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As the coronavirus hits more states, Bernie Sanders says his campaign is gauging when it may become necessary to cancel the large campaign rallies that public health experts say could be breeding grounds to spread the illness By HOPE YEN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press March 8, 2020, 5:43 PM 4 min read GRAND RAPIDS, […]

WASHINGTON — A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus just might work. After weeks of round-the-clock research at the National Institutes of Health, it was time for a key test. If the vaccine revs up the

MIAMI — From Miami to Seattle, nursing homes and other facilities for the elderly are stockpiling masks and thermometers, preparing for staff shortages and screening visitors to protect a particularly vulnerable population from the coronavirus. In China, where the outbreak began, the disease has been substantially deadlier for the elderly. In Italy, the epicenter of

Image copyright Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Image caption Gill Cribb said patients often assumed she was not a surgeon A group of female surgeons are heading up a new initiative to stop them being mistaken for non-surgical staff. To mark International Women’s Day they have produced personalised theatre scrub caps to promote

Image caption The economic impact of the virus could be “significant but temporary”, says the chancellor The NHS will get “whatever resources it needs” to cope with a coronavirus epidemic, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said ahead of Wednesday’s Budget. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show “strong” economic foundations meant he could provide additional funding.

ROME — Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of its population in a bid to limit contagions and end the virus’ advance at the epicenter of Europe’s outbreak. Shortly after midnight, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree affecting about 16 million people in the country’s prosperous

Stocks markets in the Mideast are suffering sharp drops in early trading Sunday over fears about the new coronavirus and demand in crude oil falling amid a failure by OPEC and allied nations to cut production March 8, 2020, 7:07 AM 1 min read ROME — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak(all times local): 8

A federal official says the White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer March 8, 2020, 2:03 AM 5 min read NEW YORK — The White House overruled health

Image copyright Getty Images The government has outlined emergency legislation to tackle coronavirus, including measures to allow people to leave their jobs and volunteer to care for those affected. Proposals would also allow court cases to be heard via video links. It comes ahead of an expected move from the UK’s “containment” phase of the

Health authorities in Argentina say a 64-year-old man has died as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death reported in Latin America March 8, 2020, 12:29 AM 2 min read BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A 64-year-old man died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in