Warning letters issued by the FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have been sent to several companies selling fraudulent products claiming to treat or prevent coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).
The median incubation period for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is approximately 5 days, according to study results published in medRxiv.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated the guidance for evaluation of persons under investigation for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), expanding the criteria to a wider group of symptomatic patients.
But absence of fever or radiologic abnormalities in some patients makes diagnosis more difficult
More respirators, including certain N95 masks, will be made available to healthcare personnel, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The first US clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of an investigational broad-spectrum antiviral agent, remdesivir (Gilead Sciences, Inc.), for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019.
Agency says problem appears to be due to one ingredient involved in the test.
Varied symptoms identified in nine pregnant women with 2019 novel coronavirus disease
Yesterday, the World Health Organization gave the virus a new name: COVID-19.
