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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: —South Korea health minister urges vigilance to keep gains against virus — 13 hospitalized, 1 […]

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Safety screens protect a pharmacist at Boots, but others say they are being put at risk High street pharmacists are “needlessly being put at risk” of catching and spreading coronavirus due to a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), a professional body says. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says that its

The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit. When they offered him a chance to help test remdesivir, an experimental drug

Image copyright Lucy Watts Lucy Watts MBE is 26-years-old and preparing to die if she contracts coronavirus. The disability advocate has a life-limiting condition which includes multiple organ failure and restrictive lung disease requiring 24-hour care. As the British Medical Association (BMA) releases guidance preparing doctors to make “brutal” decisions and prioritise treatment for those

Authorities say 14 people have been taken to hospitals from a cruise ship that docked in Florida with coronavirus victims aboard and one of them has died at a hospital April 6, 2020, 3:30 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MIAMI — Fourteen people from a cruise

WASHINGTON — After the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment. A review of federal purchasing contracts by

People who may be having a stroke should still call 999 for emergency medical care, even during the coronavirus pandemic, say UK experts. They are concerned that many are not seeking urgent help when they most need it, possibly due to fear of the virus or not wanting to burden the NHS. Any delay in

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday there will be no huge economic stimulus program as the country faces the threat of coronavirus-induced crisis almost certainly unlike any it has seen in the past century. Instead, the administration will expand social programs, continue to prop up the heavily indebted state-owned oil

Patients with mild coronavirus symptoms – such as a new continuous cough or a high temperature above 37.8C -should self-isolate at home for at least seven days, according to the latest advice issued by Public Health England. If symptoms worsen or don’t go away after a week, then people should contact their local health service

Boeing says it will continue its shutdown of production indefinitely at its Seattle area facilities due to the spread of the coronavirus April 5, 2020, 9:47 PM 2 min read SEATTLE — Boeing said Sunday it will continue its shutdown of production indefinitely at its Seattle area facilities due to the spread of the coronavirus.