Tisha Ocampo

A UK alert reported a coronavirus-related "inflammatory syndrome" appearing among infected children of all ages. The report said that the condition looked like a combination between symptoms of a toxic shock syndrome and an atypical Kawasaki disease; both conditions exhibit redness and swelling on the skin. Furthermore, the report said that while these conditions were seen in children positive for the COVID-19, some cases tested negative for the virus.

After a recent viral Facebook post of a COVID-19 survivor, who was a main candidate as a blood donor for his convalescent plasma, but got rejected to due to his sexual orientation, many groups urged the FDA to consider implementing looser guidelines regarding the deferrals for blood donation amid the COVID-19 crisis, especially for potential donors who are members of the LGBTQ+ community. Currently, the FDA has reduced the previously 12-month ban period on blood donation for men who have sex with men, among others, to only 3 months to prevent a nationwide blood supply shortage in the time of the pandemic.

A Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research showed that most COVID-19 patients at Northwell Hospital receiving ventilator treatment died. Underlying diseases and conditions are also contributing factors.

Around six deaths and several major damages were reported as tornados ripped through Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana on Wednesday evening which lasted up until Thursday. Weather forecasts reported that the severe weather conditions are moving up to the north and east and would hit Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas later in the day.

A Detroit nurse was fired from the hospital she was working out for speaking out against the facility's poor conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She filed a lawsuit that seeks a jury trial and at least $25,000 in damages.

The U.S. Food and Drug administration authorized North Carolina-based LabCorp to manufacture and distribute at-home COVID-19 collection kits.

A recent study showed that 44% of coronavirus transmission happens 2-3 days before the infector's symptoms start showing.

Around a dozen McDonald's employees and their family members tested positive for the coronavirus in Hawaii. The two locations involved closed their stores to perform a "comprehensive sanitation of the restaurant".

WHO announced that 70 potential vaccine candidates are being developed and three of them had already been subjected to human trials for safety testing. Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Moderna Inc., and HongKong's CanSino Biologics developed the three leading vaccine candidates.

Following the report of Wyoming's first COVID-19-related death, all 50 states in the U.S. have now recorded at least one death.

The FDA authorized the use of blood purifications system to treat COVID-19 patients suffering from respiratory failure in the ICU.

A snowstorm in Maine led to the loss of electric power for around 266,000 residents on Friday. The Central Main Power told customers to be prepared for the power outage to likely last for more than day.

An ex-Marine from Reno, Nevada was arrested for stealing four boxes of face masks containing 50 pieces each from a Veteran Administration hospital. He insisted that he gave the masks to homeless people.

Florida residents risked exposure to the coronavirus to line up for unemployment benefits after a state website for the benefits crashed.

A Spanish businessman emptied a medical supplies warehouse and stole around two million face masks and some surgical gloves and sold them to his Portugal contacts. The suspect was caught.

After the Trump administration's controversial stance on using anti-malarial drugs to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients, medical groups endorsed its usage and released guidelines, although, these guidelines were based on experimental anecdotes. Meanwhile, President Trump made a call to the Indian Prime Minister to request for hydroxychloroquine stocks, which the country manufacture in large amounts.

Ireland's prime minister, Leo Varadkar re-registered to be a doctor to help fight in the frontlines against the COVID-19 pandemic, while simultaneously leading the government. Varadkar was a trained doctor and worked as a general practitioner for seven years before entering politics.

New York city's popular summer Suffolk town of Southold reported the region's highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases of 174. Locals blame outsiders from New York City for the sudden increase of cases when the latter spent time in their summer houses in the area to escape the outbreak.

The FDA approved the first serological testing for the coronavirus. However, the agency emphasized that this test is not a definitive diagnostic test for COVID-19 and is more effective in detecting past infections. Even so, it could aid officials to grasp the prevalence of the disease and in the identification of asymptomatic patients.

A man in Thailand who was posthumously confirmed positive for COVID-19 was seen on a surveillance footage spitting on an unidentified train passenger. He was then seen vomiting and coughing before he dropped dead in front of a toilet. Authorities are looking for the unidentified passenger who was exposed to the patient.

A Red Cross trailer containing $4,000 worth of emergency supplies was stolen from a Riverside parking lot in California on Sunday. The vehicle was the second Red Cross to be stolen since March 22. It is unclear if the two thefts were connected.

A one-month-old baby is Maryland's youngest coronavirus patient. The infant is the fourth case of COVID-19 positive underage patiennts in the state.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued a stay-at-home order on Monday as the state's COVID-19 cases surpass 1,400. The lockdown would take effect at 8 PM.

A small study showed that patients who have seemingly recovered from COVID-19 symptoms could still be carriers of the virus and could still be contagious eight days post-recovery. CDC recommends extending self-isolation for two weeks post-symptoms recovery. Researchers say that because the study has a limited scope, it is unclear if the circumstances would be the same for the elderly or the immunocompromised population.

Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort sailed for the east coast on Monday, March 3, and is carrying 1,000 beds, 12 operating rooms, a medical laboratory and more. Also on board were 1,200 doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, x-ray technicians, orderlies and other medical staff. Like its sister ship, the USNS Mercy which sailed west to Los Angeles to serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients, the Comfort would relieve shore-based hospitals of the overwhelming amount of patients.

New Jersey cops break up what is to be the third wedding to be halted in the last two weeks due to the state's imposed gathering ban in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

The city of Seattle established a free-parking for health care workers who are working around the clock amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three people, two men and a woman, were wounded in a shooting that occurred near the Philadelphia Transit Station on Thursday. All victims are in the hospital in stable condition while the gunman is on the loose.

A doctor found lung damage in a COVID-19 patient who had been asymptomatic and generally healthy just a few days prior. The patient is now in critical condition in the ICU with unsure chances of full recovery.