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Those who are hospitalized with coronavirus can expect to pay anywhere from $42,486 to $74,310 if they are uninsured or if they receive care that’s deemed out-of-network by their insurance company, according to recent analysis by independent nonprofit FAIR Health. For those with insurance who are using in-network providers, out-of-pocket costs [...] Read more

Studies suggest that ‘hotspots’ for virus that causes Covid-19 are found between the 30 to 50 degree lines of latitude north. The coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 125,000 people around the world is concentrated in a “corridor” across the northern hemisphere, researchers said, as more studies focused on how temperature and humidity [...] Read more

GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization is citing "some evidence" that wearing face masks - if used improperly - could actually do more harm than good in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. WHO emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan said he was unaware of a move by officials in Austria to require people to wear face masks when they [...] Read more

To slow the spread of COVID-19, many countries have introduced unprecedented measures, at significant social and economic cost – closing schools and businesses, cancelling sporting events and asking people to stay home and stay safe. We understand that these countries are now trying to assess when and how they will be able to ease these measures. [...] Read more

Digestive problems are common in coronavirus patients, and they could show up before more respiratory symptoms typically associated with the virus, a new study says. Researchers found digestive symptoms, including diarrhea, to be the primary complaint by nearly half the people in the hospital for COVID-19, according to the study published this [...] Read more

The novel coronavirus may cause testicular damage and male infertility, Chinese experts found, suggesting infected men who want to have children or maintain the quality of their sex life take tests for semen quality and hormone levels. For those with a history of COVID-19 infection, especially men with fertility needs, it is best to carry out [...] Read more

A 36-year-old man has died of respiratory failure in Wuhan, five days after being discharged from one of the makeshift hospitals built to contain the outbreak, according to a report by Shanghai-based news portal The Paper. The report, which was later removed, said Li Liang had been admitted to the hospital – built to treat patients with mild and [...] Read more

A Chinese doctor has warned the novel coronavirus can attack a person's central nervous system as gene sequencing at Beijing Ditan Hospital has found coronavirus in the cerebrospinal fluid of a 56-year-old confirmed COVID-19 patient with encephalitis, which provides evidence that COVID-19 can invade patients' nervous systems, just like SARS and [...] Read more