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Lysol bottles

No, you shouldn’t inject yourself with disinfectant to ‘cure’ the coronavirus

The manufacturer of Lysol has warned its products should under no circumstances be ingested, after Trump speculated it could be a treatment for coronavirus.
iPhone lock screen

Google, Apple promise to encrypt data from contact-tracing tech

Amid privacy concerns about coronavirus contact tracing plans, Apple and Google announced new protections to their systems on Friday, such as encrypted data.
Doctors treating patient

Facebook, Google coronavirus surveys may soon predict outbreaks, researchers say

Data from surveys run on Facebook and Google could be used to track and even predict the spread of coronavirus, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon.
hand washing

WHO says these six things need to happen before lockdowns are lifted 

The World Health Organization has six recommendations countries need to follow before ending lockdowns, if they don't want COVID-19 cases to spike again.
Elon Musk

Tesla, other carmakers could repurpose factories to build ventilators

Elon Musk says he will repurpose factories to build ventilators if there’s a shortage amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. GM and Ford could chip in as well.