The U.S. has fewer active physicians and hospital beds per capita compared to similar countries like France or Canada, according to a March 27 analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation.
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President Donald Trump is pushing more action on the COVID-19 pandemic to the state level. Below are some key updates from March 27-30 from the states hardest hit by the coronavirus:
Federal social distancing guidelines have been extended through April 30, President Donald Trump said at a March 29 White House news briefing.
Cities that adopted broad isolation and prevention measures early, including banning mass gatherings, experienced lower disease and death rates during the 1918 influenza pandemic, according to new research.
Some residents in Wuhan, China, who contracted COVID-19 and recovered have tested positive for the new coronavirus again, according to NPR.
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A majority of Americans are following recommended social distancing practices as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the U.S., according to a poll from The Washington Post and ABC News.
The CDC estimates flu has caused 39 million illnesses, 400,000 hospitalizations and 24,000 deaths this season, according to the agency's most recent FluView report.
The U.S. has reported more COVID-19 cases than any other country in the world, while Italy has confirmed the most deaths related to the pandemic.
President Donald Trump is pushing more action on the COVID-19 pandemic to the state level. Below are key updates from March 26-27 from the states hardest hit by the coronavirus:
Several prominent world leaders have been sickened by COVID-19. Below is a list of five infected politicians as of March 27.