Software developer creates a simplified website of coronavirus statistics to make them accessible for the blind or visually impaired A Boston-based software developer wanted to make COVID-19 stats accessible He created a simplified website that would be easily readable by electronic braille readers and other common aid devices used by the visually impaired Called CVStats.net, … Read more
Older people and those with underlying conditions are at greatest risk of dying of coronavirus – but otherwise healthy young people are getting severely ill and even dying of the disease. And the ill fates of these young coronavirus patients may be written into their DNA, some scientists suspect. Some 80 percent of people who … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed highly unusual guidance from its website informing doctors on how to prescribe the anti-malaria drugs recommended by President Donald Trump to treat coronavirus. The medications, chloroquine and its analog hydroxychlorquine, are also used to threat arthritis and the autoimmune disorder lupus. Initially, the CDC webpage had … Read more
Millions of Americans are currently under lockdown due to the coronavirus, forcing them to turn to internet in order to escape their solitude. An analysis of usage in the US, conducted by the New York Times, reveals how the pandemic has changed online behaviors as people are using desktops, video conferencing more and turning to … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rolled a test that would determine whether or not someone has been infected with coronavirus. This type of test, which is known as a serology test, looks for antibodies against the new virus in the blood. Health officials say the test could help scientists understand how … Read more
Eiza Gonzalez wears a bandanna over her face as she stocks up at the grocery store By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 03:09 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 03:11 BST, 7 April 2020 She was ‘heartbroken’ after losing out on the role of Catwoman in the upcoming Batman film. Eiza González played a different … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
President Donald Trump announced at his Friday press briefing that the CDC was now recommending that all Americans wear non-medical face masks. Just in time for the recommendation, many fashion brands are putting a pause on their regular garment production and shifting their focus to produce masks. From bridal companies to swimwear labels, FEMAIL rounds up … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Lucy Hale dons a face mask while running errands in Los Angeles amid new COVID-19 recommendations By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 00:54 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 00:55 BST, 6 April 2020 As the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to see rises in cases and deaths around the country, the Centers for Disease Control … Read more