On February 11, 2020 the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, first identified in Wuhan China. The new name of this disease is coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19, ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as “2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV”. There are many types of human coronaviruses including some that commonly cause mild upper-respiratory tract illnesses. COVID-19 is a new disease, caused be a novel (or new) coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans. The name of this disease was selected following the World Health Organization (WHO) best practice for naming of new human infectious diseases.
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Mills Bill Would Protect Religious Rights of COVID Patients
State Senator Robert Mills talks about his recent legislation that would protect the religious liberties of hospital patients during the pandemic.
Louisiana Now Working to Help Bars Operate as Restaurants
Governor Edwards says bars that operate as restaurants are safer and would be allowed to reopen pending the proper permits.
Texas to Allow Limited Visitation at Nursing Homes
While some rules have been relaxed, physical touching is still not allowed.
SUSLA is Offering Free Tuition and Laptops to Eligible Students
The university plans to use funds given to the school as part of the CARES Act to help those struggling the most to continue their college career.
State Pledges a Million Masks for Louisiana School Children
Both students and staff must wear a face covering whenever possible.
Senator Cassidy Proposes '$1,000 For All' Stimulus Checks
Capitol Hill has been a flurry of ideas, proposals, second guesses and in some cases total confusion, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
Two LSU Doctors Working on Less Invasive COVID Test
There may be a less invasive and more comfortable test coming soon. Two Baton Rouge researchers have developed a saliva test to track coronavirus infections.
LSU Linebacker Travez Moore Details Coronavirus Experience
The LSU Senior linebacker has some words of wisdom from a very personal point of view regarding COVID-19
Governor Edwards Extends Phase 2 by 21 Days
Governor has announced that we're not quite ready to move forward.
Look At The COVID Numbers 2 Weeks After A Comic Con In Alabama
So it's been more than two weeks since this comic con event took place, was there a huge explosion in cases?