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Items wrongly labelled as COVID-19 treatments.
Watch Out for These Coronavirus-Related Scams
Scammers looking to profit from people anxious for their stimulus check. Inflated prices for desperately needed masks. Fake coronavirus cures. These are just some of the cons and illegal schemes trying to cash in on a devastating health emergency.
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President Richard M. Nixon and the Apollo 11 astronauts exchange "A-OK signs" through the window of the Mobile Quarantine Facility 24 July 1969 aboard the USS Hornet.
NASA's Been Social Distancing Astronauts and Spacecraft for Decades. Why? Just in Case...
NASA has engaged in 'social distancing' and quarantine practices on an interplanetary scale for decades.
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Live Updates: COVID-19 Outbreak Strikes Two SF Homeless Shelters
The latest coronavirus news for the Bay Area and California.
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A child's hands under running water at a sink.
Why Washing Your Hands Works So Well, and How To Do It Right
This decidedly low-tech protective measure is the mantra of the coronavirus epidemic, and there's science behind why it works.
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Two hands in blue latex gloves push a grocery cart.
Coronavirus: Here's How to Use Gloves the Right Way to Help Prevent Infection
People can wear gloves as an added precaution, as long as they follow a few key guidelines, says a UCSF infectious disease specialist.
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Bay Area COVID-19 Outbreaks Worsen, Spread in Long-Term Care Homes
 
As county health departments work to help control infections at long-term care homes, health officers say the best weapon for protecting public health is often the phone.
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Coronavirus: Tell Us What You're Seeing in Assisted Living and Nursing Homes
 
We want to hear from people (or their loved ones) who live or work in care homes; we'll use your insight and questions to shape our reporting.
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 The aedes aegypti mosquito.
This Dangerous Mosquito Lays Her Armored Eggs – in Your House
An easy thing to do to fight disease and mosquitoes this spring: eliminate breeding places in and around your home.
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