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COVID-19 patients, family members break quarantine orders

Some COVID-19 patients and their family members are ignoring quarantine orders, complicating disease containment efforts for hospitals and public health officials.

Fewer Americans calling coronavirus a 'real threat' than 6 weeks ago, poll finds

Fewer Americans are calling the new coronavirus a "real threat" than at the beginning of February, and more are calling the threat overblown, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

Coronavirus response: Updates from the 3 hardest-hit states

President Donald Trump is pushing more action on the COVID-19 pandemic to the state level. Below are some key updates from March 16-18 from the states hardest hit by the coronavirus:

Physicians can practice across state lines; CMS urges hospitals to stop elective procedures — 9 key coronavirus updates

Nationally, 7,324 American cases of COVID-19 have been reported, along with 115 deaths. Worldwide, 207,518 cases and 8,248 deaths have been reported, as of 12 p.m. CDT, March 18. Globally, 82,104 people have recovered from the illness.

California turns to vacant hospitals, hotels to prep for surge of COVID-19 patients

California is preparing for worst-case scenarios resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, and its hospitals are bracing for a huge influx of patients, according to NBC Los Angeles.

'Test, test, test': WHO chief decries lack of coronavirus testing

Though the increase in containment measures, such as social distancing, around the world is a positive sign, it is not enough to "extinguish the [coronavirus] pandemic," and countries must focus on testing, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said in…

15+ coronavirus resource sites created by hospitals

To more effectively combat the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals and health systems across the country are creating resource hubs and websites with information and updates about the disease.

In feds they trust: Where Americans look for direction during coronavirus pandemic

Most Americans trust public health agencies to protect them during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 75 percent saying they trust the CDC and 68 percent saying they trust the National Institutes of Health, according to a new survey.

Nearly 500 coronavirus ICU beds created in 18 days: How Italy pulled it off

Increasing surge capacity in intensive care units and implementing containment measures were the two priorities Italian physicians identified as they worked to curb an outbreak at a hospital in Italy, according to a viewpoint article in the Journal of the…

6 health systems with in-house COVID-19 testing

The FDA on Feb. 29 loosened diagnostic test restrictions, opening the door for health systems to use their own COVID-19 tests, instead of relying on public health labs or the CDC for testing.