Global Updates

(The Washington Post) — Test results for the novel coronavirus are taking so long to come back that experts say the results across the United States are often proving useless ...

(The Hill) — One of the most common complaints against wearing face masks or coverings is that it makes it hard to breathe. Well, a new study shows that’s just ...

(PBS) — The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus ...

(The Washington Post) — Health-care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic are encountering shortages of masks, gowns, face shields and gloves — a frustrating recurrence of a ...

Five months into the pandemic, the U.S. still hasn’t solved the problem. The dearth of supplies is affecting a broad array of health facilities, renewing pleas for White House intervention.

(MarketWatch) — Wearing a mask has become a uniquely hot-button issue in the U.S., which finds itself in the throes of a coronavirus crisis that appears to be drifting out ...

If SARS-CoV-2 is airborne, the world will radically need to rethink the way it tries to prevent the spread of the virus, including wearing face masks at all times.

(Orlando Local News) — Mask-wearing is mandatory at Orlando International Airport and leaving your mask at home is no longer an excuse to not wear a face covering while traveling, ...

(EMS World) — While treating coronavirus patients in one of the busiest emergency rooms in Manhattan, Dr. Jason Hill wore the same disposable respirator mask for up to four shifts ...