7-Eleven Owner Arrested After Selling ‘Dangerous’ Homemade Sanitizer

The owner of a 7-Eleven in River Vale, New Jersey has been arrested after allegedly making and selling a “dangerous ‘spray sanitizer’” that resulted in apparent burns on children’s skin, authorities said. This comes amid a nationwide shortage of hand sanitizer, as people stock up on cleaning supplies in the face of a coronavirus outbreak. … Read more

How to Take Care of Your Hands When You’re Washing Them So Much to Prevent Coronavirus

As the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 continues to spread globally, health officials have emphasized that washing one’s hands regularly and properly is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of infection. Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says people should scrub their hands for at least 20 seconds … Read more

States Need Medical Supplies to Fight Coronavirus. Can the National Stockpile Keep Up With Demand?

The outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States is the latest test for the federally managed Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), a secretive stash of medical supplies and equipment that the government has stored in case of emergencies. As the virus spreads throughout the United States — there are now more than 700 confirmed cases … Read more

Coronavirus Drug and Vaccine Studies Are Recruiting Their First Volunteers

As COVID-19 continues to spread both around the world and in the U.S., two separate efforts to find a medical solution to the virus are moving forward. At the University of Nebraska, the first patients have volunteered to test an experimental drug to treat COVID-19. And at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, researchers have … Read more

Italy Extends Travel Restrictions to the Entire Country to Try and Contain Spread of COVID-19

(MILAN) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says he is extending restrictions on travel from the north to entire country to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. Conte said Monday night that a new government decree will require all people in Italy to demonstrate a need to work, health conditions or other limited reasons to … Read more

It Takes About 5 Days for Sick People to Show Coronavirus Symptoms, New Study Says

Questions about coronavirus—how it behaves, who it strikes, and how bad it can get—are spreading almost as fast as the virus itself. Among the most important questions to answer is how long it takes people who are infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to show symptoms. Understanding that timeline, known as an incubation … Read more

New York Is Making its Own Hand Sanitizer Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak — Using Prison Labor

New York State is using prison labor to manufacture its own hand sanitizer amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Cuomo unveiled the “NYS Clean” hand sanitizer during a press conference, calling it superior to existing products thanks to its scent and alcohol content of 75%. That exceeds the Centers … Read more