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Babies smell ‘sweet,’ teens stink and blindfolded moms can tell the difference, study says

March 12, 2020 7:49 AM CNN

Some smells automatically bring a smile to our faces: Puppy breath. New car smell. The aroma of fresh-baked cookies. For moms, it’s the scent…

4 of your latest coronavirus questions, answered

March 12, 2020 7:07 AM CNN

CNN readers are asking smart questions about coronavirus every day. So each weekday, we’ll select some of the top questions and get you the…

El Paso medical expert offers advice on teaching kids about coronavirus

March 12, 2020 6:12 AM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas — As the number of Covid-19 cases continues to grow in the United States, so does fear for some. Some may wonder how to best advise…

Bataan Memorial Death March canceled by Army due to coronavirus concerns

March 11, 2020 1:20 PM Jim Parker, Jerry Najera

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – U.S. Army officials on Wednesday made the decision to cancel this year’s Bataan Memorial Death March as a…

‘Streets are completely empty’: Borderland native living in Italy experiences virus lockdown first-hand

March 11, 2020 5:22 PM Shelby Montgomery

MILAN, Italy — It’s been two days since Italy was placed on lockdown in an effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. As of Wednesday, the…

US coronavirus scare prompts NBA to suspend schedule while communities take mitigation steps

March 11, 2020 8:53 PM CNN

Across the country Wednesday, communities took steps to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus that has killed dozens of US citizens and…

WHO declares novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic

March 11, 2020 6:45 PM CNN

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. There are 118,000 cases, more than 4,000 deaths, the…

4 New Mexico residents now test positive for coronavirus; governor declares state emergency

March 11, 2020 9:49 AM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Four people in New Mexico have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state’s first known cases of infection, prompting Gov.…

Las Cruces students in D.C. get school trip abruptly canceled, will face self-quarantine upon return

March 11, 2020 3:53 PM Jim Parker

WASHINGTON, DC — About 80 Las Cruces High School students and others from Mesa and Sierra middle schools in the nation’s capitol on a school trip…

Biking to work appears more dangerous than other commuting options, study finds

March 11, 2020 5:30 PM CNN

Cycling to work can lead to better fitness and health, but to some biking newbies it can feel like an accident waiting to happen. The fear of injury…

Lessons from Ebola: The secret of successful epidemic response

March 11, 2020 4:45 PM CNN

The novel coronavirus is an unprecedented threat. We don’t know how bad it will be or for how long it will spread, but we do know that it has…

Death toll jumps to 37 as over 1,100 cases of coronavirus are now confirmed in U.S.

March 11, 2020 4:40 PM Associated Press, CNN

SEATTLE, Washington — The death toll from the new coronavirus has risen to at least 37 deaths. Seattle’s King County reported four new deaths…

‘They didn’t protect us’: Some coronavirus responders stunned by lack of protective measures

March 11, 2020 3:33 PM CNN

When emergency response teams were deployed to an Air Force base in northern California last month to assist potential victims of coronavirus, some…

‘They didn’t protect us’: Some coronavirus responders stunned by lack of protective measures

March 11, 2020 3:33 PM CNN

When emergency response teams were deployed to an Air Force base in northern California last month to assist potential victims of coronavirus, some…

‘They didn’t protect us’: Some coronavirus responders stunned by lack of protective measures

March 11, 2020 3:33 PM CNN

When emergency response teams were deployed to an Air Force base in northern California last month to assist potential victims of coronavirus, some…

World Health Organization declares coronavirus outbreak a pandemic

March 11, 2020 10:30 AM Associated Press, ABC News

GENEVA, Switzerland — Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and inadequate government responses, the World Health Organization declared…

How to keep your workplace clean — and yourself healthy — during the novel coronavirus outbreak

March 11, 2020 1:52 PM CNN

You may spend more waking hours at work than you do at home, but when was the last time you really, really cleaned your workspace? Offices provide…

Why CNN is calling the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic

March 11, 2020 1:04 PM CNN

Starting today, you will notice that CNN is using the term pandemic to describe the current coronavirus outbreak. It is not a decision we take…

Fact check: A list of 28 ways Trump and his team have been dishonest about the coronavirus

March 11, 2020 1:03 PM CNN

President Donald Trump has been comprehensively misinforming the public about the coronavirus. Trump has littered his public remarks on the…

Houston Rodeo canceled amid coronavirus concerns

March 11, 2020 12:15 PM ABC News

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One of the largest livestock exhibitions and rodeos in the world is being shut down early amid the growing concerns over the…

Here’s how the US health care system makes it harder to stop coronavirus

March 11, 2020 9:55 AM CNN

Everyone has gripes about the American health care system. But now that the US is facing a coronavirus pandemic, the flaws have far greater —…

Prison consultants: Helping Harvey Weinstein and other criminals manage their jail experience

March 11, 2020 9:22 AM CNN

You’re going to prison. Four words that can strike fear into even the most hardened felon. But imagine how a jail sentence could affect…

70 of 92 coronavirus cases in Massachusetts linked to Biogen employees after biotech firm’s Boston meeting

March 11, 2020 9:15 AM CNN

Massachusetts’ coronavirus cases have more than doubled and the state’s governor declared a state of emergency after employees who…

Second person cured of HIV is still free of active virus two years on

March 11, 2020 8:13 AM CNN

The second person ever to be cured of HIV is still free of active virus more than two years on, a study published by medical journal The Lancet HIV…

Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears

March 11, 2020 7:12 AM Associated Press

Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and…

Washington governor orders nursing homes to limit visitors as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across 11 facilities

March 11, 2020 5:35 AM CNN

Nursing homes in Washingto state have been instructed to limit visitors as coronavirus cases spread across 11 facilities — with Life Care…

Alcoholics Anonymous may be the most effective path to abstinence, study says

March 11, 2020 5:35 AM CNN

Alcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide support fellowship with a goal to achieve sobriety, may be the most effective path to abstinence for people…

8 of your latest coronavirus questions, answered

March 11, 2020 5:10 AM CNN

CNN readers are asking sharp questions about coronavirus every day. So each weekday, we’ll select some of the top questions and get you the…

Coronavirus outbreak worsens in Italy and Japan, as situation stabilizes in China

March 11, 2020 3:17 AM CNN

The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus has surpassed 115,000, with the death toll reaching more than 4,200, as countries around the…

Quarantines might stop coronavirus, but they rely on people obeying the law. So what happens if they don’t?

March 11, 2020 2:01 AM CNN

As the novel coronavirus spreads around the world, claiming more lives, governments across the globe are taking tougher measures to contain this…