Public Health

A February webinar hosted by the American Hospital Association shows that the U.S. healthcare system expects huge spikes in new coronavirus cases in the U.S., according to slides of the presentation obtained by Business Insider.

People in the Seattle area may be able to get coronavirus testing kits delivered to their homes thanks to a partnership between Amazon Care and local public health organizations, according to CNBC.

In the COVID-19 pandemic, 1,323 American cases have been reported, along with 38 deaths. Worldwide, 127,863 cases and 4,718 deaths have been reported, as of 9:30 a.m., March 12. Globally, 68,310 people have recovered from the illness.

White, well-educated parents in Texas are more likely to cite a philosophical objection in opting not to vaccinate their children, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine.

Providence St. Joseph Health is considering treating a potential surge of new patients in "alternative areas of care, including setting up tents outside of our hospitals," CEO Rod Hochman told CNBC.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is giving $1 million to public health organizations and collaborating with the CDC Foundation to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The World Health Organization has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.

As of 11 a.m., March 11, the U.S. has reported 1,040 COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths. Worldwide, 121,564 cases have been confirmed, along with 4,373 total deaths. In total, 66,239 people have recovered from the illness.

The American College of Emergency Physicians sent Congress and other policymakers a set of policy changes that would help mitigate the novel coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.

A military-aided 1-mile containment area will be developed to stop a growing cluster of coronavirus cases in a New York City suburb, CNN reports.