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With its biggest one-day jump yet, New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus officially eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11 April 8, 2020, 12:13 AM 5 min read 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article With its biggest one-day jump yet, New York City’s […]

Image copyright Getty Images The NHS is launching a hotline to support and advise healthcare staff during the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers from charities including Hospice UK, the Samaritans and Shout, will listen to concerns and offer psychological support. The phone line will be open between 07:00 and 23:00 every day, while the text service will

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended life as we know it in countless ways. One particularly difficult change is its impact on the way we mourn the loss of loved ones. “The spread of the novel coronavirus and associated social distancing has made it so that people are unable to grieve their loved ones in the

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 City records more deaths from virus than 9/11. —British Prime Minister Boris

Paula is a dancer and made an appearance on ‘Britain’s Got Talent.’ She has complex medical needs and has been told by the government to self-isolate for 12 weeks at home. She relies on her assistance dog, carers and a nurse for help, but the coronavirus crisis has already had a knock-on affect on the

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly changed its guidance and announced that all Americans should be wearing cloth face coverings in public to protect against COVID-19, I immediately thought of my kids. I can barely get them to keep hats on in the blazing sun or on freezing days. And though I’m

Family members are protesting a decision by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to move dozens of residents from a nursing home in suburban Atlanta By JEFF AMY Associated Press April 7, 2020, 6:06 PM 4 min read ATLANTA — With her husband’s Veterans Affairs nursing home closed to visitors to guard against the coronavirus,

Stay at home; protect the NHS; save lives. We have all heard it so often in recent weeks. But with the weather improving and Easter coming, many will be tempted to bend the guidance a little. A few hours in an intensive care unit, though, would end any lingering doubts social distancing is not really

40 Tweets From Parents About Homeschooling Amid COVID-19 | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Parenting. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post. Parents are currently facing new challenges as communities across the country practice social distancing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the biggest changes is the closure of schools and

A 90-year-old survivor of COVID-19 has a message for the rest of us: Do not be afraid, and do not despair By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer April 7, 2020, 3:02 PM 3 min read Anna Fortunato, a 90-year-old survivor of COVID-19, has a message for the rest of us: Do not be afraid.