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Coronavirus: Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid


A breathing aid that can help keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care has been created in under a week.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52087002

8 strains of the coronavirus are circling the globe. Here’s what clues they’re giving scientists


SAN FRANCISCO — At least eight strains of the coronavirus are making their way around the globe, creating a trail of death and disease that scientists are tracking by their genetic footprints.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/27/scientists-track-coronavirus-strains-mutation/5080571002/


Race to build temporary hospitals nationwide as coronavirus spreads


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at 114 facilities in all 50 states to convert into potential temporary hospitals in an effort to increase the nation’s hospital capacity in preparation for an expected influx of hundreds of thousands of coronavirus patients.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/army-corps-engineers-temporary-hospitals-coronavirus

Six degrees of coronavirus? In NYC area, cases get personal


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/six-degrees-coronavirus-nyc-area-cases-get-personal-n1169276

 

After returning from a European vacation three weeks ago, Vidal Chávez, a real estate broker in Manhattan, spoke to a friend who had fallen ill. His fever had spiked to 103 degrees.

Coronavirus: Mike Ashley ‘deeply apologetic’ for blunders


Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has said he is “deeply apologetic” for a series of blunders in the way his chain has reacted to the coronavirus lockdown.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52061206