Fears of ‘Wild West’ as COVID-19 blood tests hit the market
More than 70 companies have signed up to sell so-called antibody tests in recent weeks, according to U.S. regulators. The rapid tests typically use a finger-prick of blood on a test strip.
More than 70 companies have signed up to sell so-called antibody tests in recent weeks, according to U.S. regulators. The rapid tests typically use a finger-prick of blood on a test strip.
The true toll among the 1 million people who live in nursing homes and long-term care facilities is likely much higher, experts say, because most state counts don’t include those who died without ever being tested for COVID-19.
Stay-at-home and social distancing orders have put restaurant dining on hold, forcing many to close and leaving others barely surviving. Some are looking for new ways to generate revenue.
Shelters report large increases in the number of four-legged fosters since stay-at-home orders took effect—and while humans are advised to practice social distancing, dogs, well, they don’t know what that means.
OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations on Sunday finalized an unprecedented production cut in hopes of boosting crashing prices amid the coronavirus pandemic and a price war, officials said.
Some hospitals have reported unusually high death rates for coronavirus patients on ventilators, and some doctors worry that the machines could be harming certain patients.
He says a “rolling re-entry” will be required based on the status of the new coronavirus pandemic in various parts of the country.
The state reported that 42,489 people have been tested so far, up from 39,215 in Saturday’s report.
That plasma can be transfused to critically ill patients who are struggling with the disease.
The technology works by harnessing short-range Bluetooth signals. Using the Apple-Google technology, contact-tracing apps would gather a record of other phones with which they came into close proximity.
But an administrator of energy-assistance programs says the funding “only scratches the surface” of what’s needed.
The death toll in the state rose to 330, up from 300 the previous day.
The state disclosed the by breakdown by race for the first time on Friday, and officials said they would begin posting the information on the health department’s web dashboard on Monday, with frequent updates.
State officials said Friday that they expect to receive $2.4 billion in federal rescue funds that will help make up for budget shortfalls.
Health-data specialists at universities and research institutes in Indianapolis expect the virus to hit its peak between mid-April and early May, packing a punch that could cause about 800 new positive COVID-19 cases a day.
The number of deaths at the facility has climbed from 11 to 24 over the past four days.
The deal paves the way for cuts that experts estimate could reach 15 million barrels a day. Such a move would be unprecedented both in its size and the number of participating countries, many of whom have long been bitter rivals in the energy industry.
The 55 deaths were the most reported to date in the Indiana State Department of Health’s daily updates, up from 42 on Thursday.
New research from economists at three Federal Reserve banks shows coronavirus-related bankruptcies could rise by 200,000, reaching almost 1 million, unless government stimulus programs offset the increase.
Protocols for whom and how often to test those re-entering the workforce will be important.