Doctors see patients at a New Delhi hospital on 18 March. India recommends hydroxychloroquine for health care workers at risk of COVID-19. Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times/Getty Images By Kai KupferschmidtApr. 7, 2020 , 3:50 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center. When malaria researcher Nicholas White saw coronavirus infections picking up around the… Read More »
Media playback is unsupported on your device It is “mission-critical” to follow social distancing rules to protect the NHS and slow the spread of coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. “The more people follow the rules then the faster we will all be through this,” he said, after reports of packed public parks in… Read More »
ImageA woman crossing an empty street near the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday.Credit…Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Good morning. (Don’t get California Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.) In talking about California’s response to the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Gavin Newsom has been unequivocal: The state needs more hospital capacity —… Read More »
Harsh measures, including stay-at-home orders and restaurant closures, are contributing to rapid drops in the numbers of fevers — a signal symptom of most coronavirus infections — recorded in states across the country, according to intriguing new data produced by a medical technology firm. At least 248 million Americans in at least 29 states have… Read More »
When Idris Elba revealed that he tested positive for coronavirus, he probably didn’t anticipate any shade as a result. It turns out, the actor has been accused of being paid for discussing the disease. Some have suggested he and other celebrities could be lying about their diagnosis. The actor took to social media to shoot… Read More »