The Latest: Nicaraguan medical bodies urge quarantine action 30 min ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
Nearly 26,000 nursing home COVID-19 deaths reported to feds 4 min ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health authorities have received reports of nearly 26,000 nursing home residents dying from COVID-19, according to materials prepared for the nation's governors. That number is partial and likely to go higher.
UK eases lockdown restrictions but many flout guidelines Updated 32 min ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email LONDON (AP) — The U.K. eased more lockdown restrictions Monday despite warnings from some health officials of another spike in coronavirus infections, especially if Britons persisted in flouting the new guidelines.
Congo now faces 2nd Ebola outbreak in northern province Updated 46 min ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Health officials have confirmed a second Ebola outbreak in Congo, the World Health Organization said Monday, adding yet another health crisis for a country already battling COVID-19 and the world's largest measles outbreak.
Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control Updated 32 min ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email NEW YORK (AP) — Protests erupting across the nation over the past week — and law enforcement's response to them — are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and contain the spread of coronavirus just as those efforts were finally getting underway.
Lockdowns ease in Florida, Europe with new tourism rules 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email ROME (AP) — The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe to the United States on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks.
Greece lifts its lockdown on hotels, pools, golf courses Updated 2 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece lifted lockdown restrictions Monday for hotels, open-air cinemas, golf courses and public swimming pools as the country ramped up preparations for the crucial summer tourism season to start in two weeks. Primary school children also returned to class.
Spain reports no virus deaths for first time since March Updated 2 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email MADRID (AP) — Spain on Monday reported no official deaths from the new coronavirus in a 24-hour period for the first time since March.
Gilead says drug helped moderately ill coronavirus patients 3 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email A California biotech company says its experimental drug remdesivir improved symptoms when given for five days to moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
Lawmakers question federal prisons' home confinement rules Updated 2 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are raising questions about the federal Bureau of Prisons’ release of high-profile inmates and are calling for widespread testing of federal inmates as the number of coronavirus cases has exploded in the federal prison system.
