The leaders asked lawmakers for oversight hearings and to restore funding for critical public health programs.
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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Study reveals a 9.7% death rate in hospital patients—24.5% in those needing mechanical ventilators.
Hydroxychloroquine, with or without azithromycin, was not tied to lower mortality or less need for mechanical ventilation.
"I rightly resisted efforts to provide an unproven drug on demand to the American public," Bright says.
France has reported COVID-19 outbreaks at 5,340 nursing homes since Mar 1.
"Make no mistake, we have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time," says the WHO director.
Two deaths in early February in Santa Clara County, California, can now be attributed to COVID-19.
Also, 2 studies explore infection dynamics in patients who show no symptoms.
The global total tops 2.5 million cases, including 175,812 deaths.
South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia are reopening parts of their economies this week and next—earlier than the White House recommends.
At-risk children may be especially affected by COVID-related school closings and other steps.
