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SALT LAKE CITY — Here are the latest coronavirus-related updates from Utah and around the world.If you’re on a mobile device and can’t see the updates below, click on this link.Kane County officially Utah's first area to reach 'green' phase on state's COVID-19 mapCamping during coronavirus: Is it safe?Human trials begin for first antibody cocktail…

A Missouri hair salon is making headlines for something that didn’t happen: 140 people who visited it did not contract the coronavirus even though two stylists there tested positive for the virus. It may be a model as other small businesses reopen. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY from Miami as our Search for Solutions…

Perhaps the most important question now about COVID-19 is the degree to which a prior infection protects from a second infection by the new coronavirus. This affects vaccine development and herd immunity and is something for each of us to consider as antibody tests are now available. I am a physician scientist and have a…

Human medical trials have begun on severely ill COVID-19 patients using low-doses of radiation. The first results on a very small group were published this week in a non-peer-reviewed journal that exists to get critical results out quickly to the scientific and medical community. The medical team at Emory University Hospital led by Dr. Mohammad…

Cybercriminals could trace your device or access sensitive personal data through contact-tracing apps built for the coronavirus pandemic, a new report says.In a report released Thursday, cybersecurity firm Check Point noted that U.S. developers are working on contact tracing apps that measure Bluetooth signal strength to detect the distance between device users. The basic idea is, if…