Primate experts warn that the global human health emergency of COVID-19 also threatens our closest living relatives — endangered great apes. Nature published their commentary…
COVID-19
Find the latest scientific news, research reports, and maps related to COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, which is sometimes called 2019-nCoV or SARS-CoV-2. Reports on the outbreak include information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
COVID-19 World Map: 1,279,722 Confirmed Cases; 205 Countries; 72,614 Deaths
WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 78 One new country/territory/area reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours: São Tomé and Príncipe. Today, April…
Virus Spillover, Wildlife Extinction and the Environment – It’s All Interlinked
The same processes that threaten wildlife increase our risk of spillover. As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, a common question is, can infectious diseases be…
Coronavirus Attack Rate Increases With City Size. How Should Large Cities Respond?
Data from over 200 U.S. urban areas highlight need for more aggressive countermeasures. Cities are vibrant centers of modern life, tied together by dense and…
Promise for COVID-19 Vaccine After Engineered Virus Protects Against MERS in Mice
Researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia have developed a vaccine that fully protects mice against a lethal dose of MERS,…
Coronavirus World Map: 1,210,956 Confirmed Cases; 204 Countries; 67,594 Deaths
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 78. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 77 One new country/territory/area reported cases of…
Possible Coronavirus Treatment? Head Lice Drug Ivermectin Is Being Tested
Ivermectin Is Being Tested as a Possible Treatment for COVID-19, But That’s No Reason to Buy It Researchers testing the head lice drug Ivermectin as…
New Searchable Database of COVID-19 Guidance and Research Launched
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new searchable database that contains the latest guidance and research on the COVID-19 pandemic from the…
COVID-19 World Map: 1,133,758 Confirmed Cases; 203 Countries; 62,784 Deaths
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 77. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 76 One new country/territory/area reported cases of…
In the Fight Against Coronavirus, Supercomputers & Giant Accelerators Lend a Hand
Scientists at Argonne National Lab and University of Chicago search for COVID19 treatments and analysis. As COVID-19 makes its way around the world, scientists are…
Coronavirus Fight: Scientists Identify COVID-19 Drug That “Kills” the Virus Within 48 Hours
While shown to be effective in the lab environment, Ivermectin cannot be used in humans for COVID-19 until further testing and clinical trials have been…
Coronavirus World Map: 1,051,635 Confirmed Cases; 203 Countries; 56,985 Deaths
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 76. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 75 One new country/territory/area reported cases of…
Scientists Creating a Robotic COVID-19 Testing Lab at UC Berkeley
As doctors around the country scramble to diagnose cases of COVID-19, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley’s Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) are creating from…
Northwestern Medicine Launches COVID-19 Drug Trial
Remdesivir was developed for Ebola and has antiviral activity for coronaviruses. Northwestern Medicine has enrolled its first participants in a new international clinical drug trial for…
Businesses Warned There Will Be No “Back to Normal” Following COVID-19 Pandemic
Businesses are being warned there will be no ‘back to normal’ following the COVID-19 pandemic and the idea of simply ‘bouncing back’ isn’t feasible. Lex…
Suffering Skin Damage From Face Masks? Expert Offers Remedies
Award-winning skin infection expert offers remedies to healthcare staff, and the general public, who are suffering from friction and pressure damage through the use of…
NASA Satellite Captures a Dimming China Due to COVID-19 Shutdown
Beyond their beauty, images of Earth at night have a practical use. The nighttime lights of cities, highways, and other infrastructure are fingerprints of how civilization has…
COVID-19 World Map: 972,303 Confirmed Cases; 202 Countries; 50,322 Deaths
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 75. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 74 One new country/territory/area reported cases of…