Coronavirus found on surfaces 17 days after infected passengers left Diamond Princess, says the CDC

Traces of Coronavirus found on surfaces 17 days after infected passengers left Diamond Princess cruise ship says CDC Researchers made the startling discovering that traces of the coronavirus lingered around for more than two weeks on the Diamond Princess cruise ship Traces of the coronavirus were detected in rooms where infected passengers had stayed on … Read more

Coronavirus can survive on a surface for 17 days, says the CDC

Coronavirus can survive on a surface for 17 days, says the CDC after traces were found in cabins on infected cruise ship Diamond Princess more than two weeks after passengers left Researchers have made the startling discovering that a form of the coronavirus can linger around for more than two weeks.  New traces of the … Read more

Being young WON’T spare you from coronavirus, CDC study warns

Younger American adults are also at risk of becoming seriously ill because of the novel coronavirus, a new report reveals.  Although those who are oldest, aged 80 and above, have the greatest risk of dying, a sizeable portion of those hospitalized were younger, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among 508 … Read more

CDC and WHO never discussed providing the US with coronavirus testing kits

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) never discussed providing coronavirus testing kits to the US in the early days of the outbreak.   By the end of February, the WHO had shipped hundreds of thousands of test kits around the world – but the US was not among … Read more

CDC says in worst case scenario as many as 214 MILLION Americans could be infected with coronavirus 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has projected in a worst-case scenario that up to 65 percent of Americans could be infected with coronavirus. According to The New York Times, a closed-door meeting was held last month among CDC officials and dozens of epidemic experts from around the world. One of the CDC’s leading … Read more

Do you have the coronavirus or a cold? CDC releases graphic to help people tell the difference

A fever, a cough and shortness of breath have been identified as crucial symptoms that suggest you may have contracted the coronavirus, according to a graphic released by the Center for Disease Control. The coronavirus, which has infected over 2,000 people and caused 48 deaths in the United States as of Friday evening, manifests itself … Read more

CDC admits they have only completed 77 coronavirus tests THIS WEEK

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have only run 70 coronavirus tests within the last week, new figures reveal. The federal heath agency ran 54 tests on March 5 and 16 tests on March 6 – and no tests between March 7 and March 10. What’s more, only eight tests were completed by … Read more

CDC urges senior citizens to stay home and avoid face-to-face contact as coronavirus spreads

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are advising senior citizens at risk of contracting coronavirus to stay home and avoid in-person interaction. In a call to reporters on Tuesday, Dr Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said the elderly are most at risk because of their ages … Read more

18 US cruise evacuees have coronavirus after CDC warned against flying sick people

Health officials warned the State Department not to fly 14 American cruise passengers from the Diamond Princess who tested positive in Japan back to the US alongside healthy passengers, for fear the virus would spread.  The State Department batted aside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) staunch warnings and flew all 328 evacuees … Read more

CDC official says coronavirus getting closer to pandemic criteria

US health officials have been conducting secret meetings with lawmakers, senators revealed at a Tuesday Appropriations Subcommittee meeting.  Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire criticized the secrecy of a briefing that had taken place earlier that morning, and said that her constituents were ‘concerned’ that they weren’t getting all the information that they needed about … Read more