not going to wear a surgical mask, because clinicians need those," said Fineberg, former dean of the

Much of the news wasn't very good.... Antibody tests check to see if a person has previously been infected with Covid-19, an indication that they've had the virus and now could be immune to it.... Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, has called such tests" critical." The test can help determine if someone is immune to coronavirus," and that's going to be important when you think about getting people back into the workplace," according to Dr....

Open this photo in gallery Martin J. Sherwin, a leading scholar of atomic weapons, has died at age 84.... Sherwin’s ties to the arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union became frighteningly personal during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis,.... “ Some junior officers – all of us bachelors – joked that the beaches of Baja` would be a delightful place to die.”'He was best known for “ American Prometheus, ” published in 2005 and winner of the Pulitzer for biography....

“ It strongly suggests that there is potential for airborne transmission.” Dr.... The World Health Organization has so far downplayed the possibility, saying that the disease is mostly transmitted through larger droplets that do not remain airborne for long, or through the touching of contaminated surfaces. Even with the new findings, the issue is not settled.... ” In February and March, scientists collected samples at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University and at a makeshift temporary medical fa

It could be something you create at home, like a bandana," de Blasio said.... Coronavirus pandemic alters life as we know it In Laredo, Texas, residents will receive fines of up to$ 1, 000 if they don't cover their noses and mouths with" some form of covering" when entering a building open to the public, using public transportation or pumping gas.... President Donald Trump said his administration will soon release nationwide recommendations on wearing face masks but a top health adviser on his