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ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced sweeping orders Friday that will severely restrict the ability of more than 19 million New York state residents to gather and socialize and to require workers in nonessential businesses to stay home. The Democratic governor said the “drastic action” was needed to check the rapid spread of the […]

Image copyright Imperial College London Image caption Mr Clark believes the use of expertise, like that of Imperial, has been laudable The Commons Science Select Committee has praised the government’s use of science in its handling of the coronavirus epidemic. The backing comes after some scientists raised concerns that the government was “risking lives” by

People with horrible coughs, fevers and trouble breathing aren’t driving the coronavirus pandemic. It’s people with mild symptoms or no symptoms at all who are responsible for the majority of new COVID-19 cases, according to research published earlier this week. People who work in essential jobs have an especially high chance of being exposed to

PARIS — California’s 40 million people were all but confined to their homes Friday in the nation’s biggest lockdown yet, as America’s governors watched with growing alarm as southern Europe buckled under the strain of the coronavirus outbreak. Gasping patients filled the wards of hospitals in Spain and Italy, and the global death toll surpassed

Image copyright AFP Social distancing would be needed for “at least half of the year” to stop intensive care units being overwhelmed, according to the government’s scientific advisers. The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) recommended alternating between more and less strict measures for most of a year. Strict measures include school closures and social

Staying home can be hard, but it’s not even an option for the health care workers and scientists on the frontlines of our global effort to thwart the COVID-19 pandemic. They have to arm themselves to face potentially infected patients and deadly viruses every day. One of those important people on the frontlines, Nebraska Biocontainment

The death toll from the global pandemic has surpassed 10,000 people worldwide and the effects of a global economy grinding to a halt because of the pandemic were beginning to show March 20, 2020, 12:41 PM 4 min read The death toll from the global pandemic surpassed 10,000 people worldwide and the effects of a

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Non-urgent operations have been cancelled in north Wales Frontline NHS staff in Wales are to be screened for coronavirus to help the health service cope with the outbreak. Health Minister Vaughan Gething said it would be “detrimental” if staff were forced to self-isolate for up to 14 days because

24 Relatable Tweets About Love In The Time Of Coronavirus | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Relationships. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post. Life is different in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s affected the way we work, socialize, travel, eat — and how we love, too. COVID-19, the disease caused by

RICHMOND, Va. — As senior citizens deal with anxiety about the coronavirus, grocery store chains and other retailers have come up with a way to ease their fears: shopping times reserved exclusively for them. Target, Whole Foods, Walmart and Dollar General, as well as supermarkets in Europe, began dedicating early morning shopping times for older