The U.S. set another benchmark on Thursday with more than 77,000 new cases recorded in a single day and comes as local governments are struggling to reimpose restrictions. Plus, the FDA is reluctant to issue emergency authorization use orders for COVID-19 vaccines; a new model suggests 500,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus by the end of February; and is it safe to celebrate Thanksgiving with family during a pandemic?
For the second day in a row, the United States set a daily record for coronavirus cases when more than 79,000 infections were reported. Friday's 79,303 cases, as tallied by NBC News, topped Thursday's 77,640. The previous high of 75,723 was set July 29. The new benchmarks were hit as the pandemic has …
There are serious signs the Food and Drug Administration is getting cold feet over the notion of issuing emergency use authorizations to allow for …
Molly Wiese was truly stumped. Her parents and siblings live in Southern California, and Wiese, a 35-year-old lawyer, has returned home every …
(CNN) — Europe is deep in the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, and a particularly worrying trend is beginning to emerge: More older people are becoming infected. Over the summer months, the continent saw infection clusters popping up mostly among younger people who were venturing out into …
LONDON (Reuters) - More than a half million people in the United States could die from COVID-19 by the end of February, but around 130,000 of those lives could be saved if everybody were to wear masks, according to estimates from a modelling study on Friday. The estimates by researchers at the …
When it comes to preventing the spread of COVID-19, we know that more distance between people is better than less, smaller crowds are safer than larger, and outdoor activities are less risky than indoor ones. We also know that a wide variety of face masks work to protect both the wearer and those …
Moscow — Russia confirmed a record 17,340 new coronavirus cases on Friday, but despite the rise, and mounting deaths, authorities pledged not to …
False information about the pandemic is rampant, but seasoned defenders of climate science can offer tips for how to fight it. If any group understands the toll misinformation can take on the public understanding of science, it’s climate scientists. For years, they have been trying to convey the …
Some eight months into the pandemic, we rounded up some key takeaways in graphical form. Approximately one eternity ago in April 2020, experts thought we’d see 100,000 to 200,000 COVID deaths. It’s now October, cases are rising yet again, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently estimated …
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