Coronavirus

More than 50,000 people have now recovered from the novel coronavirus in the U.S., according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. remains the epicenter of the outbreak, with more than 610,000 confirmed cases, including over 26,000 deaths, to date.Cases continue to emerge and the official figure for the number of recoveries…

Image copyright Other Image caption Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong tested positive for Covid-19 two days previously The baby of a "highly valued and loved" nurse has been delivered successfully after she died from Covid-19.Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, had worked for five years at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, where she died on Sunday. A hospital trust…

A Northwest Baltimore nursing home is reporting 129 cases of coronavirus among its residents and 41 positive tests among its staff in one of the largest outbreaks of COVID-19 in the country. The FutureCare Lochearn facility reported its first confirmed case March 31, Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa said, and FutureCare officials said they…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Researchers have discovered what they described as a "significant" mutation of the novel coronavirus, which they believe "raises the alarm" that the search for a vaccine could become "futile" down the line.The study, published on the biorxiv.org repository, notes researchers…

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