It’s poised to be the next pandemic: a mental health crisis, induced not only by the trauma of the novel coronavirus but the ramifications of lengthy lockdowns, lost livelihoods and exacerbated stress, isolation and addiction.
With more than 6,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, New Mexico officials are now seeing the start of another infectious disease in the state: West Nile virus.
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that a quarter of Americans have “little to no interest” in taking a coronavirus vaccine and are skeptical that the safety of the vaccine could be compromised based on the rate of which vaccines are being developed amid the outbreak.
Many businesses are illegally profiting off COVID-19 fears with false claims of preventing, treating, or even curing the virus. Authorities are taking measures to shut down false advertisements.
Heads up, expectant women: If you have tested positive for COVID-19, you baby should also be tested for the novel virus shortly after birth, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in new guidelines issued this week.
The Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury, where 41 residents have died from the coronavirus, has been cited by regulators for infection control violations and fined three times by the state and federal governments over the last several years.
Several children in Colorado are being treated for a mysterious illness that may be linked to COVID-19 infections in children, according to a local report.
A leading HIV scientist in the U.S. said Wednesday that people shouldn't expect a COVID-19 vaccine anytime soon, as total cases surpassed 5 million globally overnight, according to a report.
Global cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 5 million early Thursday, nearly five months after the first infection was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan last December.