coronavirus outbreak

The United States reported 57,420 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, the highest daily totals since mid-August, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. New cases are rising in 33 states across the South, East and Midwest. Cases continue to surge in the nation’s Great Plains region, with Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming reaching record highs for average...

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President Donald Trump falsely claimed the nation is “making the last turn” in defeating the coronavirus at an indoor campaign rally in Nevada on Sunday. The event directly defied the governor and his own administration’s guidelines, with most attendees going mask-less. Last week, top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci disputed Trump’s previous comments that the virus is “rounding...

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will resume its coronavirus vaccine trial in the U.K., the company said on Saturday, after pausing the trials last week when a participant became ill. An independent review process and a British medical regulator has now recommended “that trials in the U.K. are safe to resume” and given the green light for them to recommence, it said. AstraZeneca has partnered...

White House coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci disputed President Donald Trump’s claims that the U.S. is “rounding the corner” on COVID-19 cases and asserted instead that data was “disturbing.” MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell asked Fauci on Friday about the president’s comment the day before that “I really do believe we’re rounding the corner.” “I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with...

As hotels across the country begin to reopen, more and more people are hitting the road and booking places to stay. But there’s one souvenir you won’t want to bring home: the coronavirus. Whether you’re traveling for business or for pleasure, here are some tips to help stay safe at your hotel during the pandemic.

After audio tapes were released this week of President Donald Trump admitting to publicly downplaying the severity of the coronavirus, the president continued to falsely equate COVID-19 with the flu and defended his handling of the pandemic, saying, “I don’t want to start jumping up and down and screaming, ‘Death! Death!’”

AstraZeneca’s suspension of final testing of its potential COVID-19 vaccine while it investigates a volunteer’s illness shows there will be “no compromises” on safety in developing the shots, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told Congress on Wednesday. Some have raised concerns that the Trump administration will rush to get a vaccine on the market prior to...

As schools and universities across the United States welcomed students back after Labor Day weekend, some had to change their plans amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. West Virginia University announced Monday its 30,000 students will now take classes online amid a rise in cases, and the University of New Hampshire is tracking an outbreak after 11 students tested positive…

The United States Congress returns from its break Tuesday, but hopes for another coronavirus relief bill from Washington remain dim. The legislation was supposed to deliver another round of $1,200 direct payments to most Americans, but no improvements have been made since talks between top Democrats and the Trump administration broke off last month. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell now…

The United States topped 190,000 coronavirus-related deaths early Monday morning, according to a tally by NBC News. With 6.2 million confirmed cases, the U.S. has the largest outbreak of any country in the world. Prior to Labor Day weekend, several U.S. officials urged people to maintain social distancing practices during the unofficial last weekend of the summer. Top infectious disease…

After Labor Day weekend, seven states in the Midwest – North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana and Illinois – are at risk of experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases, top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci warned in an interview. In another bleak report, the death toll in the U.S., which is currently around 189,000, could more than…

Nearly three million people will “most likely” die of COVID-19 worldwide by the end of the year if governments don’t tighten social distancing requirements and people aren’t more vigilant about wearing masks, a research outfit once relied on by the Trump administration warns. The U.S. now has more than 6.1 million virus cases and over 188,000 COVID-related deaths, according to...

A third person tied to a wedding and reception last month in Millinocket, Maine, has died of the novel coronavirus, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. There are now 147 total cases linked to the events on Aug. 7 at Tri-Town Baptist Church and The Big Moose Inn, health officials said. Also included are 72 cases at...

In the latest study to suggest an uptick, half of U.S. adults surveyed reported at least some signs of depression, such as hopelessness, feeling like a failure or getting little pleasure from doing things. That’s double the rate from a different survey two years ago, Boston University researchers said Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.

A new study out of Seoul National University suggests that children can shed the coronavirus for up to three weeks, even if they are asymptomatic.

The World Health Organization released updated coronavirus guidelines which recommend that all non-urgent dental visits be postponed until after the pandemic to reduce the spread.

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under lockdown over coronavirus concerns

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is canceling part of the Republican National Convention which was set to be held in Jacksonville, Florida, as coronavirus cases continue to climb in the state. The president confirmed he still intends to hold part of the convention in North Carolina at the end of August.

A new study from the CDC says that the true number of coronavirus cases in the United States may be 6 to 24 times higher than previously reported.