Pakistan coronavirus cases surge past 25,000, pace quickens: Reuters tally

FILE PHOTO: An activist, wearing a protective mask and a plastic shield as preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attends a rally demanding improvements in the

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100 Days Into COVID-19, Where Do We Stand?

Johns Hopkins University: “COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE),” “Cumulative Cases By Days Since 50th Confirmed Case.” The New York

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U.S. coronavirus deaths exceed 75,000: Reuters tally

(Reuters) – U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 75,000 deaths on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, after the White House shelved a step-by-step guide prepared by health officials

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Virus Found in Semen of COVID-19 Survivors

THURSDAY, May 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Traces of the COVID-19 coronavirus have been found in the semen of some severely infected men, raising the possibility that the virus might be sexually

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Trump, Pence test negative after White House valet contracts coronavirus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for the novel coronavirus after a member of the U.S. military who works at the White House

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CDC reports 1,219,066 coronavirus cases, 73,297 deaths

FILE PHOTO: Workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) move the body of a deceased person from a refrigerated truck trailer set up at a temporary morgue outside University Hospital during the

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Human Trials of Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine Begin in U.S.

WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An experimental coronavirus vaccine began human trials in the United States on Monday, Pfizer and the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech said. If the

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PTSD May Plague Many COVID-19 Survivors

About 46% of patients developed symptoms of anxiety, 40% reported depression and 22% had problems related to PTSD within a year of their discharge from the ICU, according to the findings published in

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Why Lighting Up and COVID-19 Don’t Mix

TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — As evidence continues to grow that people who smoke are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19, health professionals are turning to a familiar

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Coronavirus could kill up to 190,000 in Africa in first year if not contained: WHO

NAIROBI (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus could kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa in the first year and infect between 29 million and 44 million in the first year if it is not contained,

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