The ivermectin prescription rate was 1.6% for the top 3 states.
Study suggests medical masks may offer similar protecion as N95 respirators, but experts say hold on.
Public health professionals use some terms imprecisely, others incorrectly, and still others technically accurate but almost sure to be misunderstood by the public.
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In other developments, Italy's outbreak expanded and a California city blocked a plan to move evacuees from Travis Air Force Base.
As infections outside of China increase, China's total tops 75,000 cases.
"The day may come when we may need to implement such measures as seen in Asia," a CDC official says.
Also, South Korea cases almost double, to 104, many part of a church cluster.
Also today, 79 more Diamond Princess infections were reported—raising cruise ship totals to 621— and the WHO details stepped-up response measures regarding the Westerdam ship in Cambodia.
Data suggest the possibility that COVID-19 could be transmitted via respiratory, fecal-oral, or body fluid routes.
Research news includes evidence of person-to-person spread before symptoms.
HHS is partnering with Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson to develop vaccines and therapeutics.
A study of 44,672 cases reveals that 14% were severe and 5% critical.
China confirms 5,090 new cases and 121 new deaths, raising the counts to 63,851 and 1,380, respectively.