Coronavirus Updates: NYU, Columbia Plan To Resume In-Person Classes In The Fall

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Coronavirus Updates: NYU, Columbia Plan To Resume In-Person Classes In The Fall

This is our daily update of breaking COVID-19 news for Tuesday, May 19th, 2020. Previous daily updates can be found here, and up-to-date statistics are here. Read our guide to…

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Abbott’s rapid coronavirus test misses positive cases, raising questions, NYU study finds

Abbott Labs’ rapid coronavirus diagnostic test that’s used by the White House could be missing nearly half of positive cases, according to a new study from researchers at New York…

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Accuracy of rapid coronavirus test called into question by NYU study

HHS testing czar Brett Giroir touted the Abbott test at a Rose Garden press conference Monday as “highly sophisticated.” More than 235,000 of the rapid tests have been sent to…

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Cornell and Columbia join NYU to allow medical students to graduate early to join the fight against coronavirus

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. is now about 165,000 people and more than 3,100 people have died nationwide. Now, at least three New York City medical schools have…

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NYU dean sends R.E.M. dance video as part of response to students’ call for tuition refund

The dean of New York University’s Tisch School of The Arts sent students a two-minute-long video of herself dancing to R.E.M.’s “Losing my Religion” as part of her response to…

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