Governments around world eye tougher steps to fight virus
Signs of governments reassessing their coronavirus response were scattered around the world Sunday, with the mayor of Los Angeles saying the city was reopened...
Breathtaking virus numbers show normal life still far away
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa on Saturday became one of the top five worst-hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic, as breathtaking new infection numbers around...
Doctor who survived COVID-19 bewildered by public disregard
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Dr. Michael Saag spends much of his time treating patients fighting for their lives and working with colleagues who are overwhelmed...
How does COVID-19 affect kids? Science has answers and gaps
What role children play in the coronavirus pandemic is the hot-button question of the summer as kids relish their free time while schools labor...
Chinese executives get ‘pre-test’ injections in vaccine race
BEIJING (AP) — In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, a state-owned Chinese company is boasting that its employees, including top executives,...
New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19
Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results.
British researchers on Friday...
Australia tries to contain outbreak to Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria has reported a daily record of 428 new COVID-19 cases as authorities move to increase testing in the state to...
Australian virus hot spot, Victoria, increases hospital beds
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s coronavirus hot spot, Victoria, moved to increase available hospital beds Thursday and reported a record 317 new infections.
The government had...
Coronavirus data is funneled away from CDC, sparking worries
NEW YORK — Hospital data related to the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. will now be collected by a private technology firm, rather than...
Profile of a killer: Unraveling the deadly new coronavirus
Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world has reached an unsettling...