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Health workers tested 131 patients who came to LAC-USC Medical Center in mid-March with mild flu symptoms. Seven were infected with the novel coronavirus.
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The fatality rate for people infected with the novel coronavirus is estimated to be less than 1%, according to a new study. It’s 1.38% for those with COVID-19.
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A Bay Area hospital desperately need supplies, including masks
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The coronavirus continues to spread rapidly in the Bay Area and Seattle, but so far at a rate slower than in the country’s other hot spots such as New York, New Jersey, Michigan and Louisiana.
With the number of coronavirus patients around the world growing at a rapid clip, construction of hospitals and hospital beds has also ramped up around the world.
Coronavirus: Bay Area extends shelter-in-place order through at least May 1
Conditions are worsening at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, a long-term-care facility in San Francisco, city officials say.
The state is also working to fix 170 ventilators that arrived “not working” from the federal government, Gov. Newsom said.
The prospect that malaria drugs will become go-to medications to treat COVID-19 before they’ve been rigorously tested is prompting safety warnings.
Stay-at-home requirements have upended the field work of researchers, including that of scientists and volunteers who track migrating gray whales.
Is the phrase “social distancing” sending the wrong message to millions of Americans struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic? Some experts think so.
By now, you probably know the disease at the center of the global coronavirus pandemic is called COVID-19. But perhaps you don’t know why.
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The fatality rate for people infected with the novel coronavirus is estimated to be less than 1%, according to a new study. It’s 1.38% for those with COVID-19.
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Our special edition newsletter breaks down the latest coronavirus news, including why West Coast social distancing measures may be depressing the number of cases compared to the East Coast.
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Health workers tested 131 patients who came to LAC-USC Medical Center in mid-March with mild flu symptoms. Seven were infected with the novel coronavirus.
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Theodore Payne offers 30-plus virtual tours of native plant landscapes.
Even as people are told to stay home, many in Southern California seek out public spaces — beaches, hiking trails, sidewalks, parks — for relief.
Silicon Valley faces tough coronavirus projections
A study of 33 pregnant women in China with the new coronavirus found that three of them gave birth to babies with COVID-19. All three babies survived.
Gardeners, take a deep breath. We’ve made a list of 10 garden tasks that can help save your sanity now and make the coming months much more pleasant.
Coronavirus: Officials say walk only in your neighborhood and don’t visit other families.
Coronavirus: About half of the patients at Kaiser’s San Jose hospital are infected or suspected of being infected, hospital vice president says
A loss of smell or taste may be an early sign of coronavirus infection, medical experts now say. It might serve as a useful COVID-19 screening tool.
The coronavirus pandemic is worrisome enough for most people. For those with anxiety disorders, it presents a special challenge.
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More than 3,000 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in California and 67 people have died of COVID-19. Will the state be the next Italy?
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Coronavirus: San Francisco warns of a surge in patients. ‘The worst is yet to come’
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Lung scans of the sickest COVID-19 patients show distinctive patterns of infection, but those clues offer little help in predicting which patients will survive.
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Tiny drops of infected saliva are the likely reason, but aerosolized particles aren’t ruled out.
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Doctors treating coronavirus patients running out of masks? Try a bandanna, the CDC says
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The city of L.A. ordered residents to stay at home as much as possible, while L.A. County ordered stores that are nonessential to shut down.
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Who lives and who dies? It’s an inevitable choice doctors face if coronavirus cases keep surging.
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When is a cough and a slight fever more than just a cough and a slight fever? When we’re in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you should do next.
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Dr. Murray led the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division at UC San Francisco for 23 years and helped set up the study of lung disease as its own field.
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The next testing challenge in the coronavirus pandemic is to diagnose those who were infected and then recovered. They are the ones with COVID-19 immunity.
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As the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase, you may be wondering whether you should be wearing a mask when you leave your home.
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Times science reporter Deborah Netburn answers kids questions about coronavirus, including whether you can get it twice and which parts of the body it attacks.
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FDR’s New Deal aimed not to stimulate the economy, but protect families from hardship.
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As West Hollywood’s LGBTQ community watches gay bars and other gathering spots close to stem the coronavirus, some draw parallels to the AIDS crisis of 40 years ago.
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A Nobel laureate predicted China’s recovery weeks before it happened. Analyzing the numbers, he sees a much brighter global outcome than many experts.
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Being stuck at home during California’s coronavirus stay-at-home order has been challenging to many. Tell us how it has been for you.
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The new county order largely matches the stronger stay-at-home order issued for the city of Los Angeles on Thursday night, just moments before the statewide order was announced.
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