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Friday February 5, 2021

The U.S. wants at-home coronavirus testing to be widely available, to help Americans return to normal life. Here, people wait in a long line at a coronavirus testing and vaccination site at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

White House Is Lining Up 6 More Contracts To Boost At-Home Coronavirus Tests

February 5, 2021 • The investment will "rapidly surge domestic testing capability," said Tim Manning, supply coordinator for the COVID-19 Response Team.

Friday March 27, 2020

Why 'Death Rates' From Coronavirus Can Be Deceiving

Coffins of deceased people stored in a warehouse near Bergamo — a city at the heart of Italy's coronavirus crisis — before being transported to another region for cremation. Piero Cruciatti/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Why 'Death Rates' From Coronavirus Can Be Deceiving

March 27, 2020 • "Case fatality rates have been very confusing," says Dr. Steven Lawrence, an infectious disease expert. Here's why.

Why 'Death Rates' From Coronavirus Can Be Deceiving

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