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By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Nurses part of National Nurses United, the largest nurses union in the US, protest in front of the White House about the lack of personal protective equipment on 21 April 2020 in Washington, DC.Win McNamee/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm…

WASHINGTON — Doctors around the country are trying to figure out whether a new mysterious skin condition could be a possible sign of coronavirus in asymptomatic patients. The condition, informally being called "COVID toes" by some doctors, causes lesions or painful bumps, and sometimes frostbite-like areas of purple, blue or red discoloration in toes and…

Share on PinterestHand sanitizing gels of at least 60% alcohol are effective against the new coronavirus.The results of the new tests have been published as a preprint in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.In the absence of a vaccine or effective antiviral drugs, hand hygiene is a mainstay of efforts to prevent the spread of severe…

(Halfpoint Images/Getty Images) ABELA MAHIMBO, THE CONVERSATION 22 APRIL 2020 SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, has infected almost 2.5 million people around the world and claimed 170,000 lives.But some people don't even get symptoms. Recent studies suggest as many as 80 percent or more of those infected are "silent carriers", showing no or very…

Over the weekend, 54 Marion County residents tested positive for COVID-19, the highest three-day increase since testing began. The rise isn't explained by more testing taking place, outbreaks in local nursing homes or any other single cause. The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free…