Everything we know about the coronavirus, from who's most at risk to where new cases are

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow and evolve — the US has

the world's largest outbreak, with more than 450,000 people infected, while
Italy's death toll has surpassed 18,000 and is the highest of any country —
researchers are scrambling to learn about the virus and recommend effective
responses.
Typical coronavirus patients develop a fever, dry cough, or shortness of breath,
but these symptoms may appear at different times — or not at all. 
The virus' average incubation period is about five days, but can range anywhere
from two to 14 days, according to the CDC. It's likely that people can still pass
the virus on to others during this time. Research shows the average infected
person spreads the virus to about 2.2 others.
Many governments have declared nationwide lockdowns or otherwise
dramatically restricted travel, affecting hundreds of millions of people. A third of
the world is under some form of lockdown. 
Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious-disease expert, predicted on March
29 that the US would have "millions of cases" and more than 100,000
coronavirus-related deaths. He also said, however, that coronavirus lockdowns
could be lifted in a "matter of wñeeks," depending on the availability of 15-
minute coronavirus tests.
The coronavirus has spread to nearly all of the world's countries and territories.
The US has the world's highest case total by far, and the state of New York is
the epicenter of the outbreak.
The US had about 27% of the world's COVID-19 cases as of April 7.
As many as 100,000 to 240,000 people could die of the coronavirus in the US,
even with shutdowns and stay-at-home orders, the White House coronavirus
task force warned on March 31. Without any social distancing and mitigation
efforts, between 1.5 and 2.2 million Americans could die, according to White
House modeling.
At a White House press briefing on March 29, President Donald Trump
announced that social distancing measures in the US will remain in effect
through April 30.
"I knew everything. I knew it could be horrible, I knew it could be maybe good,"
he said. "I don't want to be a negative person ... We are going through the worst
thing that the country has probably ever seen."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on March 29 that "thousands" will die in
New York satelite, which he called the "epicenter" of the US's outbreak.
All 50 US states and Washington, DC, have reported coronavirus cases.
Infections have also been confirmed in the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and Puerto
Rico.
The healthcare system in Italy, which is home to one of the world's oldest
populations, has been overwhelmed, with medical workers stretched thin and
forced to decide who to save.

Italy has recorded the world's highest number of deaths.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte placed the nation of 60 million people under
quarantine on March 10. He has since made the lockdown stricter, forbidding all
travel within the country.
"Our response has not been perfect, maybe, but we have been acting [to] the
best of our knowledge," Conte said on NBC's "Meet the Press" on April 5.
"Today, I see that our model is implemented by other countries and its validity
has been acknowledged by the [World Health Organization], and the results so
far indicate that we are on the right path."

A third of the world's population is under some sort of travel restriction.

India put its 1.3 billion residents under a 21-day nationwide lockdown on March
24, effectively doubling the number of people under restrictions worldwide.
"There will be a total ban of coming out of your homes," Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said.
Since then, at least a third of the world's population has been under some sort
of restriction. That's more people than were alive during WWII.
"Lockdown" isn't a technical term but can include mandatory geographic
quarantines, closings of certain types of businesses, and bans on events and
gatherings.
Many countries have also shut their borders, and the Trump administration has
issued the highest possible travel warning for every country.
Based on UNESCO estimates, more than 1.5 billion students have had their
education disrupted.
A running UNESCO tally says 188 countries had shut down their schools as of
April 1, affecting over 1.5 billion students.
The closings have affected more than 91% of the enrolled learners in the world.
The spread of the virus has slowed in China, but some are skeptical of its case
count.
Daily new COVID-19 casesaround the globe.

China — where the virus first began to spread in late 2019 — has seen a sharp
drop-off in its rate of new cases.
For the first time, the country reported no coronavirus deaths on April 7,
the Guardian reported.
However, the US intelligence community filed a report to the White
House indicating that China had given "intentionally incomplete"
statistics, Bloomberg News reported on March 31.
Asymptomatic patients have been been included in China's official toll, even
though they constitute between 18 to 31% of cases, infectious disease doctor
Zhang Wenhong told the Guardian.
The British government is said to be furious with China, accusing it of
underreporting its number of cases "by a factor of 15 to 40 times," The Daily
Mail reported on March 28.
Some Wuhan residents are also disputing the official death toll, citing an
increase in the shipment of urns to the city's eight funeral homes. "The
incinerators have been working round-the-clock," one person told Radio Free
Asia.
Much of Western Europe is in the throes of the pandemic, and the European
Union has also blocked all nonessential inbound travel.
Spain's caseload is the third-highest in the world, and the country has the
second-most deaths. Germany and France have the fifth- and sixth-highest
caseloads.
All three countries have imposed nationwide lockdown measures and
are seeing some gains in their battles against the coronavirus due to strict
social distancing rules.
Germany's death rate is much lower than Italy's or France's, largely because
the country is testing an estimated 120,000 people a week, helping authorities
identify milder cases. Germany also is in the early stage of its outbreak, has
robust intensive care medical facilities, is seeing a younger average age of
infection, and is under a strict lockdown, scientists say.
Still, German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a grim prognosis at the start of a
parliamentary meeting on March 10: Between 60% and 70% of the country's
population could contract COVID-19 at some point.
There are no vaccines to prevent humans from contracting the virus, but
multiple drugmakers are racing to develop one.
Medical staff members carrying a patient into the Jinyintan hospital, where
patients infected by a coronavirus were being treated, in Wuhan, China, on
January 18. STR/AFP via Getty Images
There are several dozen ongoing efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine,
according to a World Health Organization report that mentions 35 candidates.
A wide range of companies, including behemoths like Johnson & Johnson and
Sanofi as well as smaller biotech companies and academic research labs,
are conducting research.
Some are developing vaccines from scratch, while others are testing existing
drugs to see whether they offer promising treatments. At least seven vaccines
are likely to enter the human-testing stage by the end of 2020.
To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, people should wash their hands
frequently with soap and water, making sure to scrub for at least 20 seconds.

The WHO, US CDC, and multiple other national health agencies all agree on
the importance of handwashing. People should also avoid touching their eyes,
nose, or mouth with unwashed hands. 
The CDC and other authorities recommend social distancing to slow the virus's
spread and prevent the influx of cases from overwhelming hospitals.
Social distancing, according to Johns Hopkins, consists of "deliberately
increasing the physical space between people to avoid spreading illness," which
includes staying at least 6 feet away from other people, canceling events, and
working from home if possible.
The true number of infected people is almost certainly higher than the official
counts. That's especially true for the US, where testing capacities are limited.

That's because some people can be asymptomatic and therefore may not seek
a test.
Some countries, like the US, have also faced test shortages.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initially designed a faulty
test for COVID-19, and it then hit delays in distributing a better one for state and
local labs to use, propublica reported. That prompted a test-kit shortage that
has prevented health officials from gaining a clear understanding of exactly how
many Americans have contracted the virus.
Trump has said he doesn't take any responsibility for the significant delay in the
country's coronavirus testing capabilities.
On April 5, Trump said 1.67 million Americans have been tested and claimed it
was higher than any other country.

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