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Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) have found what appears to be the likely order in which COVID-19 symptoms first appear.The study findings reveal individuals infected with COVID-19 will likely experience symptoms in the following order:fevercoughing and muscle painnausea, vomiting, or bothdiarrheaThe research appears in the journal Frontiers in Public Health. Doctoral candidate…

Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to give emergency authorization for convalescent plasma as a treatment for novel coronavirus patients…

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he would do whatever was needed to keep the country safe amid the coronavirus pandemic even if that meant shutting down the country. Biden made the comment in an interview with ABC. The interview airs Sunday night, but clips were provided Friday. Biden says, “I will be…

FILE PHOTO: Office workers wearing protective face masks walk in Singapore's central business district, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar SuSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus that causes milder infections, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal this week.…

The average incubation period for COVID-19 may be longer than a week, according to new data from more than 1,000 people who contracted the new coronavirus in Wuhan, China.Share on PinterestNew data from Wuhan, China, suggest that COVID-19’s incubation period may be longer than experts originally thought.The incubation period of a disease is the time…