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Image copyright Getty Images Some 250,000 people have signed up in a single day to volunteer with the NHS after a recruitment drive to help the vulnerable amid the coronavirus crisis. The helpers are needed for delivering food and medicines, driving patients to appointments and phoning the isolated. The scheme is one of a number […]

While Spanish authorities say  staying home is the best way to beat the coronavirus pandemic, some people are staying out because their homes are the streets of Madrid and Barcelona By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press March 25, 2020, 7:27 AM 3 min read BARCELONA, Spain — While Spanish authorities tell the public that staying home

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 423,000 people and killed over 18,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 108,000 people have recovered so far, mostly in China. TOP

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Prices and availability subject to change. SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty ImagesWe’re answering all your questions about bidets, from how to install one to whether you should still use toilet paper. Both the butt of jokes in many rom-coms and a cause

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County health officials backtracked Tuesday on their announcement that a child died from coronavirus, saying it’s possible the death was caused by something else. During their daily briefing, the county health department said the unidentified child from the city of Lancaster was among four new deaths. Hours later, after Gov.

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Prices and availability subject to change. Kanawa_Studio via Getty ImagesNow, you don’t even have to touch someone when you order takeout or delivery. From Grubhub to Seamless, here are the food delivery services that now offer no-contact food delivery. With the recent shutdowns of

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job during the coronavirus outbreak. Trump’s optimism contradicted the warnings of some public health officials who called for stricter — not looser

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is believed to primarily pass from person to person through respiratory droplets and contaminated surfaces, so properly used face masks can act as a barrier to help prevent its spread. One major problem: Masks, along with other protective gear, are in short supply. That includes cloth and thin surgical masks

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is sticking to his argument that concern about the new coronavirus is overblown, and he contends the media is trying to stoke nationwide hysteria By DAVID BILLER Associated Press March 25, 2020, 2:32 AM 3 min read RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday stuck with his contention that

Image copyright Getty Images So far, the health message has been clear – the older you are, the more at risk you are from coronavirus. But the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned young people not to view themselves as “invincible”. Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, a Labour MP and A&E doctor, told the BBC the illness