A preliminary study reports that a significant mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen may have been detected for the first time. Authors of the study, published on the website bioRxiv and not yet peer-reviewed, posit that if the mutations continue to occur, it could impact efforts to find a vaccine, but they told Newsweek they think this…

We've heard that elderly people and those with underlying health conditions are most at risk if they're infected with coronavirus, but those can seem like really general terms. Who does that include? And why can they face more serious illness?"According to the , some of the underlying conditions that may put you at higher risk…

Published on Apr 16, 2020Virologist Dr. Joseph Fair, an NBC News contributor, tells TODAY that President Trump’s plan to soon reopen parts of the country is unwise: “The moment we relax social distancing guidelines, that’s going to turn into a new peak” in the coronavirus outbreak curve. He says that it will take “two to…

As COVID-19 spreads around the world, some countries' timelines look different from others. With a combination of contact tracing, testing, and isolating cases, along with other physical distancing policies, places like South Korea were able to reduce the size of its coronavirus outbreak and flatten the curve. But many other countries have seen the number…

By Kim McCullough | April 16, 2020 at 12:21 PM EDT - Updated April 16 at 12:21 PM ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - In the last 24 hours, Phoebe received 212 test results throughout the health system. That number includes 133 negative results and 79 positives, including nine additional deaths of positive COVID-19 patients. As of…