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U.S. deaths from the pandemic have now topped 1,000 March 26, 2020, 4:57 PM 4 min read A record-high number of people applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs engulfed the United States in the face of a near-total economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. The surge in weekly applications for benefits far exceeded […]

Image copyright Getty Images An army of dentists is being redeployed to join the front-line fight against Covid-19 after non-urgent dentistry was suspended amid the virus pandemic. The Chief Dental Office for England said they would be asked to help at hospitals being built to boost critical care and other parts of the NHS. And

In the coronavirus era, buying your groceries via an online delivery service feels a lot like the lottery meets “The Hunger Games” meets utter stress. Wow @FreshDirect I refreshed the window as soon as new time slots for deliveries opened and they are already all booked 🙁 Have been trying to get a slot for

SAVANNAH, Ga. — It started with an infected person from out of town who attended a funeral. Now the largest hospital in Georgia’s mostly rural southwest corner is rapidly running out of space amid the highest rate of coronavirus infection in the entire state. At Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, intensive care beds

Image copyright Donna Jackson Image caption Donna Jackson realised that her daughter Frankie, who is now aged six, would have been classed as “frail” New guidelines for assessing people with coronavirus who go to hospital were amended after an outcry from parents of children with special needs. The emergency guidelines are designed to help determine

Just a few weeks ago, most people would have laughed at the idea of virtual booze tastings, conducted over platforms like Zoom. Now, because of the coronavirus lockdown, at any hour of the day you’ll find screens full of squares of people from all walks of life holding glasses of different shapes and sizes swirling,

TALLINN, Estonia — Igor Smirnov was introduced to opiates the day his first son was born, when he got celebratory drunk and a neighbor injected him with an intoxicating extract of opium poppies. “I’ve never tried anything better in my life,” he said. “It’s natural, it’s a clean high.” Smirnov graduated to heroin during a

Anxiety UK have experienced a big rise in callers since the outbreak of coronavirus. David Smithson, the charity’s operations director, gives his advice on how to deal with anxiety during this difficult time. And we hear from three women with pre-existing anxiety disorders about why coronavirus has been especially challenging, and the strategies they have

When you’re looking at the same four walls all week, the days can begin to roll into one. But a weekend is still a weekend ― and there are ways to enjoy it even if you’re in self-isolation or practicing social distancing. Sure, it might mean canceling group plans and being a little more creative,

When Carlo Navarro, his wife and 15-year-old daughter visited Japan from the Philippines in February, they knew they were taking a chance with the coronavirus, but thought they would be spared if they took precautions By KIKO ROSARIO Associated Press March 26, 2020, 4:00 AM 4 min read BANGKOK — When Carlo Navarro, his wife