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Governments around the world are advising people to socially distance themselves in order to reduce pressures on health services and stop the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). This is even more important now UK schools have been closed to most children. But what exactly is the advice on social distancing – and who should be doing […]

If you live with someone, your immediate concerns about coronavirus double: You worry that you may get the virus, but you also worry about your partner, kids or roommate. What should you do if they’re exhibiting signs of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus? For starters, if they’re exhibiting mild symptoms, prepare to weather the

Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea held a video conference Friday and agreed to continue cooperating in their effort to fight against the coronavirus outbreak March 20, 2020, 6:28 AM 2 min read The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 244,500 people and killed more than 10,000. The COVID-19

Image caption Matt Hancock pledged to rush protective personal equipment to frontline NHS staff following concern over shortages Letters are being sent to more than 65,000 retired doctors and nurses asking them to return to the NHS to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Senior officials say the ex-employees are needed to boost frontline services. Meanwhile,

It’s common for couples to merge their financial lives once they’re seriously committed or married. Others choose to maintain separate finances. If you fall into the latter group, you may feel that what you do with your own money isn’t any of your partner’s business. And that’s a perfectly acceptable attitude to have, as long

China has taken the unusual move of exonerating a doctor who was reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease March 20, 2020, 3:39 AM 3 min read BEIJING — China has exonerated a doctor who was officially reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the

Image copyright Getty Images The world is shutting down. Places that were once teeming with the hustle and bustle of daily life have become ghost-towns with massive restrictions put on our lives – from lockdowns and school closures to travel restrictions and bans on mass gatherings. It is an unparalleled global response to a disease.

Earlier this week, my husband and I got a heartbreaking email from our younger son’s daycare. It’s still open, for now, even as cases of the new coronavirus in our hometown of New York City continue to climb. But city officials are contemplating closing daycares for the foreseeable future. And many parents — us included

Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus overtook China’s, underscoring just how much the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe as well as the United States. The Middle East and Africa also are seeing a worrying number of new cases. The grim news from Italy followed the announcement from Chinese authorities that there were no new cases

Image copyright Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to test more people for coronavirus. At the moment only people in hospital are being routinely tested, so if you have symptoms and you are not sure if you have the virus, you may well not be able to find out. As of 19