Published 31 October 2020 Share page About sharing Media caption, Prime Minister Boris Johnson: "Now is the time to take action" Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown f

Published 31 October 2020 Share page About sharing Image source, Getty Images Image caption, A friendly get-together: The simple pleasures have been paused By James Gallagher Health and science corres

Virus Hospitalizations Are Up in N.Y.C. But This Time, It’s Different. Patients with serious cases are spending less time in the hospital on average and are less likely to be put on ventilators. Fewer

Published 30 October 2020 comments Share page About sharing Image source, EPA By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Covid is spreading "significantly" faster through England than even th

Published 30 October 2020 comments Share page About sharing Image source, Getty Images By Nick Triggle Health correspondent @nicktriggle There's no stopping the second wave of coronavirus, it seems, d

By Margherita Stancati in Rome, Jennifer Calfas in New York and Valentina Pop in Brussels Oct. 29, 2020 1:29 pm ET Europe is once again at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic , with the continen

Published 29 October 2020 comments Share page About sharing Image source, Reuters Image caption, Social contacts in Germany will be limited to two households with a maximum of 10 people German Chancel

Some Covid Survivors Have Antibodies That Attack the Body, not Virus New research found ‘autoantibodies’ similar to those in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients. But patients may also benefit from

Published 27 October 2020 Share page About sharing Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Face masks will be mandatory in all crowded public areas across Russia Europe's daily Covid deaths rose by

3 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) - People recovering from COVID-19 may suffer significant brain function impacts, with the worst cases of the infection linked to mental decline equivalent to the brain agei

Doctors Are Dreading the Winter Anticipation, frustration and sadness fill hospitals as Covid-19 case counts rise again. Oct. 27, 2020 A mobile Covid-19 testing site in Tampa, Fla., this month. Credit

Published 27 October 2020 comments Share page About sharing Image source, Getty Images By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Levels of protective antibodies in people wane "quite rapidly

President Trump and the Health and Human Services secretary, Alex M. Azar II, who disbanded the National Vaccine Program Office last year. Credit... Al Drago for The New York Times The Trump Administr

Oct. 26, 2020 5:30 am ET From the corridors of Washington to the cobblestones of Paris, the coronavirus is roaring back and authorities are ramping up restrictions again. This time around, however, ev

Published 26 October 2020 Share page About sharing Image source, EPA Image caption, Letnany is now home to a field hospital, built by the army in just seven days By Rob Cameron BBC News, Prague The Cz

Published 26 October 2020 Share page About sharing Image source, Reuters Image caption, Covid-19 infections are surging in several states across the US A senior aide to President Donald Trump has conc

At 12, She’s a Covid ‘Long Hauler’ Although most young people recover quickly, doctors are seeing some children and teens with lingering fatigue and other chronic problems. Maggie Flannery and both he

No, Mouthwash Will Not Save You From the Coronavirus Even if people coated the inside of their mouths with a coronavirus-killing chemical, a substantial amount of the virus would still remain in the b

Worried About Covid-19 in the Winter? Alaska Provides a Cautionary Tale The state is seeing record case numbers, adding to evidence that the virus is poised to thrive as the weather grows colder. On F

‘It Has Hit Us With a Vengeance’: Virus Surges Again Across the United States Unlike earlier outbreaks concentrated in the Northeast and South, the virus is simmering at a worrisome level in most regi

What Fans of ‘Herd Immunity’ Don’t Tell You A proposal to let people with low risk of infection live without constraint could lead to a million or more preventable deaths. Oct. 19, 2020 By Mr. Barry i

Published 19 October 2020 comments Share page About sharing Image source, EPA Image caption, Belgium currently has the third highest incidence of coronavirus per 100,000 people in the world Belgium co

After a month of warning signs, this week’s data make it clear: The third surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is under way. Outbreaks have been worsening in many states for more than a

U.S. Cases have ebbed in Sunbelt states like Arizona but have gone up throughout parts of U.S. Updated Oct. 15, 2020 6:58 pm ET A recent sign in Oceanside, Calif., promoting social distancing. Photo:

Published 15 October 2020 comments Share page About sharing Image source, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Image caption, Continuing symptoms can affect everything from the brain to the heart and the skin "Long

Published 13 October 2020 comments Share page About sharing Image source, Getty Images By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A man in the United States has caught Covid twice, with the s

Mask wearing and social distancing for Covid-19 has all but cut influenza cases in New Zealand this year, with only six flu isolates detected in this country from April to August. Professor Michael Ba

F or months now, Americans have been told that if we want to socialize, the safest way to do it is outdoors, the better to disperse the droplets that spew from our mouths whenever we do anything but s

C OVID-19 cases are rising in parts of New York City, and the mayor is threatening business and school closures. Across other parts of the United States and Western Europe, outbreaks are spiraling out

Michael Reagan at home in New York City. Lingering cognitive and neurological symptoms have forced him to take a leave from his job. Credit... Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times ‘I Feel Like I Have Dem

Published 10 October 2020 Share page About sharing Image source, Getty Images Top US virus expert Dr Anthony Fauci has criticised the White House for hosting a gathering last month that has been linke

The Coronavirus May Be Adrift in Indoor Air, C.D.C. Acknowledges After removing guidance from its website acknowledging “airborne” transmission, the agency cited evidence that indoor air can carry vir

Published 6 October 2020 comments Share page About sharing Image source, Getty Images By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent For most people, Covid-19 is a brief and mild disease but some

Nearly One-Third of Covid-19 Patients in Study Had Altered Mental State The hospitalized patients showed signs of deteriorating neurological function, ranging from confusion to coma-like unresponsiven

COVID-19 spreads when an infected person breathes out droplets and very small particles that contain the virus. These droplets and particles can be breathed in by other people or land on their eyes, n

Identify the Different Symptoms of the Flu and Covid-19 With fears of a “twindemic” in the United States this fall, here’s a guide to understanding what’s making you feel terrible. Credit... Luci Guti

White House advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said that Americans should brace for fall and winter , when the coronavirus is expected to surge due to cold weather and increased time indoors. "We need to hunke

The Coronavirus Mostly Spares Younger Children. Teens Aren’t So Lucky. Younger children are about half as likely as older teenagers and adults to become infected, new studies suggest. Jessica Johnson

Published 1 October 2020 comments Share page About sharing Image source, Reuters By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Even an effective coronavirus vaccine will not return life to norma