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For those leading busy lives, making sourdough bread likely had been seen as requiring more trouble than it was worth. You have to either make or acquire a sourdough starter, feed it like you would a baby and care for it with close attention. But now that most of us are locked inside our homes […]

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — New York virus death toll tops 9/11 deaths. — Printing of Albert Camus’ “The

Two final-year medical students from Oxford University have started their careers early because of the coronavirus outbreak. Emma Flint and Adam Crellin were due to qualify as doctors in July, but a national scheme has been launched to bring the date forward. They are among hundreds of Interim Foundation Doctors who will join the NHS

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the nation, people are making creative masks to protect themselves from respiratory droplets, believed to be a primary transmitter of the disease COVID-19. But do gloves protect people against catching coronavirus, too? Yes. Gloves are used by health care workers, but the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention does

NEW YORK — As New York City faced one of its darkest days with the death toll from the coronavirus surging past 4,000 — more than the number killed on 9/11 — the Chinese city where the global pandemic began lifted its final restrictions on movement Wednesday as deaths there plummeted. The tale of two

Image copyright PA Media People who volunteered to support the NHS in England during the coronavirus crisis are being given details of what tasks they can do to help. More than 750,000 people signed up to join the “volunteer army” – three times the government’s original target – to help relieve pressure on the NHS.

Social distancing has become the new normal for the majority of Americans in order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Many folks across the country have been staying at home for the better part of a month, in accordance with directives from government and health officials. When people need to leave their homes

A spokeswoman says Georgia’s governor is “considering new options” amid criticism from local officials for his decision to reverse beach closures and other restrictions imposed by cities and counties to battle the coronavirus By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press April 7, 2020, 11:28 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this

Intensive care units (ICUs) are specialist wards within a hospital that look after people who are very ill. They’re equipped with a lot of highly technical monitoring equipment and staff who’ve been specially trained. Coronavirus patients have problems with their lungs and so are usually admitted to ICUs so they can get help breathing. As

The coronavirus pandemic undoubtedly has you on edge. We’ve all been forced to face our fears in some way, whether it’s the fear of falling ill, losing a job or having to spend time alone. With all these anxieties and unknowns weighing on your mind, it might feel like there’s suddenly a pressing need to