Health experts told a House committee that the government's messaging around the novel coronavirus outbreak needs to be more consistent, according to MedPage Today.
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As of 9 a.m., March 5, 96,786 COVID-19 cases and 3,303 related deaths have been reported worldwide. In total, 53,610 people have recovered from the illness.
A bipartisan congressional deal to spend nearly $8 billion in emergency funds to combat the U.S. coronavirus outbreak is on the fast track for a vote this week, CNN reports.
The first person presumed to have the new strain of coronavirus in New Hampshire went to a business school event, even though he was told to isolate himself, according NBC Boston.
Commercial health insurers and industry trade groups are taking action to prepare members for the novel coronavirus.
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Maine will become the fifth state to prohibit nonmedical exemptions for vaccinations among children in the state, after voters came out in support of the law during a referendum March 3, the Portland Press Herald reports.
The fatality rate among patients infected with COVID-19 is around 3.4 percent, compared to a previous 2.3 percent estimate, USA Today reports.
The last known Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged from a treatment center March 3, marking a major milestone in the 19-monthlong outbreak, reports ABC News.
Though there are major reasons to be concerned about the novel coronavirus outbreak, there are also several reasons to be optimistic, writes Paul Sax, MD, clinical director of the infectious diseases division at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Several U.S. cities, counties, and states have declared public health emergencies in the midst of an outbreak of the new strain of coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19.