People with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic are not driving the spread of the new coronavirus, World Health Organization officials said June 8, according to CNBC.
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The HHS released a set of resources to help hospitals prepare for the effects of civil unrest in the communities they serve.
About 39 percent of Americans report misusing cleaning supplies to prevent coronavirus transmission, including using bleach on food, a new survey shows.
Molina Healthcare will continue waiving all out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 testing and treatment through the end of the year, the health insurer said June 8.
Nearly half of U.S. states are going against federal guidelines by not reporting probable coronavirus cases and deaths, which may result in undercounting cases and misconstruing the full scale of the virus' spread, experts say, according to The Washington Post.
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Testing people multiple times after they've recovered from COVID-19 may not be a useful practice, as these tests can be a "red herring," Michael Osterholm, PhD, a public health expert told STAT News.
The U.S. has reported 1,942,363 COVID-19 cases and 110,514 deaths as of 9 a.m. CDT June 8. Worldwide, 7,038,942 cases and 403,267 deaths have been reported, while 3,155,088 people have recovered.
The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests rose slightly in four U.S. regions during the week ending May 30, according to the CDC's weekly COVIDView report.
Thousands of young, previously healthy people with mild COVID-19 cases have had symptoms persist for several months, according to The Atlantic.
The U.S. has reported 1,874,411 COVID-19 cases and 108,238 deaths as of 9 a.m. CDT June 5. Worldwide, 6,672,287 cases and 391,773 deaths have been reported, while 2,894,476 people have recovered.