Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Medical News And Information -- April 1 - 2, 2020

Redfield warned that the virus will be 'with us' for the next 24 months, and agrees with Dr Anthony Fauci of the NIH that a second wave is coming in the fall. Pictured: Redfield (right) speaks with Fauci (left) on Capitol Hill, March 12

Daily Mail: One in four coronavirus patients have NO symptoms, CDC director says as he warns the virus will be 'with us' for the next TWO YEARS

* As many as 25% of people with coronavirus are asymptomatic, according to CDC director Dr Robert Redfield
* He warned that the virus will be 'with us' for the next 24 months, particularly as a second wave occurs in the fall
* The CDC is considering issuing new guidance that all people, not just those who are sick and healthcare workers, wear masks
* In the US, there are more than 200,000 confirmed cases of the virus and more than 4,000 deaths

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says as many as one in four coronavirus patients in the US are asymptomatic.

Dr Robert Redfield told NPR this probably explains how cases continue to spread across the country even as strict social distancing measures are enacted.

In the US, there are more than 189,000 confirmed cases of the virus - but federal health officials believe the numbers are much higher.

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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Medical News And Information -- April 1 - 2, 2020

Coronavirus: Why some countries wear face masks and others don't -- Tessa Wong, BBC
'Strike again': US scientist predicts coronavirus return in fall -- Al Jazeera
Is airborne coronavirus transmission possible? The WHO urges caution -- SCMP
Six percent of coronavirus patients with underlying conditions DIE - and nearly 40 percent of Americans who catch it have chronic diseases -- Daily Mail
More evidence indicates healthy people can spread virus -- AP
China's top coronavirus expert predicts the pandemic will reach 'a turning point' in FOUR WEEKS -- Daily Mail
Chinese scientists seeking potential COVID-19 treatment find 'effective' antibodies -- Reuters
What doctors are learning about COVID-19 'on the fly' -- AFP
EU urges restraint with using malaria drugs to treat COVID-19 -- DW
Taking COVID-19's temperature: Daily 'smart thermometer' data reveals that just 1% of Americans have fevers despite the coronavirus pandemic that experts predicted would leave twice as many with the symptom -- Daily Mail
Why coronavirus testing can take DAYS: Expert breaks down just how much time every step of the process takes and why a 'five-minute test' does NOT mean bedside results -- Daily Mail
Coronavirus nightmare of China’s ‘recovered’ patients -- SCMP
Chinese military scientists hope to test coronavirus vaccine abroad -- SCMP
Coronavirus: How do ventilators work? -- DW
Bill Gates lays out three-point plan for US on brink of coronavirus catastrophe -- SCMP/Business Insider
Coronavirus and mental health: 'We are not made for social isolation' -- DW
Coronavirus: How to understand the death toll -- Nick Triggle, BBC