Coronavirus

Manual, archaic technology and people's mistrust of government agencies are blunting contact tracing efforts, even as the persistent rise in coronavirus cases forces several Western and Southern states to dial back their reopening plans.Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, raised a question Friday as to whether contact tracing is even worth the…

TOPLINE  With a record 40,401 new cases of the coronavirus reported in the United States on Thursday alone—and many parts of the South and West now facing alarming spikes just weeks after beginning to reopen—these states are now hitting the pause button.  People walk down the street carrying Old Navy and Macy's shopping bags as…

Oregon should brace for “exponential growth” in new coronavirus infections by the middle of July, according to the latest modeling released Friday by the Oregon Health Authority.The grim forecast suggests Oregon could see anywhere from 910 new daily infections to an astounding 5,030 a day by July 16, depending on the level of spread.Hospital admissions…

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish virologists have found traces of the novel coronavirus in a sample of Barcelona waste water collected in March 2019, nine months before the COVID-19 disease was identified in China, the University of Barcelona said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed coronavirus model is seen in front of the words coronavirus disease…

The new coronavirus’ reputation for messing with scientists’ assumptions has taken a truly creepy turn.Researchers exploring the interaction between the coronavirus and its hosts have discovered that when the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects a human cell, it sets off a ghoulish transformation. Obeying instructions from the virus, the newly infected cell sprouts multi-pronged tentacles studded with…