Today's headlines covering the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 disease cover a variety of locations, from the UK and Italy to locations within the United States. Headlines also offer suggestions for staying healthy during the outbreak. And of course, there are continued headlines about business impacts, policy adjustments, and research efforts.
In no particular order, here are today's links from my RSS feed. Please consider clicking through to upvote any Steem post(s) on the list.
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As mentioned in previous posts, here is a visualization tool for mapping the cases of COVID-19 occurrences. According to the site, this morning's worldwide number of confirmed cases was 156,400 with 73,968 recoveries, 5,833 fatalities, and 2,952 cases reported in the US. My own state of Pennsylvania has 47 reported cases with 0 fatalities and 0 recoveries.
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: 'Two per customer' | Americans join coronavirus panic
- Phones Could Track the Spread of Covid-19. Is It a Good Idea? - Subtitle: China and South Korea used smartphone apps to monitor people with the disease. But Americans have different views of privacy and data collection.
- How Wikipedia Prevents the Spread of Coronavirus Misinformation - Subtitle: A group of hawk-eyed experts operate on a special track to monitor medical information on the site.
- Coronavirus travel ban creates chaos at U.S. airports in echo of 2017
- Coronavirus Hot Zone: Research and Responses in the U.S. Epicenter
- ‘It’s going to be daunting’: U.K. considers herd-immunity approach — allowing more people to contract coronavirus - Subtitle: Can you allow COVID-19 to slowly infect lower-risk people so they create enough immunity to eventually protect higher-risk groups?
- Airbnb is letting guests around the world cancel their reservations for a full refund and no cancellation fees, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt travel plans
- Apple's unprecedented decision to close all stores outside of China because of coronavirus may be a sign of what's to come
- Should I go to the gym? Should I go to a restaurant? Your guide to staying healthy during the coronavirus pandemic - Subtitle: There’s no evidence that coronavirus is transmitted from food — but it could survive on surfaces for several days, research suggests.
- Italian Red Cross Launches Bitcoin Fundraiser to Combat Coronavirus
- Coronavirus news: Wolf extends restrictions to Bucks, Chester
- First coronavirus-related death confirmed in New York State - Subtitle: A woman with underlying respiratory issues died in a New York City hospital, Gov. Cuomo announced Saturday
- ‘CovidLock’ Exploits Coronavirus Fears With Bitcoin Ransomware
- Bitcoin Price Crashing Due to Coronavirus Fear but Will BTC Hit $2K?
- How China’s “Bat Woman” Hunted Down Viruses from SARS to the New Coronavirus - Subtitle: Wuhan-based virologist Shi Zhengli has identified dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves, and she warns there are more out there
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