The latest: There have been more than 1.1 million coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.The virus has killed nearly 65,000 people in the U.S., according to Hopkins.The FDA issued an emergency-use authorization on Friday for remdesivir in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19.New York became the latest state to…

BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today. Several tweets went viral on Saturday that falsely accused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of drastically revising down the…

remdesivir, an antiviral drug previously tried in fighting Ebola.In an era of intense nationalism, the geopolitics of the vaccine race are growing as complex as the medicine. The months of mutual vilification between the United States and China over the origins of the virus have poisoned most efforts at cooperation between them. The U.S. government…

Studies show that coronavirus can live on your shoe soles. Sarah Tew/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website.Now that businesses like retail stores and salons are preparing to reopen this month in some states and countries, it’s important to know the precautions you should take to…

It had been more than a month since Mirabai Nicholson-McKellar was infected with the coronavirus, and the 35-year-old filmmaker thought she was on her way to recovery. Then the shortness of breath came back, followed by chest pains.A visit to the emergency room and a second test for COVID-19 gave another positive result. Just three…