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New research from the University of California at Berkeley estimated that the US's coronavirus lockdowns and other measures prevented about 60 million infections from March 3 to April 6.China's preventive measures helped avoid an estimated 285 million infections, based on data from January 16 to March 5.At the same time, researchers at Imperial College London…

The novel coronavirus has killed over 100,000 Americans in just the four months since the first confirmed case in the country.To put that into perspective, we compared that death toll to the average number of deaths from several common causes between February and May of recent years.While heart disease and cancer typically kill around 200,000…

Sweden recorded the most coronavirus deaths in Europe per capita over the past week, according to data from Our World In Data, an online research publication based at the University of Oxford.Sweden never issued a formal coronavirus lockdown and has instead encouraged citizens to stay home when they're sick and maintain social distancing when in…

"COVID toes" — purple, swollen toes that look as if they've been frostbitten — may be the latest indication of a coronavirus infection.The American Academy of Dermatology has received over 200 submissions of dermatological manifestations that healthcare providers are seeing in patients with COVID-19, and about half have noted these lesions."My message to the public…

Emergency rooms measure the oxygen levels of COVID-19 patients with a device called a pulse oximeter. The tool is available over the counter as well.Low oxygen levels may indicate that a coronavirus patient has pneumonia — and requires immediate medical attention — even before they feel a shortness of breath.Normal oxygen levels could signal to…