Italian engineers help coronavirus patients by harnessing snorkel masks for CPAP machines
After news spread that the Italian innovation firm Isinnova successfully saved lives by 3D printing ventilator valves for its local hospital, CEO Cristian Fracassi and engineer Alessandro Romaioli fielded all sorts of calls from around the world.
After news spread that the Italian innovation firm Isinnova successfully saved lives by 3D printing ventilator valves for its local hospital, CEO Cristian Fracassi and engineer Alessandro Romaioli fielded all sorts of calls from around the world.
Italy's front-line coronavirus heroes, in portraits
The doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy are almost unrecognizable behind their masks, scrubs, gloves and hairnets — the flimsy battle armor donned at the start of each shift as the only barrier to contagion.
The doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy are almost unrecognizable behind their masks, scrubs, gloves and hairnets — the flimsy battle armor donned at the start of each shift as the only barrier to contagion.
101-year-old man recovers from coronavirus, reports say
The man, known only to the public as Mr. P, was admitted to a hospital in Rimini after coming down with the virus.
The man, known only to the public as Mr. P, was admitted to a hospital in Rimini after coming down with the virus.
Couple recreates final dance scene from ‘Dirty Dancing’ while in COVID-19 isolation
Self-isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic has given people plenty of time to show off their previously unused skills
Self-isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic has given people plenty of time to show off their previously unused skills
No gym? Try this woman’s toilet paper workout routine
Taslima Khan created a fun new workout routine incorporating toilet paper.
Taslima Khan created a fun new workout routine incorporating toilet paper.
4 passengers on Holland America Line cruise ship confirmed dead from COVID-19
A Dutch cruise liner announced the death of four of its passengers Friday who apparently contracted COVID-19 aboard the ship.
A Dutch cruise liner announced the death of four of its passengers Friday who apparently contracted COVID-19 aboard the ship.
Italy is 2nd country to surpass China's coronavirus case total
The country now has 86,498 cases, surpassing China to record the grim distinction of the second-most infections in the world, behind the U.S.
The country now has 86,498 cases, surpassing China to record the grim distinction of the second-most infections in the world, behind the U.S.
Pregnant woman with COVID-19 urges people to stay inside in harrowing video
An expecting mother shared a harrowing warning, urging people to stay inside amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
An expecting mother shared a harrowing warning, urging people to stay inside amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
‘The pandemic is accelerating’: WHO suggests more aggressive measures be taken to stop COVID-19
The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 outbreak is accelerating.
The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 outbreak is accelerating.
MAP: This is where there are confirmed coronavirus cases in the US and around the world
This is everywhere in the U.S. and around the world with confirmed cases of COVID-19 virus.
This is everywhere in the U.S. and around the world with confirmed cases of COVID-19 virus.
Worldwide coronavirus infections top 500,000 as Italy reports more than 6,000 new cases
Both Italy and the U.S. were on track to surpass China in the number of reported COVID-19 cases.
Both Italy and the U.S. were on track to surpass China in the number of reported COVID-19 cases.
Every night, Vancouver residents applaud health care workers from balconies
Vancouver’s West End erupts in applause every night in honor of the medical professionals on the front lines of the world’s fight with COVID-19.
Vancouver’s West End erupts in applause every night in honor of the medical professionals on the front lines of the world’s fight with COVID-19.
'That’s when panic struck': Guatemala closes its borders on visitors during COVID-19 spread
Brooke Dolberg was thrilled to explore a country she’s never visited, that country being Guatemala.
Brooke Dolberg was thrilled to explore a country she’s never visited, that country being Guatemala.
'We are collapsing': Coronavirus pummels medics in Spain and Italy
The coronavirus is waging a war of attrition against health care workers throughout the world.
The coronavirus is waging a war of attrition against health care workers throughout the world.
Man drives boat in pool to satisfy urge during coronavirus outbreak
Self-isolation and social distancing disrupted his boating hobby, so an Australian man took his boat for a ride in his backyard swimming pool instead.
Self-isolation and social distancing disrupted his boating hobby, so an Australian man took his boat for a ride in his backyard swimming pool instead.
Hantavirus kills man in coronavirus-hit China, 32 others tested, report says
A man in China who died on Monday reportedly tested positive for hantavirus, leading officials to test an additional 32 people who had traveled on a bus with him before his death, Global Times reported. The rat-borne illness, which U.S. health officials say cannot be transmitted from person-to-person, is typically passed to patients when they breathe in air contaminated with the virus through rodent droppings.
A man in China who died on Monday reportedly tested positive for hantavirus, leading officials to test an additional 32 people who had traveled on a bus with him before his death, Global Times reported. The rat-borne illness, which U.S. health officials say cannot be transmitted from person-to-person, is typically passed to patients when they breathe in air contaminated with the virus through rodent droppings.
Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for new coronavirus
Prince Charles, the heir to the crown of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Prince Charles, the heir to the crown of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
2 wars and a pandemic: Here are all the times in history that the Summer Olympics were canceled
COVID-19 prompted the postponement of Tokyo 2020, but this is not the first time the Olympics have not occurred during their scheduled year.
COVID-19 prompted the postponement of Tokyo 2020, but this is not the first time the Olympics have not occurred during their scheduled year.
One in five Canadians think COVID-19 pandemic blown out of proportion
One in five Canadians weren't taking the deadly COVID-19 pandemic seriously as recently as last weekend, a new poll suggests.
One in five Canadians weren't taking the deadly COVID-19 pandemic seriously as recently as last weekend, a new poll suggests.