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the result of the coronavirus has significantly altered the understanding of how early the virus may have been circulating in this country. Researchers now believe that hidden outbreaks were creeping through cities like Chicago, New York, Seattle and Boston in January and February, earlier than previously known.The new timeline has lent credence to a question…

By Robert Langreth | Bloomberg Poisonings related to cleaners and disinfectants surged in the U.S. last month as the global pandemic spurred a haphazard rush to disinfect everything. Calls to state and local poison control centers tied to cleaners and disinfectants rose 20% in the first quarter to 45,550, according to data from the U.S.…

If you’re all out of your normal products, soap and water will work just fine. Americans are using—and misusing—cleaning supplies at unusually high rates. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Slate is making its coronavirus coverage free for all readers. Subscribe to support our journalism. Start your free trial. In homes across the country, Americans are sanitizing and…

A U.S. study of a potential COVID-19 vaccine is being expanded to include older adults, the age group most at risk from the new coronavirus.The shot, made by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., is being tested in healthy young and middle-aged adults in Seattle and Atlanta. Moderna announced Thursday the study is…

Six mourners all die from coronavirus in South Carolina after attending a funeral with a 'super-spreader who didn't realize they were infected'The funeral was held in Kershaw County in the first week of March - before mass gatherings were restrictedThe coroner believes the victims came into contact with a coronavirus 'super-spreader' at the funeral who…