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Kristin Houser is a staff writer at Freethink, where she covers science and tech. Her written work has appeared in Business Insider, NBC News, and the World Economic Forum’s Agenda, among other publications, and Stephen Colbert once talked about a piece on The Late Show, to her delight.

Prior to joining Freethink, Kristin was a staff writer for Futurism and wrote several animated and live action web series.

The daily coronavirus news roundup – wednesday, march 25th

A new blood test in the Netherlands, declining death rates in Italy, and other fresh coronavirus news updates.

Doctors: home-based care for coronavirus could save lives

A group of doctors in Italy is making the case for more home-based care for coronavirus patients as a way of coping with the overwhelming COVID-19 outbreak.

The daily coronavirus news roundup – tuesday, march 24th

A hospital ship off the coast of Los Angeles, the potential new coronavirus treatment, and other fresh coronavirus news updates.

South Korea starts using “phone booths” for coronavirus tests

A South Korean hospital has created “phone booths” where medical staff can complete coronavirus tests on patients during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Flu drug may be an effective new coronavirus treatment

The Japanese flu drug favipiravir is an effective and safe new coronavirus treatment, Chinese officials claim after testing it on 340 patients.

The daily coronavirus news roundup – monday, march 23rd

Solutions to the mask shortage, a massive vaccine and treatment list, and other fresh coronavirus news updates.

Your voice could help train an AI to detect coronavirus

The Corona Voice Detect project is developing an AI-powered system to detect coronavirus infections based on a sample of a person’s voice.

Here is every potential coronavirus treatment and vaccine

Across the globe, researchers are scrambling to find a coronavirus treatment or vaccine that could bring the COVID-19 outbreak to a swift end.

The daily coronavirus news roundup – friday, march 20th

Each day, Freethink publishes the “Coronavirus Roundup,” a collection highlighting the latest must-read COVID-19 stories from us and others.

FDA to begin testing chloroquine as coronavirus treatment

The FDA has announced plans to begin testing chloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, as a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19.