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The article offers information on the Emergency-room data has been monitored for almost two decades by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention as part of a response to 9/ 11 and a congressional mandate to track health measures in the event of disease outbreaks or other public-health emergencies. It discusses that this is especially important for emerging conditions in order to reduce misdiagnoses.

The article offers information on the increased in the disparities in oral health due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the U.S. It mentions about the American Dental Association survey on an increase in stress-related conditions among patients. It discusses the challenges to routine dental procedures generate aerosols, which increase the risk of viral transmission.

The article reports on the growing number of people who commit suicide amidst the Covid-19 pandemic based on the 2020 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Also cited are the growing number of people who experienced symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, and the comments of experts like psychiatrist Paul Nestadt and Washington University's Sean Joe on the issue.

The article discusses the scientific information need in order to prevent the surgings of the coronavirus: avoid gathering indoors with people from outside household, keep physically apart from others, wear a mask, wash hands.

The article informs that failure to control the coronavirus pandemic has in many ways been a failure of real-time health data. It reports that as early as March 2020 , evidence began to emerge that the corona virus is shed in stool and can be detected in sewage. It argues how sewage surveillance might have helped control the pandemic earlier, but increasing its use now could still save lives.