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Georgia election officials are postponing the state’s March 24 presidential primaries until May because of fears over the coronavirus By BEN NADLER Associated Press March 15, 2020, 4:04 AM 4 min read ATLANTA — Georgia’s March 24 presidential primaries have been postponed until May because of fears over the new coronavirus, state election officials announced […]

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Architects of the UK’s nuanced approach: Sir Patrick Vallance (left) and Prof Chris Whitty (right) More than 200 scientists have written to the government urging them to introduce tougher measures to tackle the spread of Covid-19. In an open letter, a group of 229 scientists from UK universities say the

Disney World and Disneyland are closing down as the coronavirus pandemic persists, Disney officials announced on Thursday. Theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Paris Resort will close after Sunday through the end of the month, according to Disney Parks. Disney Cruise Line will suspend all new departures beginning Saturday through

NEW YORK — In the weeks before President Donald Trump spoke from the Oval Office to announce restrictions on travelers from more than two dozen countries in Europe, thousands of people from the region already had stepped off planes at U.S. airports, and an untold number of them carried the coronavirus. The same can be

Several medical officials across the world have warned people to avoid touching their face as a key way to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Often when issuing the warning, they’ve gone on to – you guessed it – put their hands on their face. But why do we touch our faces in the first place?

Although research suggests the coronavirus may not affect children as severely as adults, the COVID-19 pandemic is still impacting the lives of American kids. In addition to school closures, strict hand-washing rules, disruption of routine and a general sense of fear and uncertainty, it seems the news of the coronavirus has made its way into

NEW YORK — As schools across the U.S. shut down in hopes of helping to fight the coronavirus, New York City officials are arguing just the opposite: They’re keeping the nation’s largest school system open to ensure that health and emergency workers aren’t tied down with kids at home. But teachers, many parents and some

In times of great adversity, we’re drawn to things that bring us comfort: Music, yoga, warm baths, private bedroom viewings of “The Devil Wears Prada.” But in a three-month period overtaken by panic about COVID-19, it seems a heroic new genre of self-soothing has emerged: the ASMR coronavirus video. As anxieties have mounted about the

Thousands of Philippine police, backed by the army and coast guard, have started sealing the densely populated capital from most domestic travelers in one of Southeast Asia’s most drastic containment moves against the coronavirus By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press March 14, 2020, 8:31 PM 4 min read MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of Philippine police, backed

The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week (March 7-13) | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Parenting. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post. Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways. So, each week we round up the most hilarious 280-character quips from moms and dads to