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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Three main hot spots saw no slowdown in cases, and Argentina and Chile became the latest countries in the Americas to report their first cases.
CDC says there are 108 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States.
"The epidemics in the Republic of Korea, Italy, Iran, and Japan are our greatest concern."
Washington state now has 18 cases, 10 linked to a nursing home, and 6 deaths.
Gene sequences from Snohomish County samples suggest there may be a few hundred undetected cases.
Countries reporting their first cases include the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Ireland, Scotland, and Luxembourg.
Washington state reports the nation's first COVID-19 death, and 2 nursing home cases.
The new cases are in California, Oregon, and Washington state.
As concerns deepen about Iran, the WHO is in the process of sending a mission to the country, with UAE help.
Four health workers who met the criteria for hospital release had positive PCR results 5 to 13 days later.
