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Doctors are reporting that a mysterious blood-clotting complication is killing their coronavirus patients. Despite being treated with blood-thinners, which help break down the clots, patients are still developing them in various parts of the body. More and more, physicians are finding that covid-19 is much more than just a respiratory illness. Here's what we know, and why doctors are so concerned.

In an interview with The Post, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that a second wave of the novel coronavirus could be worse because it will probably coincide with the start of the flu season, putting even more strain on our health-care system. Read more about why Robert Redfield is warning the second wave could be even more devastating, and a possible ‘alternative workforce’ to battle it.

Economists are warning there’s a growing possibility of a W-shaped economic recovery — a path where we see some initial improvement before a resurgence of the virus or a spike in defaults leads to another downturn. “The economy went into an ice age overnight. We’re in a deep freeze," said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton. "As the economy thaws, we’ll see the damage done as well. Flooding will occur.” Read more about our potentially W-shaped financial future that could be triggered by reopening too early.

Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug President Trump has hoped would be a “game changer" in the pandemic, showed no benefit and was linked to higher rates of death in a group of Veterans Affairs patients, according to a study that has not yet been peer reviewed. Researchers are scrambling to measure the effects of the anti-malaria drug in real time. The Infectious Diseases Society of America strongly advised physicians that the drugs should be prescribed only in clinical trials. Read about the latest study and what we can reasonably glean from it.

The anti-quarantine protests seem spontaneous, but behind the scenes, a powerful network of right-leaning individuals and groups has helped incubate the fervor. The demonstrations are reminiscent of the tea party movement and rallies against Obamacare in 2010, which also involved a mix of homegrown activism and shrewd behind-the-scenes funding. Here are the groups behind these seemingly organic demonstrations.

At least two people who died in early and mid-February had covid-19, California health officials said. The victims died on Feb. 6 and Feb. 17. This is notable because the first fatality was thought to have occurred on Feb. 29, in Washington state. The newly found fatalities push back the earliest death by weeks, potentially altering the timeline of the entire U.S. outbreak.