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Danielle Brooks has had quite a career so far. She became a household name after joining the cast of “Orange Is The New Black,” a successful Netflix series that recently ended it’s seven-season run. In 2016, she was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Sofia in “The Color Purple.” It’s easy to […]

U.S. hospitals are setting up circus-like triage tents, calling doctors out of retirement, guarding their supplies of face masks and making plans to cancel elective surgery as they brace for an expected onslaught of coronavirus patients. Depending on how bad the crisis gets, the sick could find themselves waiting on stretchers in emergency room hallways

Image copyright sudok1/Getty Images Planned surgery is to be cancelled in Wales as the NHS gears up to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Cutting back on so-called “elective” operations – those waiting for non-urgent treatment – had been put forward as one of the likely options as the pandemic escalates and more patients with the virus

As more and more schools close down to help curtail the spread of coronavirus, parents are looking for ways to keep their kids engaged and learning while they’re home from school ― whether that’s with educational apps and shows, fun arts and crafts or puzzles. There are numerous resource lists available, like this one from

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency Friday, as deaths from the disease accelerated across Europe and nations around the world warned of nearly wartime measures to contain the outbreak. “I am officially declaring a national emergency,” Trump said in an address at the White House. The emergency decree

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Patients lie one metre apart in a huge building outside the Spedali Civili hospital in northern Italy Europe is now the “epicentre” of the global coronavirus pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization says. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to use aggressive measures, community mobilisation and social distancing

The coronavirus outbreak and its resulting self-quarantines have sent us all flocking to grocery stores to stock up on food and prepare our pantries. We’ve been sharing recipes you can make with shelf-stable foods in your pantry like tuna, pasta, rice and beans, but you shouldn’t forget about another valuable item in the kitchen ―

Louisiana’s chief elections officer is asking the governor to postpone the state’s April 4 presidential primary election for two months because of the new coronavirus By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press March 13, 2020, 4:53 PM 3 min read BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s chief elections officer asked the governor on Friday to postpone the state’s

Image copyright EPA Schools have been closed, sports events cancelled and cultural institutions shut around the world as countries try to stem the coronavirus outbreak. In the US, six states told schools to close on Monday for at least two weeks. Belgium announced sweeping measures including the closure of schools, cafes and restaurants, and cancellation

The coronavirus is affecting many aspects of our everyday lives, but one area it shouldn’t impact is your home kitchen. Researchers are still learning the specifics of how COVID-19 is transmitted, but we do know that the disease can spread through droplets that are released from the nose or mouth when someone coughs, sneezes or