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6-Month-Old Baby Survives Coronavirus After Fighting Heart Conditions And Lung Problems

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for everyone. However, while hospitals are overcrowded and medical staff are seriously lacking protective gear with tens of thousands already dead, there are also glimmers of hope and positivity rising up amid the chaos. Erin Bates is the 6-month-old daughter of parents Emma and Wayne, who, right after having major heart surgery, was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Erin and her family have been fighting for her life for her entire life at this point, and are now celebrating yet another victory as…

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Why Trump failed his nation

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(CNN)Watching President Donald Trump wrestle with this epic crisis reminds me of the old fable about the Scorpion and the Frog. This moment of extraordinary pain and crisis calls for steadiness and sobriety; empathy for the widespread pain and suffering of others; absolute transparency; a willingness to listen and learn; and rigorous, disciplined attention to detail. None of these qualities are within his nature. Many governors across America have enhanced their popularity simply by doing their jobs during this deadly outbreak of the coronavirus. Even in a polarized nation, it…

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Is Coming to Disney+ May 4

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Hello, and welcome to a fresh edition of the Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. Today we have a lot of news about changes in Hollywood, and the welcome return of one beloved sitcom. Let's get started. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Is Coming to Disney+ Early Welp, this feels right. Today, Disney announced that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be coming to Disney+ two months early. On which day? On May the Fourth, of course. Yes, Disney—likely looking to help fans staying home to slow the spread…

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The Race to Get Convalescent Plasma to Covid-19 Patients

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One morning a few weeks ago, Rebecca Haley realized that her job had changed. Haley is the medical director for blood collection at Bloodworks Northwest, a nonprofit that serves 90 hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. But, Haley decided, regular blood and platelet donations weren’t the focus anymore. Like thousands of blood centers across the country, Bloodworks needed to collect something new: plasma from Covid-19 survivors. How Long Does the Coronavirus Live on Surfaces?  Plus: What it means to “flatten the curve,” and everything else you need to know about the…

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These 33 People Found Ways To Make The Best Out Of Quarantine

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With more confirmed cases and casualties of COVID-19 cropping up every single, it’s easy to start losing hope. Especially when there are plenty of things to worry about that aren’t just getting sick with a potentially-fatal respiratory illness. Isolation, entire economies on the verge of collapsing, and mostly the uncertainty of our future are just a couple of things that can drive a person insane in no time. But when there’s a push towards one direction, there will always be people pushing back and this post is dedicated to everyone…

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Three months and 50,000 deaths: the defining Covid-19 moments in the US timeline

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From grim milestones to record unemployment rates and protests against stay-at-home orders, the pandemic has upended life across the US In just three months, Covid-19 has upended life in the US, ravaging cities and businesses and overwhelming hospitals woefully unprepared. What started as a single infection in

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