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Cuomo Suggests NY Might Be Seeing Curve Flattening, But Urges Caution
Announcing 599 deaths in the last 24 hours, Cuomo called the fatality number “effectively flat for two days,” which he said hints at a possible flattening of New York’s curve, along with fewer hospital and ICU admissions
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New Jersey is emerging as another hot spot of COVID-19 with nearly 40,000 confirmed cases and 917 deaths. However, the head of one of the state's health care systems said officials there hope they are beginning to see a peak.
Coronavirus Doctors Face the Most Awful Choice: Who Will Live?
With the number of coronavirus patients exploding in hotspots like New York and hospitals facing a critical shortage of life-saving equipment, health care providers may soon be facing an excruciating choice: Who gets to live. And who doesn’t.
Staying Connected and Being Kind Can Help You Stay Happy at Home
Experts maintain that despite social distancing and quarantining measures during the coronavirus pandemic, people should still attempt to socialize "serendipitously" and commit to acts of kindness to mitigate the stress.
Oregon Rep Agrees: Stay-at-Home Order Helped Cut Coronavirus Spread 50-70 Percent
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore. 2nd District) supports the "basic public health protocol" is leading to drastic mitigation of the pandemic in his state of Oregon.
Could the Coronavirus Pandemic Create a Garbage Crisis?
Like many of you out there, everyone at Cheddar is cooped up at home for maximum social distancing. And we’ve noticed something: in our respective self-quarantines, we’re taking out the trash a lot more than usual. So our Megan Pratz teamed up with HEATED’s Emily Atkin to figure out the impact this extra waste is having on our communities.
Trump Admin Moves Toward Promoting Broader Use of Face Masks
The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many Americans wear face coverings in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, as the president is aggressively defending his response to the public health crisis.
Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Top 1 Million; Economic Fallout Mounts
The coronavirus outbreak has triggered a stunning collapse in the U.S. workforce, with 10 million people losing their jobs in the past two weeks. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed infections worldwide has hit 1 million, with more than 50,000 deaths, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
NYC ER Doctor Fears for Mental Health of Frontline Coronavirus Medical Workers
Dr. Eric Wei, chief quality officer for NYC Health + Hospitals, told Cheddar that one of his biggest fears as a hospital administrator and ER doctor is the potential impact of the pandemic on the emotional and mental well being of the health care workers.
