A prescription from an emergency department physician helped speed antiviral administration.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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Australia has barred travelers from China, a move the US took yesterday.
The outbreak is now approaching 10,000 cases, including 213 deaths.
"We are learning more about the biology of this virus, its transmission dynamics, and clinical spectrum every day."
The 2019-nCoV-related move is the first federal quarantine in more than 50 years.
The main worry is the possible effect on weaker nations.
The R0 was found to be 2.2, the number of people each patient might infect.
The husband of Chicago's first case-patient has contracted the novel coronavirus, marking the 6th US case.
Outbreak cases top 6,000 in China, with 133 deaths now confirmed, while Finland and the United Arab Emirates record their first cases and other countries report disease spread.
One expert was skeptical because data are delayed and intermittent.
The passengers will undergo thorough screening by health authorities.
