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/ France Issued on: 23/04/2020 - 19:38Modified: 23/04/2020 - 19:38 A woman smokes a cigarette while wearing a mask, as the number of coronavirus cases grow around the world, in central London, Britain March 14, 2020. © Dylan Martinez, REUTERS Nicotine could protect people from contracting the coronavirus, according to new research in France, where…

CHICAGO (WLS) -- New COVID-19 antibody testing is available to the public at a Chicago facility starting Wednesday morning.The results, if accurate, could play an important role in resuming normal life.The group providing the test says it's available to anyone that is feeling well and has not had any symptoms of COVID-19 in the last…

Police in Westport, Connecticut, are working with Canadian drone company Draganfly on test flights for a 'pandemic drone'Police in Westport, Connecticut, are testing a 'pandemic drone' which can monitor and detect people with infectious respiratory conditions in public areas amid the coronavirus pandemic. The drone is said to monitor people's temperatures from 190 feet away and has…

April 21, 2020 | 7:52pm Enlarge Image People line up to get tested for COVID-19 in the Skid Row district Monday. AP The coronavirus outbreak in Los Angeles County is believed to have infected at least 200,000 people by early April, which would far surpass the number of officially confirmed cases, according to a report…

The difference suggests Rhode Island probably has a better sense of the virus’s spread throughout the state, making it better prepared to curb it.The contrast offers a clear illustration of the challenges posed by a state-by-state testing strategy, in the absence of a national plan coordinated by the federal government.The White House’s decision to delegate…