Italian engineers help coronavirus patients by harnessing snorkel masks for CPAP machines
After news spread that the Italian innovation firm Isinnova successfully saved lives by 3D printing ventilator valves for its local hospital, CEO Cristian Fracassi and engineer Alessandro Romaioli fielded all sorts of calls from around the world.
After news spread that the Italian innovation firm Isinnova successfully saved lives by 3D printing ventilator valves for its local hospital, CEO Cristian Fracassi and engineer Alessandro Romaioli fielded all sorts of calls from around the world.
Italy's front-line coronavirus heroes, in portraits
The doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy are almost unrecognizable behind their masks, scrubs, gloves and hairnets — the flimsy battle armor donned at the start of each shift as the only barrier to contagion.
The doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy are almost unrecognizable behind their masks, scrubs, gloves and hairnets — the flimsy battle armor donned at the start of each shift as the only barrier to contagion.
Confirmed COVID-19 infections top 100,000 in US, deaths at over 1,500: Johns Hopkins University
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections has topped 100,000 in the U.S. and deaths total more than 1,500, according to numbers from Johns Hopkins University. The number of infections worldwide is over 575,000.
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections has topped 100,000 in the U.S. and deaths total more than 1,500, according to numbers from Johns Hopkins University. The number of infections worldwide is over 575,000.
Italy is 2nd country to surpass China's coronavirus case total
The country now has 86,498 cases, surpassing China to record the grim distinction of the second-most infections in the world, behind the U.S.
The country now has 86,498 cases, surpassing China to record the grim distinction of the second-most infections in the world, behind the U.S.
British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
‘The pandemic is accelerating’: WHO suggests more aggressive measures be taken to stop COVID-19
The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 outbreak is accelerating.
The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 outbreak is accelerating.
US surpasses China, Italy in number of COVID-19 cases with more than 82,000 reported
The United States has officially surpassed China and Italy in its number of COVID-19 cases, becoming the country with the most reported novel coronavirus cases in the world.
The United States has officially surpassed China and Italy in its number of COVID-19 cases, becoming the country with the most reported novel coronavirus cases in the world.
Worldwide coronavirus infections top 500,000 as Italy reports more than 6,000 new cases
Both Italy and the U.S. were on track to surpass China in the number of reported COVID-19 cases.
Both Italy and the U.S. were on track to surpass China in the number of reported COVID-19 cases.
Every night, Vancouver residents applaud health care workers from balconies
Vancouver’s West End erupts in applause every night in honor of the medical professionals on the front lines of the world’s fight with COVID-19.
Vancouver’s West End erupts in applause every night in honor of the medical professionals on the front lines of the world’s fight with COVID-19.
Robert Levinson, retired FBI agent, presumed dead in Iranian custody over a decade after disappearance
Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent and private investigator who disappeared from an Iranian island in 2007, is believed to have died in Iranian custody, his family revealed in a statement Wednesday.
Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent and private investigator who disappeared from an Iranian island in 2007, is believed to have died in Iranian custody, his family revealed in a statement Wednesday.
'We are collapsing': Coronavirus pummels medics in Spain and Italy
The coronavirus is waging a war of attrition against health care workers throughout the world.
The coronavirus is waging a war of attrition against health care workers throughout the world.
Hantavirus kills man in coronavirus-hit China, 32 others tested, report says
A man in China who died on Monday reportedly tested positive for hantavirus, leading officials to test an additional 32 people who had traveled on a bus with him before his death, Global Times reported. The rat-borne illness, which U.S. health officials say cannot be transmitted from person-to-person, is typically passed to patients when they breathe in air contaminated with the virus through rodent droppings.
A man in China who died on Monday reportedly tested positive for hantavirus, leading officials to test an additional 32 people who had traveled on a bus with him before his death, Global Times reported. The rat-borne illness, which U.S. health officials say cannot be transmitted from person-to-person, is typically passed to patients when they breathe in air contaminated with the virus through rodent droppings.
Buckingham Palace stunned after Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19
Prince Charles, who is first in line to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus after displaying mild symptoms, his office has announced.
Prince Charles, who is first in line to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus after displaying mild symptoms, his office has announced.
Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for new coronavirus
Prince Charles, the heir to the crown of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Prince Charles, the heir to the crown of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
One in five Canadians think COVID-19 pandemic blown out of proportion
One in five Canadians weren't taking the deadly COVID-19 pandemic seriously as recently as last weekend, a new poll suggests.
One in five Canadians weren't taking the deadly COVID-19 pandemic seriously as recently as last weekend, a new poll suggests.
UN: 85% of new infections, deaths coming from Europe and US
The World Health Organization says infections and deaths globally from the new coronavirus are expected to increase “considerably” when global figures are published later Tuesday.
The World Health Organization says infections and deaths globally from the new coronavirus are expected to increase “considerably” when global figures are published later Tuesday.
Over 1.5 billion globally told to stay home to avoid spreading coronavirus
Warning that the outbreak continues to accelerate, the head of the World Health Organization called on countries to take strong, coordinated action.
Warning that the outbreak continues to accelerate, the head of the World Health Organization called on countries to take strong, coordinated action.
US coronavirus cases surpass 35,000, now the third-highest infected nation in the world
Many states across the country have shuttered businesses and restaurants in hopes to contain the spread of the virus.
Many states across the country have shuttered businesses and restaurants in hopes to contain the spread of the virus.
What you need to know today about the COVID-19 pandemic
The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed 13,000 people worldwide and sickened more than 292,000.
The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed 13,000 people worldwide and sickened more than 292,000.
UK moms spend Mother's Day far from family
Sunday is Mother’s Day in Britain and the government has a stark message for millions of citizens: Visiting your mom could kill her.
Sunday is Mother’s Day in Britain and the government has a stark message for millions of citizens: Visiting your mom could kill her.