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Fewer tables in restaurants. Everyone wearing masks. Staggered start times at schools. The “new normal,” as outlined by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, will be a big change in the time of the coronavirus. But the old concept of normal — sharing a drink in a crowded bar or standing shoulder to shoulder with…

CLOSE We answer the often searched question: "What are the symptoms of coronavirus versus the flu?" USA TODAYClaim: Herd immunity, not social distancing, would stop COVID-19Although most experts are encouraging the public to practice social distancing to “flatten the curve” – a phrase used to describe the attempt to distribute the lifespan of the outbreak…

Researchers at the Microbiology Research Facility work with coronavirus samples as a trial begins to see whether malaria treatment hydroxychloroquine can prevent or reduce the severity of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. March 19, 2020. Image Credit: Reuters Highlights For some viral diseases such a measles, overcoming…

While our medical community is still very much dealing with the pandemic right now, they’re also looking ahead. “Patient zero, patient one here in Rochester actually called us and said, 'Can you use me in some way? Can you use my blood? Can I do something to contribute and understand COVID-19?' And I think that…

Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY Published 8:33 a.m. ET April 16, 2020 | Updated 9:00 a.m. ET April 16, 2020CLOSE A Los Angeles County test is looking for pivotal information about whether people can develop immunity that helps them fight off future infections. USA TODAYAs the White House and state officials quarrel over authority to lift social…